On the LA Craigslist, I see several 38mm sports for $500, but most of the listings are much higher.
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NOOOOO I gave in to scalpers
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$100 more than MSRP + Tax. The more I read around the more it seems $100 more is a very, very good deal for getting it this early lol.Always have to stay strong, the lust is strong in this one.
Actually, yeah you are right, that wasn't too terrible.
$100 more than MSRP or $100 over the MSRP + tax?
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Smart move. Almost none of those have shipped out it seems.
I have seen a couple of 38mm for $425 and 42mm for $500.
This is in the LA area but they get snatched up pretty quick.
This is in the LA area but they get snatched up pretty quick.
I was able to find a sport watch for $97 over retail w/ tax( $350 watch sport, plus $28 tax at least here, listing is for $475). We have two Apple stores here so you have to pay sales tax even if ordered online.
It's not entirely out of the realm of possibility that the OP found that kind of deal. Are they the norm? No, but there are a few out there.
Kansas City area.
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It's actually a pretty good deal.
I lined up at Maxfield (for 9 damn hours). I'd like to think my time was worth more than minimum wage
. The woman standing in front me of paid $250 just for a spot closer in line. Still took her 4 hours and in the end she didn't get the watch she wanted.
I did but it wasn't wanting to ship and I became impatient haha plus I didn't want to wait until June to get a Milanese loop so two birds one stone
Every shop you go to is a scalper. They buy stock and sell it to you for 2.5 times what they paid for it. It's called business.
You got a watch you wanted when you wanted it. Good for you. The seller made a profit. Good for him. It's win:win.
Who loses?
You got a watch you wanted when you wanted it. Good for you. The seller made a profit. Good for him. It's win:win.
Who loses?
You should sell it for more profit man!
I had the 42mm SW with WS and decided it wasn't for me, so sold it for £450/$687 - I was happy with the profit, they were happy to have the watch. He himself had sold his 38mm for profit to pay for mine, having decided it was too small!
I had the 42mm SW with WS and decided it wasn't for me, so sold it for £450/$687 - I was happy with the profit, they were happy to have the watch. He himself had sold his 38mm for profit to pay for mine, having decided it was too small!
You need to wear that shame... on your wrist!!
Scalping is a strong business. We can disagree with it but it does provide service of having something for a premium vs having nothing.
I don't disagree with "scalpers" (or as someone above pointed out; "entrepreneurs") - far from it. They're just trying to make a living. Nothing wrong with that.
I just can't fathom folks who are unable to exercise a modicum of self-control. The watch is already expensive as it is. In a month or two it will be everywhere - so why the rush?
It just seems like a way to make an even bigger mistake if you don't like the watch. Do scalpers offer full refunds?
Ive been checking the kansas city/topeka area the past few days, there are some decent deals, most being in kc as i have yet to find one in topeka
I agree Apple should do something about scalping, and they have done so to the best of their ability.
The problem with any crazy restrictions is that legitimate buyers will be harmed. Like the idea of not being able to transfer a watch for 90 days. What if someone bought it for a family member? Or what if someone decided to use it for a few weeks, and then upon not liking it they wanted to give their [insert any next of kin] a shot?
I think limiting orders to 2 per household/credit card is probably the best they can do. At least you don't have a retail release with unrestricted buying like with the iPhone, where one man in a van could collect 100 of them per day while regular buyers weren't able to get any.
I know they said they might not do this for every launch but the system they have in place now is pretty damn good. I hope they use it for the iPhone launch as well (take online orders only for the first 30 days).
Another thing Apple could do is scalp themselves. Have a "premium pre-order window" where for an extra fee you could pre-order before everyone else and ensure you get your unit ASAP. Then after a week of such pre-orders, open it up to everyone else at the regular price and whatever shipping times that may happen.
That would ensure that people who don't mind paying more to have it now (from scalpers at this time) would buy legitimately from Apple. Scalpers would also be taking a much larger risk buying at a premium as it would lower their profit margins considerably.
And if they waited until it was open to everyone else, the most common buyers who were willing to pay scalped prices would already have their units.
The problem with any crazy restrictions is that legitimate buyers will be harmed. Like the idea of not being able to transfer a watch for 90 days. What if someone bought it for a family member? Or what if someone decided to use it for a few weeks, and then upon not liking it they wanted to give their [insert any next of kin] a shot?
I think limiting orders to 2 per household/credit card is probably the best they can do. At least you don't have a retail release with unrestricted buying like with the iPhone, where one man in a van could collect 100 of them per day while regular buyers weren't able to get any.
I know they said they might not do this for every launch but the system they have in place now is pretty damn good. I hope they use it for the iPhone launch as well (take online orders only for the first 30 days).
Another thing Apple could do is scalp themselves. Have a "premium pre-order window" where for an extra fee you could pre-order before everyone else and ensure you get your unit ASAP. Then after a week of such pre-orders, open it up to everyone else at the regular price and whatever shipping times that may happen.
That would ensure that people who don't mind paying more to have it now (from scalpers at this time) would buy legitimately from Apple. Scalpers would also be taking a much larger risk buying at a premium as it would lower their profit margins considerably.
And if they waited until it was open to everyone else, the most common buyers who were willing to pay scalped prices would already have their units.
If you the worst thing you get from buying an Apple product on Craigslist is ripped off by $100 consider yourself lucky. Around here people are jumped/beaten/robbed on a regular basis when conducting Craigslist transactions for cell phones and video game systems. The local police departments are even suggesting you meet in their lobbies to conduct CL transactions.
Be careful out there. As you can probably tell, I'm not a fan of CL.