This is why none of us can find a 6+

[roland.g]

Free
Market
Supply
And
Demand

They are simply choosing to spend their time and effort in acquiring units and reselling them, a venture not without risk, both in what the market will bring, but in the transaction itself. Eventually supply will catch up to demand and they won't have the ability to make money here. They can't afford to buy all stock indefinitely and hoard it to control supply and set the price.

 

[cfedu]

the only one I feel bad for is Apple. A few years back the scalpers over bought (iPads I think), they were returning sealed units by the hundreds.

I believe apple has to refurb all of them? I know they do not resell them as new.

 

[technopimp]

PSA: don't buy a sealed iPad/iPhone from someone on CL. You may very well likely get an empty box.

 

[617aircav]

PSA: don't buy a sealed iPad/iPhone from someone on CL. You may very well likely get an empty box.

Sold my sealed 6 plus today on CL. Dude drove away without opening it. I did however show him the receipt.

 

[Symtex]

That's nothing. there is over 1140 ads on my local CL sellings Iphone 6/6+. The good news is the bendgate has driven the price down.

 

[617aircav]

That's nothing. there is over 1140 ads on my local CL sellings Iphone 6/6+. The good news is the bendgate has driven the price down.

How can you correlate the two. The price is bound to go down as more and more people have their phones.

 

[technopimp]

Sold my sealed 6 plus today on CL. Dude drove away without opening it. I did however show him the receipt.

Hopefully you're an honest seller. A receipt means nothing-someone can very easily buy one, open it, put some rocks and paper inside, reseal it and provide a receipt.

I never buy anything sealed on CL, but if I were going to, I'd have the person open it in front of me. If they refused, I'd walk away.

The chances that something sealed is also stolen is a bit higher as well. Not that someone can't steal an iPad and open it, but it's more likely they're looking to dump and run as fast as they can.

One guy around here who I almost bought an iPad from frequently peddles sealed iPad's on CL. His story is he bought it with "his" credit card and is selling to get quick cash (at a significant loss). I guess that story could be plausible if he weren't trying the same story 2-3 times a week.

 

[kissnoob]

I don't see anything wrong with it as long as they play by the rules and these scalpers actually play by the rules. They wait in line to buy as everyone. Apple allows each to buy 2 iphones, so they buy 2. The next day when they come back, it is the apple issue to not reject them.

It's capitalism, free market. Supply and demand decides the price. If nobody buys from these guys, they will stop scalping iphone.

If you want to blame, you should blame those people in China and Vietnam who are willing to pay $3000 to have the iphone 6 plus ASAP.

BTW, disclaimer for anyone pounding on me for siding with scalpers, I am not a scalper. I don't get in line. I kept checking the apple store online everyday until last sunday I was able to get one for myself, a 6 plus ATT.

you address your frustration to the wrong people.

 

[617aircav]

Hopefully you're an honest seller. A receipt means nothing-someone can very easily buy one, open it, put some rocks and paper inside, reseal it and provide a receipt.

I never buy anything sealed on CL, but if I were going to, I'd have the person open it in front of me. If they refused, I'd walk away.

The chances that something sealed is also stolen is a bit higher as well. Not that someone can't steal an iPad and open it, but it's more likely they're looking to dump and run as fast as they can.

One guy around here who I almost bought an iPad from frequently peddles sealed iPad's on CL. His story is he bought it with "his" credit card and is selling to get quick cash (at a significant loss). I guess that story could be plausible if he weren't trying the same story 2-3 times a week.

I agree with you about opening a sealed item. I sell on CL every week, mostly unlocked phones, only 1 in ten persons will actually test the phone. The rest just pay and leave. I sold two laptops on black friday and neither buyer even opened the box. Very naive.

 

[thesiren]

Negative, but the 10-15 scalpers that have been at my Apple Store each morning (they even admitted to reselling) and the limited production combined will make up for a large percentage of why we can't find them anywhere. The scalpers are increasing demand and controlling availability all themselves. Therefor they are able to set their own price and get it.

Then be better than the scalpers. Up your game. Get there even earlier than them.

If you really want something, you will find a way.

If you don't, you'll find an excuse.

 

[BeeGood]

Then be better than the scalpers. Up your game. Get there even earlier than them.

If you really want something, you will find a way.

If you don't, you'll find an excuse.

Exactly.

Apple does enough to limit how much scalpers get their hands on. If you want the phone on launch day and you're too lazy to get up early and get one, don't blame the scalpers.

 

[cmanbrazil]

http://columbus.craigslist.org/mob/4683676075.html

If you are in Columbus go to Best Buy. I bought a 6 plus verizon at tuttle yesterday and today morse road has some. They also have Sprint, but only in 6.