Pricey iPad 2s showing up in online auctions

... ridiculous.

I understand supply and demand but that is too much. It's not like it's an out of print book. It's technology that becomes obsolete within a year or 3.


Silly rich Folk, You should give your money to me.


Also did anyone catch that the person selling the $4000 ipad2 lost his job?
:( Sad that our economy has become so bad.. Darn Bush administration.
We should raise taxes and lower product prices to fix it ( taxes go to government, which improves our way of life and economy- product prices go to private companies who don't want to be taxed because they are rich).

"You deprived five people of their opportunity to get an iPad 2 at the manufacturer's retail price so that you could make a profit. You PURPOSELY used your money and time to inconvenience and financially harm other people..."

ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!!! financially harm other people! Wake up. We are talking about Ipads, right? Depriving people of an opportunity to get an ipad...that's too funny... again we're talking about Ipads, right? not health care, education, etc... Ipads right?

Buying or not buying an Ipad at that price is not going to be a life altering decision as you make it out to be. Hey if they can afford it (which they obviously can) then why shouldn't they be able to buy it. It was their choice; pay the $1500 or don't, nobody was holding a gun to their head to buy at that price, it's being offered and people are buying. And im sure if they're paying 1500 for an ipad, it's not going to be the financial burden on them. I took the chance at buying 5 and if I couldn't sell them oh well It was my decision so I would be left with 5 ipads, I was willing to make that gamble.

You're talking about these Ipads as if they're food, water, medicine, etc... so what if the supply is depleted...life will go on and still does. Like most people, we'll wait until the demand meets with the supply. Im sure nobodys life was changed or ended because they couldn't get an ipad 2. Why shouldn't people be able to profit from things like this? isn't that the american way? So many people profit from much worse things like other peoples insecurities, weight problems, etc... all of which are way worse than buying and selling ipads to people who can afford to buy at a higher price. Get your head out of the clouds, you've never made a profit on anything you've sold? Doubt it.

Again......
"deprived five people of their opportunity to get an iPad 2 at the manufacturer's retail price so that you could make a profit. You PURPOSELY used your money and time to inconvenience and financially harm other people.

Please tell me you were joking when you made the above statement? OMG I deprived people of the opportunity to get an Ipad 2 at the manufacturer's retail price!!! Again, we're talking about Ipads, right? not food, medicine, water, right to vote, etc.....Ipads, right?? Im surely going to rot in hell for this evil deed that has so changed the financial world.

I purchased 5 iPads at $499, total $2500. Then sold them all on eBay for $1500 each ( total of $7500) for a great profit of $5000!!! Now why wouldn't you do that? Oh wait you probably can't afford to buy 5 iPads. Youre honestly telling me you wouldn't jump at the opportunity to make $5K? And don't blabber about morals, it's not like anyone is selling drugs to schoolkids, or secrets to n Korea. Youre lying if you say you wouldn't jump at a chance to make $5000. Give me a break this isn't that big of a deal all the whiners are jealous of the money others are making.

With regards to the price being 2,000 or 4,000 online. The market will correct for this as supply increases, and it becomes less profitable for the scalper to continue to sell the product at such high markups. Once again, Apple created this mess by selling iPads for much too low, and having far too little supply available.

Scalpers are only doing what Apple should have done. Prices should be rising because supply is so low. This really doesn't take brain science to figure out.

Not a contact lens wearer, are you?

Some people NEED a finger in their eye every day, in order to see properly.

I beg you PLEASE don't pay the inflated prices these muffin heads are charging. I recently heard a tale of a pack of dolts trying to order from PC Connection to sell them for 2000+ each. LOL Of course they can't get them because they are stupid and believe Apple is shipping stock to PC Connection before to Apple Stores.

Anyway, just let these people drop their prices, or keep their stuff.

wait. new technology is showing up online for a huge price? no wai! ;)

I don't see the negativity of comments towards those buying iPads and then reselling them.

There's not a gun to your head saying you have to buy. Just because I got up early, ordered one, and then I decide exercise some restraint and decide to sell it for more to some person that has to have an iPad right this moment. Now I am a bad person? Whatever.

Why is it that there's always a couple of people who feel the need to defend scalpers like it's somehow a noble action?