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Bell & Howell MICRO Computer Apple II Plus found on Ebay

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 13th, 2012)

Here is an auction, spotted by Steve Troughton-Smith, that you don't see very often. Seller christique1 is auctioning off an Apple II Plus that was built specifically for Bell & Howell and sold to educational markets. Internally, the unit resembles a standard, beige Apple II Plus, but it's ...

New Ebay iPad app promotes "couch commerce"

by Kelly Guimont (Nov 21st, 2011)

A lot of iPad and iPhone users have found the sweet spot for that device: the couch. And now TechCrunch reports eBay and PayPal are hoping to capitalize on that with a new addition to their iOS app. A new feature called "Watch With eBay" appears in the latest update to the iPad version of the ...

Huge Apple memorabilia collection up for auction on eBay

by Mike Schramm (Nov 9th, 2011)

TUAW reader Kray Mitchell sent along a link to let us know he's posted a whole bunch of his collection of Apple memorabilia from over the years on eBay, and even if you don't have the cash to pick up this stuff at all, it's at least interesting to browse through it. He's got an original Newton ...

Apple called: They want their prototype 3G MacBook Pro back

by Steven Sande (Aug 31st, 2011)

Astute TUAW readers may remember a story from two weeks ago about a prototype 2007 MacBook Pro with a 3G antenna built into the side of the LCD screen as well as a SIM slot. The device was being sold on eBay and had received bids in the neighborhood of US$70,000 before Apple requested that the ...

eBay app up for grabs in Mac App Store

by Steven Sande (Aug 9th, 2011)

eBay auctioneers unite! A new eBay app just became available on the Mac App Store to help you search for bargains. The eBay app (free) doesn't have seller capabilities, so if you're planning on making your first billion by selling stuff online, you'll still need to get another app like ...

Apple iPhone 4 prototype appears on eBay

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 4th, 2011)

A rare iPhone 4 prototype has landed on eBay. The device is being offered by a mobile phone repair person who reportedly bought the phone from a customer. The phone does not work and was bought for parts only. The seller tried to activate the handset and was unable to do so through iTunes. It ...

Apple TV prototype sold on eBay

by Michael Grothaus (May 20th, 2011)

A prototype of the original Apple TV, or "iTV" as it was known when Jobs first unveiled it in 2006, has been sold on eBay for a Buy It Now price of US$350. As you can see from the image above, the prototype unit has an Apple Development Team barcode and a sticker that marks the unit as a "DVT" ...

eBay reveals iPad 2 sales numbers

by Steven Sande (Mar 31st, 2011)

(Image from eBay.com) While we'll need to wait until the April 20th Q2 2011 Apple earnings call to get the official figures on exactly how many iPads and iPad 2s have been sold, CNET has published some stats from online auction house eBay on how many of the new iPads have changed hands ...

Get your rare Twentieth Anniversary Mac on eBay

by Steven Sande (Mar 28th, 2011)

Want a piece of Apple history? Bring your wallet and your cut-throat bidding skills and head on over to eBay, where there's an untouched, unopened Twentieth Anniversary Mac up for grabs. This wasn't celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Mac; rather, the TAM was created as an homage to the ...

Pricey iPad 2s showing up in online auctions

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 18th, 2011)

The "amazing" demand for the iPad 2 is creating a booming resellers market for those looking to flip their iPad 2. While iPad 2 units are impossible to find in stores, the internet is teeming with iPad 2s for those willing to pay any price. The 64 GB Wi-Fi + 3G model is the top of the line iPad ...

iPad 2s selling for silly money...

by Chris Ward (Mar 13th, 2011)

It's not just Apple that's making a fortune from sales of the new iPad 2 -- some regular punters are raking in the dollars, too. College student Amanda Foote queued for nearly 41 hours for the iPad 2 release at Apple's flagship store in New York, had a stranger eat her doughnuts and slept ...

Used iPads selling well on eBay and Gazelle

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 8th, 2011)

If online sales of the original iPad are any indication, then the iPad 2 may be a big seller for Apple when it launches later this week. eBay officials told the NYT's Bits blog that offers for the original iPad on the Instant Sale section of its website has skyrocketed to 15,931 since the ...

Apple joining effort to build $2 billion hospital

by Mike Schramm (Feb 22nd, 2011)

Apple has joined up with other computer firms, including eBay, HP and Intel, in an effort to build a brand new hospital in Stanford, near Palo Alto, CA. The hospital is expected to cost over US$2 billion, and $550 million of that will be donated and raised by the corporate partners program, which ...

Rare official Apple playing cards up for auction on eBay

by David Quilty (Feb 21st, 2011)

If your Apple collectibles case has an empty slot in it for something new, you may just want to check out these very rare Apple Computer Playing Cards up for auction on eBay. Brought to our attention by MacStories, this official Apple-branded set of OS 7 icon playing cards was purchased at an Apple ...

eBay's mobile app strategy shared at CES

by Mike Schramm (Jan 11th, 2011)

When I went to meet up with eBay at last week's CES conference, I went to a booth run not by that company, but by a company called RedLaser. Started by two U of Michigan grads, RedLaser is an eBay acquisition that has released a barcode scanning app for the iPhone that will scan your products and ...