Whether by intention or not, Apple is failing to crank out iPhone 4s fast enough to supply the millions of potential customers who demand one. How else do you explain the high prices that iPhone 4s are selling for on eBay?
An Advanced Search of the completed listings for “iPhone 4” on eBay turns up results for over a thousand iPhones that have recently sold for anywhere between $985 to $2,650.
I estimated about 1,200 iPhone 4s were sold between June 29 and July 12 in the price range of $999 to $2,650. The vast majority of those sold for somewhere between $950 and $1,200.
The ones selling in the $2,000 ballpark usually claim to be unlocked or “unlockable.” It remains tricky (if not impossible) to jailbreak and unlock an iPhone 4, so be wary if you expect an unlocked iPhone from an eBay seller.
I have yet to receive my iPhone 4 in the mail, and will be waiting until August 5, according to my purchase confirmation email from Apple. If the eBay iPhone market is any indication, my patience will save me a considerable amount of money.
What’s the highest you would be willing to bid for an iPhone 4 on eBay?
That’s a heck of a lot of money to spend on a phone !!
Scary stuff I think, why can’t Apple just do a good job and get them out there for us all to buy, it puzzles me. They want to sell, we want to buy, what’s the problem?