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Would you pay over the odds for the X if it's sold out?
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Have you tried your hands on iPhone 8 and 8 Plus? What are your thoughts on iPhone 7 vs iPhone 8 how much big upgrade is iPhone 8 over iPhone 7 you think?
I dunno maybe I'd pay like $50 more? Obviously we all know that it will be MUCH more expensive on eBay though
I'd probably pay a little more. Maybe a couple of hundred to get it right away. It's only money....
I would, but only to a point well below what they’ll likely end up being marked up to. So in theory yes, in effect no.
Only if it's for a charity auction for a good cause and I know all of the proceeds will go to the cause. And it has to be the kind of cause to save lives or cure a disease or do some sort of good by filling a real need. Not some charity that sounds more like a tax write off scam.
That's the only circumstance in which I ever intentionally overpay for anything.
That's the only circumstance in which I ever intentionally overpay for anything.
That may be in England, but where I live I can walk into my local Apple store and pick up an 8 Plus in any color and any memory.People are doing this for the iPhone 8/plus if eBay is anything to go by!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-iPhone-8-Plus-256GB-Space-Grey-Unlocked-Smartphone-/282654468593?epid=239068664&hash=item41cf84e9f1:g:uC4AAOSwFuxZu4eZ&nma=true&si=X2H%2BUhg08gp9%2BRyHyrQofT11%2BcQ%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Iphone-8-Plus-256gb-/292263064977?
epid=238941591&hash=item440c3c7591:g
I think that people who pay more than the regular price are nuts. The watch series 3 sold out quickly and I saw the $429 version on Ebay for $600. That is crazy! However, I did think about locating me an extra one and selling it for that ridiculous price, making me some extra cash. LOL
Never in a million years.
Apple products are already overpriced (if you say they aren't you are in denial) which is exactly why when it came to needing a new computer I built a PC. Hardware specs are at least twice of anything Apple offered... at half the price.
If I could do that with tablets and phones and be happy with it I would... but not a fan of Android.
Anyway, I didn't have to deal with the mad rush to get a phone. I got the 8 Plus for $950 and I'm happy with it.
People will surely pay $1500-$2000+ to get a phone... but I won't be one of them. At the end of the day it's just a phone... and getting shafted to the tune of $950 already is enough for me.
Apple products are already overpriced (if you say they aren't you are in denial) which is exactly why when it came to needing a new computer I built a PC. Hardware specs are at least twice of anything Apple offered... at half the price.
If I could do that with tablets and phones and be happy with it I would... but not a fan of Android.
Anyway, I didn't have to deal with the mad rush to get a phone. I got the 8 Plus for $950 and I'm happy with it.
People will surely pay $1500-$2000+ to get a phone... but I won't be one of them. At the end of the day it's just a phone... and getting shafted to the tune of $950 already is enough for me.
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Same here though which makes it all the more bizarre, you can pretty much get any model in any colour from any apple store or from a carrier with no lead time.
Some people are either just too lazy to go out and get one from the store or they don't know how to order one from the Apple website. Either that or they have more money than sense!
Look mum, dad I have maxed our your credit card with this new iPhone, is that awesome or what! lol
Yes. Willing to pay up to £3k. But the seller will need to wire a security deposit of £2k to my African based bank account before my transaction can be processed so that I'm sure I will not be sold a dud device.