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Why The Hype Worked

f38urry

Jul 2, 2007, 8:14 PM
Here's why so many of those iPnnes were bought

http://tinyurl.com/2art42 »
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f38urry

Jul 2, 2007, 8:15 PM
Would you believe that I wanted to spell iPhones?
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Wireless Buddy

Jul 2, 2007, 9:05 PM
I don't get it.. 🤨
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f38urry

Jul 3, 2007, 2:05 PM
Wireless Buddy wrote: "I don't get it.."

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Those folks waiting on line all day bought them, not to use them, but to sell them for a quick profit. Now that wasn't too complicated... was it?
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Guy Montag

Jul 3, 2007, 2:15 PM
Ok, so yeah, 520,000 vs 5000 resold...
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Guy Montag

Jul 3, 2007, 2:14 PM
There are only 3957 out of over 520,000 sold. Yesterday there was over 5000 on ebay.

PS, if this didn't make any sense, your link took me to ebay, so I assume that is what I am supposed to be responding to.
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f38urry

Jul 4, 2007, 11:38 PM
That's correct.

Early Saturday, there were over 9,500 for sale on eBay. Many were asking, or bid, close to double the original Apple or AT&T price. The number for sale there has fluctuated, but as of this writing at 12:39 AM EDT Thursday, it stands at around 3,700. How many have actually sold, I can't say. But surely many of the folks who waited on line did so not to use the things but to flip them for a quick profit.
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