Why The Hype Worked
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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?
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.
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.