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"hoarders who were unloading iPads on eBay to cash in on the $150+ markup. Instead, my asking prices were very reasonable, just enough to cover all the tax, int
by bena 17y ago
"hoarders who were unloading iPads on eBay to cash in on the $150+ markup. Instead, my asking prices were very reasonable, just enough to cover all the tax, international express shipping, and Paypal fees with a little left over for unexpected costs"
Notice how he specifically mentions a price for the "eBay hoarders", but avoids mentioning his markup. I wouldn't be surprised if his markup was close to $150 as well without actually ever being over. Like somewhere around $140.
His story is contrived in a way to give you a good impression of him and a negative one of the Apple store employees. Another couple of telling parts in the story are: "reservations are limited to one per iTunes account. Luckily I have a second account so I used that to place the reservation" and "Ok, so the gig is up" followed by a whole unnecessary conversation.
The first quote shows that he knows that what he is doing isn't exactly kosher with Apple. He is willingly and knowingly flaunting their policies.
The second quote shows that he realizes he's been had. He already knows why he was busted, but he persists in trying to troll the employees into saying something slanderous, like euphemisms for the fact that he's an unauthorized reseller.
I call into question the morals and ethics of the author of the post.
- philwelch 17y agoI don't call into question his morals and ethics, but it probably would have been more honest if he didn't try to paint Apple as the bad guys though.
- Lazlo_Nibble 17y agoCan you even associate an iPad with an iTunes account that's registered in a territory where they aren't selling them yet?