iPhone’s is buzzing up eBay to the tune of $18K
It’s been nearly two months since Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced that
“Apple is going to reinvent the phone,” and already eBay sales are
bringing in more profits than Apple itself.
Although the phones
are not scheduled to be available until June of this year, iPhone sales
on eBay have totaled more than $18,000 within the past month, according
to research conducted by HammerTap.
What’s selling? Buzz. $18,000 worth of buzz.
“People
are so excited about new and innovative product releases like the
iPhone that sellers find any way they can to make a profit off that
excitement,” says Jen Cano, spokesperson for HammerTap. “And according
to the research, anything iPhone related sells for an average of $35.”
Ranging
from domain names and e-mail addresses to T-shirts and pictures,
sellers are making an auction out of anything they can get their hands
on. For example, the domain name “www.iphoneforcheap.com” had 11 bids
and sold for $41.
“Whatever is selling now is just a glimpse of
what is to come,” says Cano. “Some sellers will make a lot of money on
iPhone accessories after the phone is released.”