Apple Vision Pro resale prices on eBay are ridiculous
As ship times continue to slip on Apple Vision Pro, resellers with confirmed early ship dates are heading to eBay to take advantage of impatient buyers.

Apple Vision Pro being resold on eBay at a premium
On Friday, Apple opened preorders for its new spatial computing headset, the Apple Vision Pro. Unsurprisingly, ship times began slipping immediately, meaning many buyers will have to wait months to receive their devices.
As expected, those who managed to snag units with early ship dates have already taken to eBay to list their devices, offering overnight shipping for those who don't want to wait.
Of course, the prices are well over what you'd pay should you order the Vision Pro from Apple directly. Additionally, you can't customize the Vision Pro, making it risky to buy based on someone else's measurements.
If purchased from Apple, you'll have to fork over $3,499 for the base model with 256GB of storage. For 512GB, the price is $3,699, and for a 1TB edition, it's $3,899.
Prices on eBay for each model vary wildly, but currently the 256GB model seems to start at around $4,000. Buyers can expect to pay over $4,500 for the 512GB model. The 1TB model can be found starting at $5,500, though there are significantly fewer models of this capacity available.
The process for preordering Vision Pro is more involved than for any other Apple device. The ordering process requires an iPhone with Face ID, information about prescription glasses and contacts, and, if necessary, a valid, unexpired prescription from a U.S. eye-care professional.
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Anyone who buys this on eBay because they can't wait a month or so is just stupid- and not just spending needless thousands more for an already expensive item. You also need to have the right size light seal and straps for it to work correctly on your head.
The straps come in the typical small, medium, large, etc, but the seals seem to have a quite of number of variations. (I'll find out next week.)
Another possibility is for Apple to require your Apple ID for purchase and then "lock" the device to that ID for a limited period of time.
Should car dealers be prohibited from selling their cars at a higher price than MSRP? Sounds like scalping to me.
Should airlines not be able to increase the prices of their remaining available seats as the number of free seats drops? Sounds like scalping to me.
I'm not sure who should determine the value of something other than the seller and the buyer.
No government approval necessary, just massive fines for any online service that allows such transactions to occur. Force sellers to either enter an authorized reseller ID or enter the serial number of item they're selling, which can then be used to validate the date of purchase and purchase price, to ensure that it's not being sold over the MSRP within 30 days of purchase.
Oh hey remember when iPhone launched WITHOUT AN APP STORE!
lol you dudes are always so funny
Yeah Ebay fees are now ridiculous — 13+% to sell my iPhone 14 Pro mint. It was stupid, I only netted $50 more than trade-in with Apple which is far easier…and I threw in accessories. Funk that. FB marketplace or Craigslist next time I guess.
Happy to expose the true nature of those who believe they're entitled to profit off of something which they put zero effort into helping create, market, or otherwise add value to.