eBayers cashing in on iPhone buzz – already $18,000 worth of online sales





The iPhone was announced about two months ago, and there are at least four months until the iPhone release date comes around – and yet entrepreneurs on eBay have generated $18,000 in sales on items such as T-shirts, pictures, domain names, email addresses and fake iPhone made from cutout cardboard box. This sales figure is the result of a research conducted by Hammertap.

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“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.”

“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.”

[Vincent’s take] Apple iPhone will make everyone and anyone doing anything remotely related to the iPhone – a bunch of money.

Related: Fake iPhone for sale on eBay: why buy when you can make your own!
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3 Responses to “eBayers cashing in on iPhone buzz – already $18,000 worth of online sales”

  1. gabriel says:

    this domains for sale

    iphone-service.com
    iphoneservice.org
    iphoneservices.com

    make offers.

    gjgiraldo@terra.es

  2. If you’re going to post your domains for sale on my iphone, then I hope you’re prepared for my criticism.

    iphone service? What the hell can you do with a domain called iPhone Service? I can’t think of a business that would use that combo. Secondly, anything with a hyphen is not worth very much, and third, a .org is pretty much worthless over all, unless you’re using it for some non-profit stuff.

    That’s my 2cents.

  3. gabriel says:

    only time will tell, in this moment i have offers for iphonservice.org for 6000 us dollars and i don sale it for that price.

    you dont have knowledge of this matter.


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