I've been perusing the Raleigh edition of Craigslist for an iPad. Craigslist is where I go when I want to peek at stuff, but am not married to the outcome. It is great to be an elective shopper on Craigslist, with no urgency, as Craigslist never comes off as totally civilized. I don't NEED an iPad, but I have a little itch I may scratch under the right circumstances.
But, I'm not going to hock the farm to scratch that iPad itch.
There seems to be a pretty good spread between the Bid and Ask on Craigslist, whether you are talking about an original iPad, or an iPad2.
I see plenty of ads for "WTB iPad $200" or "...$250." And plenty of iPads asking $550 or more. iPads with wifi and 3gs are in the $650 range.
The cheapest I have seen an iPad for sale is $300, and it was gone quickly,
But, you can order a 32GB wifi iPad refurb at store.apple.com for $429.00. Surely, Apple would do a great job on their refurbs, right? Why pay more for used?
Yesterday I saw an iPad2 advertised on Craigslist for $2000. Wonder if it was being sold by the guy who paid $900 just for first place in line in Manhattan?
I mean, fer cryin' out loud, these things start at $499 and run to $829 retail. Why $2000, or even $1000? Yes, iPads are cool. Are they THAT cool? I'm not so sure on that score.
I'm not so sure about the $829, either, but to pay a premium on top of that? Crazy. Wild. IMO.
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