Everyone wants to make a buck, and sometimes they get pretty creative.
Take a look at this guy at http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-APPLE-ISLATE-I-SLATE-ITABLET-I-TABLET-COMPUTER_W0QQitemZ330398644565QQcmdZViewItemQQptZApple_Laptops?hash=item4ced4b3955.
He is selling an Apple Tablet computer, um before it exists. Yes, before Jobs announced the iPad today this auction, and many others were running. The text of his says it pretty well.
ALRIGHT SO EVERYONE HAS HEARD THE RUMOR OF APPLE'S EXPECTED ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW TOUCH SCREEN COMPUTER THAT WILL EITHER BE CALLED THE I-SLATE OR THE I-TABLET. THIS OF COURSE IS STILL A RUMOR AND WE WILL ONLY KNOW FOR SURE ON JANUARY 27TH 2010. WHAT I AM SELLING IS THE EXPECTED COMPUTER THAT WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THAT DAY!!!! THIS OFFER IS FOR ME TO WAIT IN LINE ON THE DAY THE COMPUTER HITS STORE SHELVES AND SHIP IT OUT VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL THE SAME DAY TO YOU!!!! I WILL SHIP DOMESTIC OR INTERNATIONAL (YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING). NOW OF COURSE THERE MIGHT BE A HUGE UPSET AND NO COMPUTER WILL BE ANNOUNCED BUT I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THAT. IF FOR SOME REASON THE COMPUTER IS NOT ANNOUNCED I WILL OF COURSE REFUND YOUR PAYMENT. I AM TAKING A BIG RISK ON THIS AS NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE PRICE OF THIS COMPUTER WILL BE, BUT REGARDLESS IF THE BUY PRICE IS LESS THAN THE ACTUAL PRICE OF THE COMPUTER I WILL COMPLETE THE SELL AND TAKE ON THE LOSS MYSELF. PLEASE ONLY SERIOUS BIDDERS AND I EXPECT PAYMENT WITHIN 24 HOURS AFTER AUCTION ENDS. I WILL ALSO DONATE 10% OF THE SALE PRICE OF THIS ITEM TO THE "CLINTON BUSH HAITI FUND", EVERY PENNY COUNTS WHEN HELPING THOSE IN NEED!!!! GOOD LUCK BIDDING!!
No idea why it is all caps, maybe he is yelling. Either way that is pretty arrogant selling something that technically doesn't exist, and may not, even though it did work out. You think that is bad, take a look at this site.
http://gizmodo.com/5450893/lexicon-charges-3500-for-a-repackaged-500-oppo-blu+ray-player
Yeah it is true, a company named Oppo made a blu-ray DVD player. Another company named Lexicon took the face off of it and put it in their own case, then charged $3000 more for it.
That's just plain crazy, or you are just plain crazy for buying it.
-Uncle Walter
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