Scalpers try to cash in on MacBook Pro shortage
Profiteers are trying to cash in on shortages of Apple's new MacBook Pro notebook with prices on the eBay auction website as high as 62% over list.
Because the new laptops quickly went into backorder -- Apple's online store today said new orders would ship in three to four weeks -- some of those who were near the front of the line were attempting to flip their purchases for a profit.
One eBay seller posted a 15-in. MacBook Pro for $5,500, 62% above the list price of the same model when identically configured. Others jacked up prices between 35% and 50%, although the final prices were eye-poppers as high as $6,543.
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