Information arbitrage
I've been planning on getting a new iPod when they came out, and as Rob reminds us, that will happen next week. I bought a new iPod nano last month as a bridge from my old brick to whatever new hot thing Steve Jobs has planned for us.
The question now is, should I put my new nano on eBay now, so it will end before the new model is announced to the wider public? By the time the auction ends and I have to ship it, I'll be able to shoot up to the Apple Store and play with the iMacs and buy a new iPod. Sounds like a plan, no?
August 31st, 2007 at 10:55 am
I would sell it now.
eBay is running a special where if u post using Gallery, starting at 8.95 then the listing fee is free.
Run it for 3-5 days.
So by the time it’s done and by the time you have the money the new ipods will be in stores and we’ll know if they’re buggy or not.
September 1st, 2007 at 5:57 pm
i just sold a radar detector on ebay for about $150. i just don’t need to drive as fast anymore. oh god, i must be old! =(
September 5th, 2007 at 11:12 am
I would give your ipod nano to me!
September 6th, 2007 at 11:09 pm
@e
You’re doing all sorts of old person stuff lately!
@brian
You’re not the first person to suggest that, actually…
September 7th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
If you want, I can post it on eBay and see what happens…
September 7th, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Thanks for the offer, but I’ll never get my turquoise star if I let other people sell my stuff!