Why are prices so high (eBay et al.) for HTC One Developer edition?

[polishbroadcast]

I've been looking at getting an unlocked 64GB HTC One. It is $650 shipped with 14 day return policy on HTC's online store. Given that, why are people asking for $700-800 for the same phone, used, on eBay? I realize it's a global audience so some people pay more to ship it overseas, but am i missing something? Is it not as simple as "it's just cheaper on HTC's site"? Hidden costs or versions i don't know about? Thanks. This is a new world for me.

 

[mrbootcrm]

I've been looking at getting an unlocked 64GB HTC One. It is $650 shipped with 14 day return policy on HTC's online store. Given that, why are people asking for $700-800 for the same phone, used, on eBay? I realize it's a global audience so some people pay more to ship it overseas, but am i missing something? Is it not as simple as "it's just cheaper on HTC's site"? Hidden costs or versions i don't know about? Thanks. This is a new world for me.

I may be wrong but it could just be because people will pay that. It wouldn't be the first time something sold on ebay for more than you could walk into a store and pay.

 

[polishbroadcast]

I may be wrong but it could just be because people will pay that. It wouldn't be the first time something sold on ebay for more than you could walk into a store and pay.

Agreed. And people will pay more overseas because the availability and pricing is still better even with a hefty shipping fee. That's just eBay. But it seems strange that the phones are so much more than just buying a used one, and there are no phones priced below what HTC charges for a new one. It just seemed weird, even for eBay.

 

[Darth Mo]

You have to factor in customs fees, insurance, and possibly import taxes/tariffs or even an embargo that prohibits shipping to certain places in the world when dealing direct with an OEM such as HTC.

So if a random person has the exact same item and wants to drop it in a box and ship it for a hundred dollars over list + shipping it's very valuable to people in some corners of the world without a free market to western trade.

 

[mrbootcrm]

You have to factor in customs fees, insurance, and possibly import taxes/tariffs or even an embargo that prohibits shipping to certain places in the world when dealing direct with an OEM such as HTC.

So if a random person has the exact same item and wants to drop it in a box and ship it for a hundred dollars over list + shipping it's very valuable to people in some corners of the world without a free market to western trade.

TIL - > making money: I'm doing it wrong.