eBay’s next top seller
What will be the hottest consumer electronics gadget in years promises to create some great opportunities on eBay this holiday season. And it looks like eBay is batten down the hatches in preparation for the bidding fun by tightening rules for the iPhone.
Apple iPhone Pre-Sales are prohibited. This highly-anticipated device will be in high demand after the US release on June 29th, 2007. Prior to the release of similar high-demand electronics, we saw a high number of well-intentioned sellers unable to meet their pre-sale obligations to buyers due to restricted supply, as well as an increase in fraudulent listings for these items. To prevent similar problems with the iPhone, eBay is prohibiting all pre-sales of this device.
Criteria for Apple iPhone Post-Launch Sales. In order to continue to ensure protection for our Community after these items are made available by the manufacturer, the following requirements have been put in place for the sale of the iPhone:
o The listing must include a unique photograph of the item or items
o Your User ID must be clearly displayed within the photograph (watermarks will not be accepted).
o To ensure buyer protection, PayPal must be the only accepted form of payment
June 13th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
[…] Well, if you thought you were going to have the peace of mind of a iPhone pre-order, you may have to think again. In an interesting move, ebay has made the decision to restrict pre-sales on the iPhone all together, as well as imposing strict post-release standards on all of the iPhone’s auctions. On one hand, I understand the restriction because I, like any hot-blooded 20-something in the 21st century, have been burned a few times by nasty ebayers only pretending to sell the vintage junk that I compulsively bid on (it’s a sickness). Obviously, this problem can only be exponentially worse when it comes to such high-end electronics. Still, I think that for small electronics retailers who depend on pre-sales and ebay sales much of the time, this has got to be an irritating precedent. I’m interested to see if this becomes the auction site’s policy on all high-end electronics from now on, and what that might mean for the kind of business these small retailers do online. Still, I bet you’ll find no shortage of iPhones and gadget-hungry buyers on ebay come June 29th. Check out the restrictions below: Apple iPhone Pre-Sales are prohibited. This highly-anticipated device will be in high demand after the US release on June 29th, 2007. Prior to the release of similar high-demand electronics, we saw a high number of well-intentioned sellers unable to meet their pre-sale obligations to buyers due to restricted supply, as well as an increase in fraudulent listings for these items. To prevent similar problems with the iPhone, eBay is prohibiting all pre-sales of this device. […]