In article<p1e5uf22mq4@news4.newsguy.com>, PeterN
<"peter,newdelete"@deleteverizon.net> wrote:

> >> Actually I will add one category to the term Appleseed. In this use it
> >> is the equivalent of calling them stupid. I have a friend who signed up
> >> for early delivery of the iPhone x, and ordered several of them. He kept
> >> one for himself, and sold the others at a profit. I call the ones who
> >> paid more than list stupid, unless they had urgent need for a new phone.
> > 
> > that happens with any product which is in limited supply, but the
> > haters always try to make it look like it's just apple users.
> > 
> > <http://mashable.com/2016/11/12/nintendo-nes-classic-edition-sold-ou...
> > ger/>
> >    Nintendo's highly anticipated NES Classic Edition launched on Friday
> >    and immediately sold out everywhere. Even before it launched, we knew
> >    the $60 mini-sized console, which runs 30 classic NES games, would be
> >    a hit this holiday season.
> > 
> >    As with all hot items, scalpers quickly started selling the consoles
> >    on eBay and Craigslist with prices going from double to outrageous.
> > 
> >    A quick search on eBay shows NES Classic Editions selling for between
> >    $65 and a whopping $1,225. The listings for sub-$100 are, of course,
> >    moving fast.
> > 
> > <https://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2012/11/18/nintendo-wii-u-...
> > soles-sold-out-already-selling-for-over-500-on-ebay/>
> >    One reason some people waited in long lines to be the first to get
> >    the new Nintendo Wii U console has nothing to do with the games. With
> >    Wii U devices all but guaranteed to be sold out at retailers around
> >    the world this Christmas, some buyers immediately put their new
> >    consoles on Ebay. Wii Us are already selling for over $500 on the
> >    site. There were well over 2,500 consoles listed on the world's
> >    largest auction site just hours after it went on sale on November 18
> >    at the Nintendo World store in New York City and around the globe.
> > 
> > it's also not just electronics:
> > <http://ew.com/tv/2017/10/08/rick-morty-szechuan-ebay/>
> >    Indeed, per the online commerce site, miniscule 0.5 ML packets of
> >    Szechuan sauce are going for anywhere from $60 to