The popular eBay auction website has deluged by a virtual tsunami of unwanted Google Nexus One phones.
According to Olga Kharif of BusinessWeek, at least dozens of overly-optimistic eBay sellers attempted to cash in by selling the $530 device for as much as $1,000.
“[But by] Jan. 14, a number of eBayers were peddling these smartphones for a much more realistic $300 or so, and I’ve even seen a price as low as $212. There were more than 300 Nexus One devices listed for sale,” wrote Kharif.
“By comparison, the site offered 1,519 listings of iPhone 3GS devices that were also not tied to a carrier contract. Some of the more reasonably priced Nexus One offerings have garnered more than 10 bids; I’d counted a total of about 100 bids for the phones that were listed today.”
Kharif added that she didn’t “expect to see” an extensive resale market for the Google phone.
Indeed, the Nexus One – which has been plagued by serious 3G connectivity issues – only managed to sell 20,000 units during its first week.
Jared Newman of PC World attributed the disappointing lack of sales to Google’s marketing approach.
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