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Start lining up now: Original iPad trade-ins indicate massive iPad 2 demand

Apple’s revolutionary iPad 2 looks like “a must-have update for millions of people,” John Brownlee reports for Cult of Mac.

MacDailyNews Take: Look to the left, our poll screams “iPad 2 demand is off-the-charts!”

Brownlee continues, “It’s the Apple magic at work, and look no further than the massive volume of original trade-ins that reCommerce companies like Gazelle, eBay and NextWorth are experiencing for proof that the iPad 2 is going to sell like gang busters. Gazelle, for example, has been swamped with trade-in requests since the iPad’s announcement. In fact, they’ve already paid out over a million dollars to consumers looking to cash-in their iPad and replace it with the iPad 2.”

“Historically, trade-in rates are accurate predictors of a gadget’s sales, and so far, iPad trade-ins are exceeding all expectations of even the experts,” Brownlee reports. “If you think everyone and their mother isn’t going to be trying to get their hands on an iPad 2 come next Friday, you’re crazy.”

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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Arline M.,” “James W.,” and “Dan K.” for the heads up.]

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