The Apple Pencil and Apple Smart Keyboard for iPad Pro are both “in short supply, and people are reselling them on eBay for as much as $650,” Hope King reports for CNN. “People are even stealing the Apple Pencil from demo stations in stores, according to reports on Reddit, Twitter, and blogs.”
“The new products were unveiled during a big event in September, and went on sale last Wednesday,” King reports. “Apple sold out online quickly, and there’s now a four to five week wait for them… ‘We have a limited supply of Apple Pencil and the Smart Keyboard in Apple Retail stores,’ a company spokesman told CNNMoney. ‘Customers are very excited for iPad Pro, Apple Pencil and the Smart Keyboard.’ The Apple Pencil costs $99 on Apple’s website, but they’re going for as much as $500 on eBay. The same thing has been happening with the Smart Keyboard, which Apple sells for $169. Over at eBay, sellers are asking for anywhere between $200 and $650.”
“Tumblr co-founder Marco Arment called the shortage ‘an embarrassing damper on the Pro launch,'” King reports. “‘My Apple Store got 20 Pencils yesterday. They let one guy buy all 20. Meanwhile, no in-store pickup, and online backordered 4–5 weeks,’ he tweeted… Apple says its stores will ‘continue to receive regular shipments and we encourage customers to visit Apple.com for online availability and delivery dates” of both products.”
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