The untold ebay story...

[mkulltra]

So I haven't shared this story but now with the ebay subtopic I think it's time.

Back in Nov. I was at a marketing conference in Miami for work. The speakers included Google, Facebook, Youtube, etc. Also speaking was a Google Glass Explorer. If you haven't heard of Google Glass, look it up real quick and come back.

During a break, I got to talk to the Explorer and try Glass. Very cool stuff. I asked him how I could get a pair since the were not and still aren't for sale. He told me that you have to be invited to the program by other Glass Explorers.

So being being a marketing guru, I challenged myself to get an invitation. Within two hours of using my marketing skills, I received two invites from Glass Explorers. The only problem was I found out that it cost $1500 for a pair.

I decided to check out ebay to see if anyone was selling the invites and to my surprise they were selling for $500 a piece!!! I ended up selling both of the invites for over $900! Not too shabby for 2 hours of work.

About a week after selling the invites, Google released tons of them and the price dropped to about $50. People are still selling them but there are selling for $10-30 now.

 

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[JustinNH]

Wow-- good timing and thinking on your part.

 

[diggummup]

Yeah, I missed that bandwagon. I only heard about Google Glass about a month ago.

 

[mkulltra]

I was really tempted to purchase the devices and sell those. They were selling for $2500-3000 a pair. I could've made an easy grand each. In the end, I figured it wasn't worth the risk of something happening along the way having $3000 tied up. I still think I made the best decision by making $900 without any risk because it cost me nothing.

Since then i've been thinking that there has to be other things out there like this. I haven't had the time to do the research but imagine getting the next iphone in advance. How much would someone be willing to spend?