Just when you thought the iPad 2 craze was winding to a close, a story in the New York Times sheds light on what’s really going with Cupertino’s newest slate. Apparently, iPad 2 resellers in New York City are still spending nights in the cold, waiting to pick up as many units as Apple’s SoHo store is willing to sell. With a feeding frenzy for iPad 2s in China, resellers are cashing in as much as $400 a day shipping units overseas.
Who would have thought that you could make a living spending your nights outside an Apple Store over a month after the iPad 2 was released? With an insatiable appetite for the highly coveted tablet in China, long lines outside of Apple’s SoHo store have become breeding grounds for sizable profits. Nick Bilton from the New York Times scoped out the situation first hand and even spoke to a man waiting in line who said he could make “up to $400 a day by purchasing and reselling the iPad 2.”
Ethics and customs issues aside, $400 a day for sitting in line could turn out to be a six-figure profession. That is, assuming you had the ability to camp out 365 days a year. Now that you know the truth, anyone considering a career change?
via NYTimes
