I paid a lot of money for the privilege of receiving a brand recent Apple Vision Pro in February. In total, with optical inserts and taxes, I financed just over $3,900 for the 256GB version of the headset. A day or so ago I made a mistake that I’m sure many newbies are familiar with: I checked how much it could sell for on eBay.
On Wednesday, a 1TB Vision Pro computer with all the included hardware, a $200 fluffy Apple travel case, $500 AppleCare Plus, and allegedly “worn for maybe about an hour” sold for $3,200 after 21 offers. The shipping estimate provided was $20.30. Brand recent, this combo costs $5,007.03 for me on Apple’s website. Another eBay auction, this time with my headset setup (but no optical inserts) it went for only $2,600 — again with most, if not all, of the accessories included. Several others 256GB AND 512GB models sold Down around This sum This week.
This is, of course, the case for early adopters, especially when you buy very exorbitant technology before mainstream adoption. Apple’s pricing doesn’t facilitate, especially since the closest competing headset – the Meta Quest 3 – costs just $500. That’s a bummer, even if they’re ultimately not that comparable, at least in terms of target audiences and goals for their platforms.
But it still stings, doesn’t it? Knowing I could have saved a few hundred dollars AND I got the highest storage configuration, AppleCare Plus, and the storage case is particularly painful. I really like Vision Pro – maybe more than any other writer Edge — but if I hadn’t missed the return deadline, I would have sent my product back to Apple in a heartbeat to take advantage of one of these offers. Luckily, when I wear the headset, no one can see my tears.
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