BlackBerry Onyx, desperate for attention, sells self on eBay

Still waiting for BlackBerry's Onyx to hit the retail thoroughfares? You're not alone. Despite this thing being spotted on the town months ago it's still not available through proper channels -- but then there's always eBay, where a "pre-release" Onyx is now available for you bidding pleasure. The AT&T-bound smartphone sports a 3.2 megapixel camera, 480 x 360 display, GPS and WiFi, and a slinkier form factor. Bidding has just crossed the $600 mark on this "new, never opened" phone, but as it has in fact been opened (clearly shown in the auction's terrible pictures) you might want to set that sniping ceiling just a little lower than your heart may call for.

[Thanks, Kenny]

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 5th 2009 10:01AM]

Black Berry You need a new look

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 5th 2009 10:36AM]

Lol at least it LOOKS different. Go tell Apple that seriously.

[One Love Posted Aug 5th 2009 10:48AM]

Yes, they do.

[fallwalking Posted Aug 5th 2009 10:01AM]

After looking at what the seller bought... I believe that he is Ali G.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 5th 2009 10:02AM]

So somebody at RIM is going to lose their job trying to make an extra $600? Unless RIM does this on purpose, as ridiculous as that seems - it's just too common of an occurrence for RIM.

Imagine if RIM was making Apples Tablet - not only would we have seens pics of it over a year ago- it would already have been reviewed multiple times.

For a company that prides itself on the security of it's handhelds - it's surely not doing a good job keeping them in their possession.

[profets Posted Aug 5th 2009 10:25AM]

there's no way this is rim letting this out on purpose.. theyre incredibly strict with employees.. they always seem to have test units in use by many people though as they always show up online though.. weird someone is trying to sell such an early prototype onyx too.

[Marko Posted Aug 5th 2009 10:09AM]

@engadget
Perhaps they've got more than one?

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 5th 2009 10:11AM]

I will pass......

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 5th 2009 10:41AM]

I second that.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 5th 2009 10:12AM]

Looks like this one has a normal trackball...

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 5th 2009 10:35AM]

I know, that's odd... Is the onyx the gsm version of the tour?

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 5th 2009 10:56AM]

They also have the Storm 2


http://cgi.ebay.com/BLACKBERRY-STORM-II-WIFI-PRERELEASE-RIM-UNLOCKED-PHONE_W0QQitemZ120455794056QQihZ002QQcategoryZ3312QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 5th 2009 11:06AM]

I like their logo in pic #2...

[Rob Posted Aug 5th 2009 11:24AM]

From what I read so far and a contact at Rogers, the final Onyx won't have a trackball (like this one) but an optical track-pad instead.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 5th 2009 2:20PM]

the one that he is selling is the early prototype that had a trackball. The release version of the onyx will indeed have a trackpad.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 5th 2009 5:45PM]

Can someone tell me the difference with the Onyx and the Bold? Other than the obviously black trackball, and perhaps size, is there anything better?

I just invested in a blackberry bold, am i going to regret that decision?