iPad Camera Connection Kit a commodity item, now fetches $100+ on eBay

Now that the USB-wielding cat's out of the bag, it's looking like supplies of the iPad Camera Connection Kit aren't keeping up with demand -- one Engadget reader tipped us off to the fact that the $30 attachments are worth up to $180 on eBay. A quick bit of sleuthing showed that Apple's actually still selling the things -- they're simply backordered, with a three to four week shipping delay -- but sure enough, niche e-tailers currently list the dongles for as much as $150, and eBay auctioneers are finding the kits sell for two to five times the original MSRP. If your external HDD experiments didn't work out the way you'd liked, at least you can be sure you'll get your money back.

[Thanks, Paul P.]

[onlymyrailgun Posted Jun 3rd 2010 1:33AM]

@onlymyrailgun
What I meant to say is that there is no overpaying or missing brain parts or whatever. It is what it is. Money is earnt to be spent. How you spend it is your business.

[mattmatt757 Posted Jun 3rd 2010 1:48AM]

Just throwing this out there...I bought an Ipad for the eReader functionality mainly. I saved $200-$300 on textbooks just for summer classes alone...Yes I know there are other eReaders out there, but not in color for sciences classes and lab books...And Apple signed the 4 largest textbook makers to contracts, too...Which is what swayed me cause Preston Hall Inc. signed with them (largest college textbook manufacturer in the U.S.). This further affirms my logic with anything; It's not the price of an object, but what you get out of it, how much you use it. For me it makes perfect sense to have bought one.

[jeep447 Posted Jun 3rd 2010 1:50AM]

What a bunch of donkeys...EEEEE AAWWW EEEEEE AAWWWW!!!!
I'm not surprised some apple donkey paid almost $200 bucks for something that should of came with the Ipad in the first place, but instead only does half of what it should anyway!!! It is so much fun watching these morons scurry around to throw more money at Apple!!! EEEEE AAAAAAW!!! EEEEE AAAAAAAW!!

[EngadgetFreak Posted Jun 3rd 2010 2:43AM]

I'm shocked this listing was even allowed as profiteering is illegal. Furthermore there was over 50 bids on this single item, and wouldn't be surprised this was a stunt and someone was bidding on their own item. I visited my local Apple store in Chermside, Brisbane, Australia and they had no visible stock on the shelves of the Camera Connection Kit, so one of the staff logged on the Apple systems to check inventory and ordered one. She said there is a stock warehouse only a couple of minutes away, and she said it should be at the store within the hour. 30 minutes later she called and there it was. Grand total AU$ 38 - now that's service.

[YpoCaramel Posted Jun 3rd 2010 2:44AM]

I'm quite glad I bought mine two years ago at $30 - you know, to connect iPods with digital cameras when flash memory was pitifully small.

[willdao3 Posted Jun 3rd 2010 4:30AM]

EDITING NOTE: Can't edit the text in the post above, but note that the second sentence should read "services and goods," instead of just "services," and sentences five and six should be joined into one sentence, with a semicolon...man, it's 0 Dark:30, and I'm still half asleep.

[pankomputerek Posted Jun 3rd 2010 6:36AM]

Go on GEOHOT make cheap happen!