As 9to5 Mac reports, Appleās AirPods finally became available to buy from the Apple Online store today, priced at $159 and with an initial delivery date of Monday December 19. However, as predicted by Daring Fireballās John Gruber yesterday, no sooner had they gone on sale than they were no longer available for delivery before Christmas, with mid-January now the earliest availability. According to another 9to5 Mac report, with AirPods now scarce, people are already putting them up for sale on eBay for exorbitant prices, with one scalper asking for $1,590.00 āor nearest offerā for a pair of AirPods.
However, if you can bear to wait a little longer, 9to5 Mac says that Apple has announced that āApple Stores, Apple Authorized Resellers, and select carriersā will be receiving āregular shipmentsā sometime next week.
With AirPods still so scarce, now would have been the perfect time for Appleās new BeatsX earphones to be released, but unfortunately the company has just announced that their release has been pushed back until February 2017.
Sources: AirPods now available to buy from Apple Online Store for $159, delivers as soon as Monday 19 [update]
Apple AirPods already on eBay, highest asking price hits $1590
AirPods ship dates now pushed back to 2017, stores to receive āregular shipmentsā starting next week
