Update: My charger came and it works. A great deal at 78 cents!
I don't really get how they could possibly be making any money but I just bought an iPod charger for $0.78 cents on Amazon with Free Shipping. The shipping alone must cost much more than the 78 cents. It is estimated to come in 17-28 days.
Here is the link:
USB Sync and Charging Cable Compatible with Apple iPhone (White)
I figure even if I am getting ripped off, I am only losing 78 cents and if I am not getting ripped off then I am getting a really cheap iPod charger :) I can always complain to Amazon if they don't fulfill the order.
I don't really get how they could possibly be making any money but I just bought an iPod charger for $0.78 cents on Amazon with Free Shipping. The shipping alone must cost much more than the 78 cents. It is estimated to come in 17-28 days.
Here is the link:
USB Sync and Charging Cable Compatible with Apple iPhone (White)
I figure even if I am getting ripped off, I am only losing 78 cents and if I am not getting ripped off then I am getting a really cheap iPod charger :) I can always complain to Amazon if they don't fulfill the order.
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I've bought very cheap chargers and power adapters on eBay and everything I bought has worked fine, although I've seen other buyers leave the occasional feedback that the item they bought didn't work properly.
Device chargers tend to be small and lightweight and I would expect most of them to be mailable domestically for no more than about one dollar.
p.s. if your charger is being shipped from Hong Kong (for which 17-28 days sounds appropriate), I have read that costs are heavily subsidized by government.
Thanks RB Boren.
It is being shipped from Hong Kong. A subsidy would make the most sense because the shipping would take away all of the revenue plus more and they still need to build or buy the equipment.
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