iPhones sold out of 162 out of 164 Apple Stores

July 4, 2007 by Santaduck.

Apple is almost officially sold out of iPhones at their brick & mortar stores. Checking Apple’s iPhone availability page this Fourth of July holiday evening revealed that all stores are sold out except for just one on the west coast (Tigand, Oregon’s Bridgeport Village store), and one on the east (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Shadyside store). And that means 162 Apple Stores are sold out, and bets are on that it’ll be 164 before tomorrow evening.

Of course AT&T’s outlets have been sold out completely for days, and since Apple’s online store is still showing a 2-4 week shipping estimate, look for prices on Craigslist and eBay begin to rise, at least until new production arrives.

UPDATE: Looks like this Friday July 6, many Apple Stores in some states (but not Texas or California) have received more units and are again in stock. If you really want a unit, and your area is sold out, hang out next Friday as that is the end of the 14 day unopened return policy. You’ll likely see many speculators returning their units then.

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