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                    Original HomePods Appreciating in Value

   Josh Centers

   Apple's original HomePod is regarded by some as an overpriced flop. At
   its final price point of $299, down from the initial $349, it cost much
   more than most Amazon Alexa or Google Home devices. Apple tried to
   position the HomePod as a premium entry in the smart speaker market,
   but slow sales pushed the company to discontinue it in favor of the
   also-excellent $99 HomePod mini.

   It seems as though the original HomePod had a market after all, given
   that used models are now selling on eBay for more than Apple's original
   asking price. The Verge found that [1]the HomePod is going for an
   average of $375, with some new-in-box units selling for over $600.

     HomePods are appreciating assets [2]pic.twitter.com/Qn1cAZnEwv

     -- Chance Miller (@ChanceHMiller) [3]April 19, 2022

   Maybe this secondary market for HomePods will inspire Apple to bring
   out a new full-size HomePod. If nothing else, the product line feels
   unbalanced with a HomePod mini but no HomePod. Perhaps the real problem
   with the HomePod was that Apple wasn't charging enough, thus putting
   the HomePod in competition with cheap devices from Amazon and Google,
   rather than high-end audio systems. Apple could aim a resurrected
   HomePod at a more upscale market, much as it has with the seemingly
   successful AirPods Max, which sell for $549.

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