iPad 2 Line Sitter Sells Her Spot for $900

U.S. resident and college student Amanda Foote sat in line at Apple’s flagship retail store in New York for 41 hours straight to eventually sell her spot for $900 to a developer whose plans for a business trip included the acquisition of Apple’s latest marvel.

Interviewed, Foote said she had slept for about three hours this whole time, and even had some unexpected experiences, like people stealing away her food.

She had gotten in line at 5 p.m. Wednesday and left it at 9:00 a.m. Friday, she said. Foote plans to treat herself to a Lady Gaga concert with the hard-earned cash.

As for the buyer, Mashable notes that he is an app developer named Hazem Sayed. He reportedly said he was planning a business trip and wanted to have Apple’s iPad 2.

Although he paid 900 bucks to Foote for her advanced spot in the buyers’ line, the entry-level iPad 2 costs just $499.

Even the most expensive configuration with 3G and 64GB of storage goes for less than what he paid for to get ahead in line - $829.

According to reports, Sayed was not the only one to pay for a spot in the line at Apple’s flagship retail store on New York.

20-year-old Mario Longo waited for a friend who offered to pay him $100, while Craigslist showed offers of up to $999 from people eager to stand in line for other people.

While some may be surprised to hear such news, Apple fans sure aren’t. In fact, it is sort of part of the Apple-cult to pay premium to ensure immediate availability of a just-released gadget bearing the company’s iconic logo.

The iPhone 4 launch saw the same practices being carried out, so why would the iPad 2 debut be any different?