Profiteers are trying to cash in on shortages of Apple’s new MacBook Pro notebook with prices on the eBay auction website as high as 62% over list.

Because the new laptops quickly went into backorder — Apple’s online store today said new orders would ship in three to four weeks — some of those who were near the front of the line were attempting to flip their purchases for a profit.

One eBay seller posted a 15-in. MacBook Pro for $5,500, 62% above the list price of the same model when identically configured. Others jacked up prices between 35% and 50%, although the final prices were eye-poppers as high as $6,543.

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