Scam or no scam?

Saw this on Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Upgrade-y...33806b3b7a

You trade in your apple tv 2nd gen and get a new 3rd gen model. There are so many sellers doing this.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_n...123&crdt=0

2nd gen can be rooted for more features

Apple TV (2nd generation)

As the Apple TV (2nd generation) is the first to have operating system based on a version of iOS.

Developers have applied iOS jailbreaking so that software unapproved by Apple that may void the warranty may be installed on this model of Apple TV. This can be accomplished by downloading the Apple TV's firmware from Apple's servers, then using a custom firmware application like Seas0nPass[84] or PwnageTool[85] to create a custom firmware. Users then connect their Apple TV to iTunes, place the Apple TV in DFU mode, and restore the custom firmware to the Apple TV.

This custom firmware provides SSH support to the device where users may use APT to install software to the device, or a GUI version similar to Cydia called NitoTV which includes access to software drivers to enable the built-in Bluetooth functions. Currently there is a limited amount of Apple TV compatible software, however on January 20, 2011, the XBMC team released the first official version of XBMC Media Center for this second generation device. A recent limited thin client release of Plex Media Center has also been released.[when?]

In February 2011, Greenpois0n RC6 brought full untethered jailbreak support for Apple TV (2nd generation) on iOS 4.2.1 with a simpler jailbreak method than Seas0nPass or PwnageTool.[86]

[edit] Apple TV (3rd generation)

No public jailbreak has been released for this device, so it cannot run modified software. The bootrom of Apple TV has been patched to defend against the exploit used to jailbreak the previous generation of Apple TV. A bootrom-level exploit is needed for a jailbreak because Apple TV disables its Micro-USB port while the device is fully booted. Although, according to FireCore LLC, there is a group of individuals working on something that could possibly lead to a third-generation Apple TV jailbreak.[87]

Interesting, first time I'm hearing about this. Doesn't look like a scam, based on the sellers feedback on selling these in the past.

Anyone paying for an Apple device is being scammed.

Quote from Funkorama : Saw this on Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Upgrade-y...33806b3b7a You trade in your apple tv 2nd gen and get a new 3rd gen model. There are so many sellers doing this. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_n...123&crdt=0

It's not a scam. It's a way for the person to make more money. They buy a cheap 3rd generation model, which is inferior to the 2nd generation, you get a 3rd generation model and think that you are getting the "best deal" on your new score. In the meantime, they make some changes to the 2nd generation model, by blinging it out with features so to speak, they sell it for twice what it's worth because they are so valuable and in high demand, and you become the sucker. It's only a scam if you need all of the features of the 2nd generation and give it up for a useless 3rd generation.