AirPods Commanding Nearly $100 Premium as General Availability Stretches to April

Apple customers looking to score regular-priced AirPods for the iPhone 7 aren’t any closer to finding the elusive earpods two months after the product launched just before Christmas, we found in a scan of e-commerce sites Friday. Apple.com gave availability of six weeks, and New York City Apple stores listed an April 7 in-store date. Best Buy showed a ship-by date of April 7. One seller on Amazon, Digitech Toys, claimed an in-stock date of Thursday but at $249, a $90 upcharge from suggested retail. On eBay, a pair of $235 AirPods had 12 bids at the end of the auction Friday, and “buy it now” units were selling for $288 and $299.