# What is the average wholesale cost of an 4 gig  Apple Ipod Mini to a retailer?

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**Created:** [October 19, 2004, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-wholesale-cost-of-an-4-gig-apple-ipod-mini-to-a-retailer/270119 "2004-10-19T21:53:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-wholesale-cost-of-an-4-gig-apple-ipod-mini-to-a-retailer/270119/1 "2004-10-19T21:53:01Z")

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Just curious. The [price seems fixed at around $ 250.00.](http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1072287118595&skuId=6285995&type=product) Any retail workers know the answer?

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**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2004, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-average-wholesale-cost-of-an-4-gig-apple-ipod-mini-to-a-retailer/270119/2 "2004-10-19T22:17:39Z")

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Wholesale costs are often confidential, so it might be difficult to find out. The large chains like Best Buy get bulk deals directly from Apple; smaller stores may have to go through a distributor.