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AirPods Max battery replacement typo causes alarm; eBay scalpers set up shop

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<p>A typo on <a href="https://support.apple.com/en-gb/airpods/repair/service" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple’s UK website[/url] caused alarm when it appeared to show an <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/airpods-max/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">AirPods Max[/url] battery replacement would cost £309 ($410) in the country, while it was $79 in the US.</p>
<p>Fortunately, this was soon revealed as a typo, and the actual UK price is £75 ($99). Allowing for the fact that UK prices include 20% sales tax while US ones are before tax, this makes the comparable UK cost £62.50 ($83), or marginally more than the US price … </p>
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