Apple had little choice but to permanently reduce the retail price of the HomePod a couple of months ago after claiming a microscopic share of the booming smart speaker market, but just like we told you back then, better deals are often available at third-party sellers.

While major retailers like Best Buy continue to charge $299.99 for the Siri-controlled device, Quick Ship Electronics on eBay has the bad boy listed at $219 in both space gray and white paint jobs at the time of this writing. Although these are not sealed units sold in their untouched original packaging, ...