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If you haven’t already purchased Apple’s new iPhone 3G your chances of owning one are beginning to look slim. The second version of the multi-media phone is now sold out in 21 states, including New Jersey, Connecticut, and New Mexico, after only four days on the market. 

As early as 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, all three models of the iPhone were sold out in 21 states, according to Jim Neal, who checked each of Apple’s 188 U.S. retail stores using the company’s iPhone availability widget. Neal wrote to CNNMoney.com that “117 Apple stores reported having sold out of all models and only 27 stores indicated they had all three models in stock.” 

According to the same article, the full list of states reporting no stock of iPhone 3G on hand were Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin. 

Shoppers still itching for iPhone 3Gs still have a hope–as long as they’re willing to get up early and in most cases, drive long distances. Apple’s website advises customers to check availability after 9:00 p.m. and “be sure to arrive early since iPhone 3G is sold on a first come, first served basis.” 

According to the Apple website, 1,800 AT&T stores also carried iPhone 3Gs. A company spokesman told CNNMoney.com “they were virtually sold out the first day of sales, according to a company spokesman, and there is no word on when they will be restocked.”

Source: CNNMONEY.COM