iPhone 6s & 6s plus sold out in FIVE SECONDS
China to Scalpers (image is not iPhone 6s)
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Posted on 09/26/2015 1:43:53 PM PDT by Swordmaker
“Five seconds, just five seconds, all the iPhones 6s are gone!” Chin Lan reports for M.I.C Gadget. “[As] we have reported previously, the sales of iPhone 6S is messing up in Hong Kong. No kidding at all! It is almost impossible to purchase an iPhone 6S over here, because all the iPhones go straight into scalpers’ stock inventory.”
“We previously reported Chinese scalpers use a “special” Windows software for bulk iPhone purchases, and today, we discover the way they work with the software,” Lan reports. “So first of all, the reason why a team of scalpers have so many Apple user IDs is that the accounts are purchased from Hong Kong citizens. A Hong Kong citizen will get paid for 600 HKD (about $76.90) for providing an Apple user ID to a scalper. However, he/she needs to provide his/her credit card details, national (Hong Kong) ID number, and Hong Kong home address to the scalpers too. If you are willing to give them these details, you will get $70 of ‘reward.'”
“But you can only do this kind of business for once, because Apple will jot down your Apple ID details after you have made a purchase of iPhones,” Lan reports. “Apple is doing this to avoid customers to purchase the iPhone 6S repeatedly. Namely, the Apple user ID and Hong Kong ID that you are providing to scalpers have to be a clean sheet that has not made any purchase for an iPhone previously. We have no idea how are the scalpers going to find this out though.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Why are people so willing to give up such personal and financial information to strangers? We can’t imaging handing over our Apple IDs and credit card details to some scalper for any amount (within reason), much less $75.
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So the release didn’t go well for Apple? Time to get an Android phone, I guess...
Never understood why people feel like they have to be first to purchase a new version of something.
I received one yesterday, but it was delivered so I don’t know if there were crowds here in the USA. They still make the best phones.
Because they liked their last version so much they can't wait to see how much better the new model is. . . especially with the newer features. Excellent experience with the brand, whether it's Apple or Samsung. . . or a car, etc.
So the iPhone are now being Raptured?
Typical line ups. . . but after the first rush, Apple has instituted an appointment system in some areas to avoid the scalpers. . . plus a lot of pre-orders.
That one needed a </sarc> tag!
Now that's funny. Unfortunately, the guys grabbing these iPhones are more likely to be closer to the other place. . .
How do they disappear so fast when they cost 2 or 3 thousand dollars. I see house loans available to cover them. :<(((((
Lots of people are very loyal to Apple, and I guess they're hoping that this version will actually finally be a decent one. They want a good phone, which the Android folks have been enjoying for a long time, so they're rushing out in hopes that the 6s will finally get it right.
Where do you get your information? Wherever you get it, drop it. It's wrong. Apple iPhone 6S Price In Key Markets — ValueWalk.com
ChinaIn the relatively embryonic Chinese marketplace, it is fair to say that the iPhone retails at a pricier level than in the established US market. The price of the iPhone 6s ranges between RMB 5,288 and RMB 6,888 in China. This is the equivalent of roughly $830 - $1,080. The mid-range version of the iPhone 6s is sold without a contract for RMB 6,088 ($955). It seems slightly odd that Apple ends its prices in China with an ‘8’, but this is apparently commonplace culturally in the nation.
Finally, the iPhone 6s Plus will cost between RMB 6,088 ($955) and RMB 7,788 ($1,220) in China. The mid-range 64GB version of the phablet will sell for exactly the same price as the 128GB iPhone 6s. Certainly Chinese consumers cannot acquite the same quality of deal available in the United States, and this, coupled with the authoritarian Chinese government regulations regarding consumer electronics, certainly helps to explain why there is such a rabid trade in counterfeit Apple goods in the East Asian superpower.
The reason the iPhones are "pricier" in China is simple. It is not that Apple is price gouging in China. In China, the Chinese government imposes a Value Added Tax, which is not imposed on exported goods. That accounts for the difference.
It is not at all "odd" that the prices end in 8 in China. . . Eight is considered an auspicious number in China because it sounds in Chinese like an other word that has good connotations.
I pre-ordered mine on line, made an appointment. Stood in line maybe 5 minutes before being called back. Took all of maybe 30 minutes to set it up and walk out.
How do they disappear so fast when they cost 2 or 3 thousand dollars. I see house loans available to cover them. :<(((((
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Where do you get your information? Wherever you get it, drop it. It’s wrong. Apple iPhone 6S Price In Key Markets — ValueWalk.com
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I should have said 5 to 10 thousand dollars to make sure the sarcasm was clear. I just bought a used Samsung M400 for $50 because it has bluetooth to hook up to the car.
Since I was in the market for a cell phone replacement I thought I’d try a smart phone. That was a couple of weeks ago. It now sits on the desk and I don’t know what to do with it. I cannot fathom paying more than a hunert dollars for something I look at, talk to and listen from.
Trust you to make a negative comment. J.D. Power's customer satisfaction ratings disagrees with you that users think that Apple are "not getting it right":
In the interests of complete honesty, for the first time in history, Apple and Samsung have been swapping back and forth for top place in customer satisfaction between the carriers, both within a few points of each other well within the margin of error of the study. In previous years, Apple has been significantly well ahead of all competition.
Apple has ALWAYS gotten it right. . . and the Apple iPhones have always been the #1 best selling cellular phones in the world. There is a reason.
But, if you want the best, stick with Apple.
Never understood why people feel like they have to be first to purchase a new version of something.”
I don’t either. My grandson is all over me to get a smart phone so I can download “stuff”, tweet and do Facebook. I work at a desktop all day and spend hours on the phone on calls related to business. Don’t tweet or do Facebook. What I have works fine for my personal life and business use and it was all paid for long ago. He thinks I’d be happy if offices still had typewriters and hard copies of everything. LOL
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