[editor-surveyor]

The original ‘finder’ attempted to return the thing to Apple but they poo-poo’d him. Then he sold it.
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[Terpfen]

The original ‘finder’ attempted to return the thing to Apple but they poo-poo’d him. Then he sold it.

This is false. The person who found the phone made no attempt to return it. He spoke to a bar employee, nothing more. He had the person's Facebook page acquired from the phone but did not make contact. He could have dropped it off at an Apple Store, or called Apple directly, but did not. He instead sold it to Gizmodo for $5000.