Oh yes. The intelligent agrument. I'm being thick-skulled because some enterprising entrepreneur wants to re-sell phones for a profit, when they can be bought in bulk legitimately, and the purchase can be tracked. I think the IRS would like to hear about this little 'business' if anything. Not that I'm fond of the IRS.
Happens all the time on ebay. It's very common for people to find discounted items at local stores like Walmart and then resell them on ebay.