If they were really resaling the phones, why didn't they just get a license and buy direct from the factory. They could probably pay 9 dollars each instead of 20 something??
Yep. There are enough of them that own stores that could have ordered them wholesale. There is no reason for them to be driving across the country to collect them. These phones may just be for money but I really believe there is something much more sinister going on.
Because the factory phone costs more. Cellular carriers sell their phones for less than cost, hoping to make up the difference in air time.