iPhone XS was launched today in Russia, and according to local media, hundreds of Russians stood in line in the cold and rain in front of an Apple reseller to buy the new American phone models. Although up to this point everything sounds somewhat normal for die-hard Apple fans, in reality, the first 246 people who stood in line to buy an iPhone XS in front of that store in Moscow were only doing it to sell their place to people who didn't want it. to wait in line.
We are talking about people who stood in line in front of an Apple reseller and asked up to 7000 dollars to sell their place as close as possible to the store entrance, but absolutely no one took advantage of the "offer". The store had issued order tickets for people to enter the store and buy iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, but only ticket number 247 had a person willing to actually buy a phone.
INCREDIBLY HIGH Asking Price for a Seat in the iPhone XS Launch Queue
Those who stood in line to sell their place were counting on an extremely high interest from the Russians after they saw how many people gathered in front of the stores in Sydney, Singapore, and beyond. Of course, there were many old-timers there who bought the phones to resell them at a higher price in other areas, but I think that their business was not very successful, because the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max were not sold in such quantities of large
"Hundreds of Russians braved the cold and rain to queue for days outside a phone shop in Moscow ahead of the launch of the new iPhone on Friday, but when the doors opened, not a single one came in to buy. Betting on strong enthusiasm for the phones that have drawn days-long lines outside stores in Singapore, Sydney and other regions, Russians gathered in the queue set the price for the first place at 450.000 rubles ($7.000).”
The stock of iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max phones allocated to that store in Russia was not that big anyway, up to 100 units seeming to have been sent by the Apple company for its fans. However, the desire of some to make money shows us how inventive people can become, and asking 7000 dollars for a place that allows you to buy a 1300 dollar phone is something that exceeds the limits of reasonable logic.
