By popular request, we bring you the story of the woman who bought her way to the front of an iPhone line at an AT&T store (for $800, which meant she bought an 8GB iPhone plus accessories for the guy who was #1 in line) with the intent to buy $100,000 worth of Apple iPhones to sell on eBay.
On problem: she didn’t know about AT&T’s one iPhone per customer limit:
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers too-numerous-to-mention for the heads up.]
What do you think, real or fake set up or a combo of both?
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On behalf of the entire Apple fan club, may I simply say…
Ha ha!
http://web.mac.com/traveler19/iWeb/Site/About Me.html
haha
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serves that ebay-scum well
Perfect. I wanted to learn more about that story. I had heard parts of it, but couldn’t really imagine that someone was stupid enough to not know about the 2 phone limit at the Apple Store, or the 1 phone limit at the AT&T Stores. To bad they didn’t follow her reaction to learning her plan sucked.
Ha-ha.
lmao. idiot.
Stupid bitch. Was her name Paris by chance?
I am always pleased when ebay pieces of crap such as that bee-otch get what they deserve. A loss in money.
It was clearly a staged re-enactment of what might have taken place. No way was it true live coverage. And hopefully names were changed to protect the mindlessly stupid.
What idiot would pay an inflated price for an iPhone on eBay? There’s no accounting for greedy bastards.
I live in Dallas and I know someone that was in the area of that store that day. They actually told me about this before it was on the local TV news, and they swore that it was all real.
“It was clearly a staged re-enactment of what might have taken place. No way was it true live coverage. “
Perhaps… but notice that there was no follow-up footage of the woman. She’s probably too pissed/humiliated to appear on camera again.
it’s surprising that they had the camera at the right location at the right time.
if this is true, HAHA !
I wouldn’t be surprised if she tries to sue the guy she bought the first-in-line space from, on the basis that he knew her scheme would fail. If she’s low enough to attempt a buy-out/ebay scam, she’s low enough to find an attorney to represent her. Destined to fail.
The two Apple Stores in my city STILL are in stock; and I am still laughing at the news showing a line outside stores on TV the day of the launch–Apple had the last laugh with a 6 pm launch, everyone got a chance to get one & they’re still available..
Chris
@ Denny …ebay shut-ins.
Hmmm… why does Forest Gump come to mind. “Stupid is as stupid does”. lol
ROFL!
I laughed my ass off!
Just goes to show how stupid some people can be.
All she had to do is look on the internet and she would found out the AT&T rules.
LLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOLLLLL!
why would anyone buy over ebay? Why would a person not buy from Apple or AT&T? Am I missing something?
@grigori …she can’t sue for her failure to acquire public knowledge. Serves her right. I’ve been victimized by people like her on Ebay, I don’t even sell my used Macs or lap tops on there any more. I go to places like Power Max and Ifixit and pwrbookresq. Legitimate site that give you fair market value for you apple stuff in trade for new stuff or just a check.
I was near there, and heard about it before it went on the news. The reporter that interviewed me was the same reporter on the footage. He is the main on location reporter for FOX here in Dallas. It’s real.
Darwin iz in ur poket takin ur dollerz!
You might have gone to ebay if the stores had actually been sold out-they weren’t (and aren’t ), so the ebay ploy should be considered a total failure. Anyone who NOW goes to ebay truly is a moron.
Yes, it was real, it was on local station and their web site. For those who are incredulous, remember, the hype was such that every singe local TV news crew had their people at their AT&T or Apple stores filming the lines, interviewing people. This was a massive media event (or did everyone already forget??). As soon as they saw that there was an ‘entrepreneurial’ person with (what sounded like) an interesting plan, they jumped on it. She should have know that there was a limit; she couldn’t have know that Apple (and, to an extent, AT&T) had enough devices for almost everyone in line.
She still might have a chance to get at least some of that money back, if she decides to sell the device on e-Bay (or Craig’s list) now, since apparently as of today, the stores completely depleted their stock of iPhones.
HA HA !!!
I have seen iPhones for sale on Ebay in the UK.
Makes me laugh if anyone from the UK or Europe buys them as they wont work outside the US as AT&T have no network presence in Europe.
I feel sorry for the poor idiots who spends over the retail price on Wbay who thinks the iPhone will work in Europe.