Scalpers cash in on short supply of iPhone 5s
By Wang Huazhong in Beijing and Guo Jiaxue in Hong Kong | China Daily | Updated: 2012-10-29 07:23
Customers line up for the iPhone 5 at a Hong Kong Apple store on Sept 21, when Apple released its latest handset in the region. Philippe Lopez / AFP |
Despite mixed reactions upon its launch, the iPhone 5 has become a hot ticket item and is in short enough supply to have created a market for scalpers on the Chinese mainland and in Hong Kong.
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