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The Story of an Amateur iPhone Flipper
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Jul 20, 2007, 02:27 AM
 
This was a pretty amusing read:

Review: Playing the iPhone market

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Jul 20, 2007, 09:20 AM
 
I have no sympathy for these people. After the PS3 debacle people should be a little more careful about trying to flip these things. And I thought it was pretty obvious that the iPhone lines weren't anything like those for the PS3.

A friend of mine tried to flip an iPhone. He failed and had to return it. He bought it because his buddy was getting one for himself, so he thought it was worth the trip. His buddy got up at 5 am to wait for the iPhone. His buddy the only person in line till 3 pm. That's all the hint he should have needed about the iPhone release.
     
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Jul 20, 2007, 09:55 AM
 
Everybody I know who got one had no trouble getting one on day one.
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My stupid iPhone game: Nesen Probe, it's rather old, annoying and pointless, but it's free.
Was free. Now it's gone. Never to be seen again.
Off to join its brother and sister apps that could not
keep up with the ever updating iOS. RIP Nesen Probe.
     
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Jul 20, 2007, 11:09 AM
 
     
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Jul 22, 2007, 06:41 PM
 
Where's the link to that biatch on CNN who paid a guy $400 to get his place in line (first) thinking she was going to buy out the store, only to find out she could buy only one or two, then the guy who sold his place in line, who went to the back of the line, still got his iPhone because there was so much in stock?

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Jul 22, 2007, 07:02 PM
 
Originally Posted by Eriamjh View Post
Where's the link to that biatch on CNN who paid a guy $400 to get his place in line (first) thinking she was going to buy out the store, only to find out she could buy only one or two, then the guy who sold his place in line, who went to the back of the line, still got his iPhone because there was so much in stock?
Actually, I think it was $800.

MacDailyNews - Woman buys her way to front of iPhone line in failed attempt to stock up for eBay sales

Yup. it was $800.
     
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Jul 22, 2007, 07:03 PM
 
That Texas woman thing was hysterical....what an awesome idiot she is.
     
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Jul 22, 2007, 09:32 PM
 
Originally Posted by Railroader View Post
That was awesome.

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Jul 22, 2007, 11:58 PM
 
"Someone who figured out my password had reposted my original auction"

That's just plain weird. So someone figures out the password, and all that person does is re-listing the previous auction ? Rrrriiight.

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Jul 23, 2007, 12:13 AM
 
Originally Posted by Eriamjh View Post
That was awesome.
true that

Made me laugh so hard. She was so smug about it all, then the showed the guy that she paid for the place buying one with her money with big smile was pure GOLD!

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