"A Las Vegas area resident has agreed to pay $1,200 to hire a stand-in for the lineup to purchase Apple's new 3G iPhone, which is expected to be available Friday.

eBayer 'Sumrstrm' on Thursday hired fellow eBayer 'Hamidih' to stand in line at the Apple Store at Las Vegas Town Square for Hamidih's "Buy It Now" price of $1,200, according toeBay (NSDQ: EBAY) transaction records.

Given the iPhone 3G's $199 price tag, Sumrstrm will end up paying a total of $1,399 for the new Apple device.

Hamidih had advertised the stand-in service with the words, "You don't have to wait, I will do it for you, so you can buy it at your preference." Via InformationWeek .

Labels: culture, iphone 3G

¶ posted by Jimmie Geddes, Editor @ 7/10/2008 03:24:00 PM