Scalpers offer Apple iPhone Duo buyers hundreds extra outside Beijing launch

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Scalpers offer Apple iPhone Duo buyers hundreds extra outside Beijing launch

The iPhone Duo has an eye-popping price tag, but initial interest in Apple's first foldable phone in China appears solid. On the day of the global launch on Friday, scalpers like Alex Wang stood outside the flagship store in Beijing's popular shopping area, Sanlitun, offering to pay customers an…

The iPhone Duo has an eye-popping price tag, but initial interest in Apple's first foldable phone in China appears solid.

On the day of the global launch on Friday, scalpers like Alex Wang stood outside the flagship store in Beijing's popular shopping area, Sanlitun, offering to pay customers an extra 3,000 Chinese yuan ($448) to buy their newly purchased phones on the spot.

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