I probably have a little too much time to spare, which is why this is a question I can answer as other people work on solving world hunger, poverty, and childhood obesity.
iPhone flipping used to be a thing. In years past, getting an iPhone on Day 1 meant $$$, as each phone could be sold for several hundreds of dollars above its retail price. At the peak of such an activity, I remember selling each iPhone for $300-400 above the retail. Moreover, profits aside, it was actually strangely fun.
WhatsApp group chat (with strangers) circa 2014… Blue got really philosophical
If “fun” meant the masochistic sort, that is. For a week or so, the obsession to flip the phones for the highest prices became a thing for many, and it was like experiencing a stock market in the flesh. Local traders and foreigners alike would gather outside the Singtel launch and approach people with their new phones, asking them if they were willing to sell....