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China's iPhone 6 Black Market Is Falling Apart

China's iPhone 6 Black Market Is Falling Apart

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$4

This was a common sight when the iPhone 6 went on sale last week.

After $4 of iPhone 6 resales last week, the Chinese market seems to have peaked, $4.

The Post reports that an influx of iPhones 6 handsets from Hong Kong Apple stores is driving down the price of phones on the Chinese (mainland) black market.

The market appears to be changing daily. Resellers complained that their iPhones were losing value during the trip from Hong Kong to China.

The post says a 16GB iPhone 6 that was going for 8,000 Chinese yuan ($1,300) on Monday was worth around 6,000 yuan ($978) on Wednesday. That's an incredibly unstable market.

An unsubsidized 16GB iPhone 6 retails for $649 without a contract in the US.

The Chinese black market for iPhones is being held up by $4.

In fact, some reports suggest Chinese consumers $4.

Resellers will still be able to cash in on the iPhone's popularity in China - particularly the iPhone 6 Plus - but their margins will continue getting obliterated until the iPhone's market value approaches $649.

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