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IPhone 3GS prototype scooped up at airport, now on eBay

Engadget Mobile  Jul 03 09

Filed under: Handsets, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA, Apple, iPhone OS

Seriously folks, what's up with these prototype iPhones falling out of nondescript white vans and ending up on eBay in the shadiest of manners? Just months after we saw an original iPhone prototype (ancient OS included) pop up on The 'Bay, now we've got one of the world's first iPhone 3GSs on there as well. According to the highly ranked eBay seller, the "guy" he "got it from" actually stumbled upon it at an airport, and rather than doing the nonsensical thing of hitting up lost and found, he decided to make the most of the sudden opportunity. Full story...

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