The Apple Store in the city's International Finance Center is jammed with customers, even on a weekday afternoon.
Hong Kong's iPhone 'gray market' —
The Apple Store in the city's International Finance Center is jammed with customers, even on a weekday afternoon.
Euan McKirdy
New phones are not in short supply. This seller even has a couple of LG phones for sale.
Hong Kong's iPhone 'gray market' —
New phones are not in short supply. This seller even has a couple of LG phones for sale.
Euan McKirdy
Resellers sit on cheap plastic chairs with their open suitcases beside them, stacked up with white boxes.
Hong Kong's iPhone 'gray market' —
Resellers sit on cheap plastic chairs with their open suitcases beside them, stacked up with white boxes.
Euan McKirdy
Different models of the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are on sale outside the Apple Store.
Hong Kong's iPhone 'gray market' —
Different models of the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are on sale outside the Apple Store.
Euan McKirdy
There are also secondary iPhone buyers, who will pay cash for old phones.
Hong Kong's iPhone 'gray market' —
There are also secondary iPhone buyers, who will pay cash for old phones.
Euan McKirdy
What they're doing isn't illegal, the police say. It's just consumer-to-consumer aftermarket sales.
Hong Kong's iPhone 'gray market' —
What they're doing isn't illegal, the police say. It's just consumer-to-consumer aftermarket sales.
Euan McKirdy
It's a risk to buy a phone from a reseller; if it wasn't originally purchased in the city, it won't be covered by warranty here.
Hong Kong's iPhone 'gray market' —
It's a risk to buy a phone from a reseller; if it wasn't originally purchased in the city, it won't be covered by warranty here.
Euan McKirdy
Most of the iPhone flippers have handwritten signs with the phones they have available.
Hong Kong's iPhone 'gray market' —
Most of the iPhone flippers have handwritten signs with the phones they have available.
Euan McKirdy
Apple's security are powerless to stop the resellers, camped right outside the Apple Store's front door.
Hong Kong's iPhone 'gray market' —
Apple's security are powerless to stop the resellers, camped right outside the Apple Store's front door.
Euan McKirdy
Apple customers have to pick their way through the 30 or so resellers who are lining the sidewalk directly outside the Apple Store's glass doors.
Hong Kong's iPhone 'gray market' —
Apple customers have to pick their way through the 30 or so resellers who are lining the sidewalk directly outside the Apple Store's glass doors.
Euan McKirdy
Customers who make a daily quota can line up to get their allotted purchases.
Hong Kong's iPhone 'gray market' —
Customers who make a daily quota can line up to get their allotted purchases.
Euan McKirdy
Apple has three retail locations in Hong Kong, including in the busy shopping district of Causeway Bay.
Hong Kong's iPhone 'gray market' —
Apple has three retail locations in Hong Kong, including in the busy shopping district of Causeway Bay.
Euan McKirdy
Resellers can charge a significant markup to impatient Apple fans who haven't made it onto the day's official quota.
Hong Kong's iPhone 'gray market' —
Resellers can charge a significant markup to impatient Apple fans who haven't made it onto the day's official quota.
Euan McKirdy