Unveiling the Underground Industry Chain of iPhones: China's Remarkable "Cracking" Capabilities

Since the sales of the unlocked version of iPhone began three months ago, Ali has sold nearly 150 units, averaging over one per day. At the beginning, an iPhone was sold at a sky-high price of 12,000 yuan per unit, and customers still had to pay a 4,000 yuan deposit to be able to get the phone the next day.

After that, the price of the iPhone kept falling, from 8,000 yuan down to a minimum of 4,300 yuan. But earlier this month, the price of the iPhone started to rise again. The latest market quote is about 5,500 yuan, yet the number of buyers remains steady. Ali said that in all his years selling mobile phones, he had never seen the price of a model fluctuate so wildly while its sales volume remained almost unaffected.............