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

by Darren Murph Jul 3rd 2009 @ 12:44PM

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. According to the new owner, an Apple Genius has confirmed that it is an iPhone 3GS, but due to its prototype nature, they can't help him get past the "Connect to iTunes" screen. In other words, it's an incredibly rare brick. If that sounds like just the thing to complete your collection, you can visit the road to overpaying through the read link below.

[Via ElectricPig]

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

Tags: airport, apple, auction, ebay, edge, for sale, ForSale, gsm, hsdpa, iphone, iphone 3g, iPhone 3GS, iphone os, Iphone3g, Iphone3gs, IphoneOs, prototype, rare, smartphone

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