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> Not entirely sure how he can afford it, but I suspect he borrowed a lot of money to afford it

There's a gray/black market for second hand phones whose provenance is...questionable. As someone who involuntarily contributed a phone to this surprisingly international parallel supply chain, the sellers are probably not selling at Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price.



Hell, you don't even need theft to handle most of the supply problem. The MSRP of a 5 year old android phone is effectively $0.


In this case, It's a Galaxy S10, a 2 year old phone that currently retails on Ebay for US$200-US$300.




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