Scalpers dial up trouble for iPhone release
<p><span word="Conflicts">Conflicts</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scalpers">scalpers</span> <span word="raring">raring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 4<span word="S">S</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="casting">casting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gadget">gadget</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>, <span word="scalpers">scalpers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="bickered">bickered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shoved">shoved</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 4 <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sanlitun">Sanlitun</span> <span word="store">store</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="witnesses">witnesses</span>.</p><p><span word="Workers">Workers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="bookings">bookings</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 4<span word="S">S</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>.</p><p>"<span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1,000 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 4 <span word="this">this</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scalper">scalper</span> <span word="hawking">hawking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sanlitun">Sanlitun</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 4<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="You">You</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 4 <span word="or">or</span> 4<span word="S">S</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="us">us</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="scalpers">scalpers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> 4,450 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($705) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> 8-<span word="gigabyte">gigabyte</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 4, <span word="and">and</span> 5,450 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="smuggled">smuggled</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 4<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> <span word="an">an</span> 8-<span word="gigabyte">gigabyte</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 4 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="for">for</span> 3,988 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="employee">employee</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sanlitun">Sanlitun</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scalpers">scalpers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="besiege">besiege</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 4<span word="S">S</span> <span word="launch">launch</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span>.</p><p><span word="Calls">Calls</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="mail">mail</span>.</p><p><span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sanlitun">Sanlitun</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="request">request</span>.</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sanlitun">Sanlitun</span> <span word="Village">Village</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="mall">mall</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="located">located</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="fracas">fracas</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="store">store</span>.</p>
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