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The iPhone X, which became a hot topic as “the world’s first USB-C-equipped iPhone,” was put up for sale at the overseas auction “eBay.”
The much talked about USB-C equipped iPhone X modified product is exhibited on eBay
The iPhone X, which Ken Pironel reverse engineered the Lightning terminal and replaced with a USB-C terminal to operate, was put up for sale on eBay.
Notebookcheck speculates that the seller is a Swiss-based eBay user, “geeken,” who is Ken Pironel’s account.
The seller understood in the item description column that “This product has been modified and should not be updated, restored or erased”, “Not suitable for daily use” or “Do not disassemble”. It states that you should consider bidding above.
The bid amount exceeded 550,000 yen
The exhibited product is only a modified iPhone X equipped with a USB-C terminal with a storage capacity of 64GB, and there are no accessories.
The destination country is not limited and eBay users around the world can bid.
Also, if the winning bidder has a question about this product, the seller will respond to a 30-minute telephone consultation, as stated on the eBay product page.
The end time of the auction is 1:00 am on November 12, 2021. As of 3:45 am on November 4, there are 81 bids for this product, and the price is $ 4,950 (about 560,000 yen).
Since this product is a modified product, it cannot be repaired properly even if it breaks down.
Source: eBay via Notebookcheck
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Source: iPhone Mania