Pacific Standard March-April 2013 Cover

The iPhone 5 Economy


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Would you pay someone $250 to get in line now for the iPhone 5 launch tomorrow, so you can take his place in the morning? In case you’re buyin’ in the Bay Area, this guy’s sellin’.   Fresh evidence that America runs on Apple.

UPDATE: The Craigslist post this article linked to  has been taken down.

About Michael Fitzgerald

Michael Fitzgerald is an associate editor at Pacific Standard. He has previously worked at The New Republic and Oxford American Magazine.