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Personally i was way more surprised by the retail price ($1969) then some random persons bid. I would have guessed around $600, but I've never owned a smart phone.

You gotta factor in the year's worth of service plan on top of the phone's value.

I totally missed that part. oops! Now that makes way more sense.

Note to self:
NEVER BUY A SMARTPHONE AND DATA PLAN IN THE US

lol. Yes, if only that was an actual option. The problem is, in my experience of having been on diferent networks---for anyone who travels, the two biggest and most expensive networks to be on---AT&T and Verizon--offer the broadest and most competent voice and data networks.

They can be slaughtered pricewise by Sprint and T-Mobile in any given location---and maybe, if that location has a good antenna network, be given a decent run for the money by these cheaper networks...

Of course, if you want the cheapest mobile phone plan, you end up with a sort of hybrid phone --Republic---which uses Wifi calling when in range of a network you've signed onto---and Sprint's network otherwise.

And that's the American story...

They're bidding ridiculous prices because Price is Right always lists them like that. $1960? You can buy a contract free, unlocked, 128MB iphone 6 for $850 from the apple.com website...

This is the right answer. The services plans and contracts are only designed to fuck you, and protect the company. Buy your phone outright, put it in a case to protect it. Go to the manufacturer if there is a warranty problem.

Mark, Mark, Mark... you deserve a quote from Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Buy a used smart phone 1-2 years old for $100-$200. Put it on Page Plus or better yet Kitty Wireless for $40-$60 per month, no contract. 4G speeds on Verizon's network. Done.

They're bidding like that because they aren't too bright. The announcer clearly defines a one year contract.