The master advised how best to buy a new “forbidden” iPhone in Russia

Apple introduced the new iPhone 14. In America, the cheapest smartphone will cost from $ 799, the most expensive iPhone 14 Pro Max from $ 1099. New iPhones will only get to Russia through parallel imports. Employees of one of the Moscow electronics and technology markets told how soon the novelty will get to Russia, where they will carry the goods from and why it is better to wait with the purchase.

After the presentation of new iPhones, market employees were already taking orders.

“We got a call from regular customers, asking us to set aside a couple of pieces for them. They didn’t even ask for the cost. They said, “We don’t care,” said a salesperson who sells Apple products. – There are fans of the American company, which is important to be the first to buy a new iPhone.

Usually these are young guys who save money for a long time and wait for the start of sales. These are the ones who stood in line for smartphones when they appeared in Russia.

The second category of people are wealthy men who want to surprise their ladies with an expensive gift. If earlier everyone preferred to buy iPhones from official representatives of the brand, as they issued a guarantee for the goods, now everyone is on an equal footing – no one has a guarantee. Our prices are lower and we have more choices.

For some reason, sellers find it difficult to answer about the price of an iPhone in Russia. Maybe they’re lying. Surely you already know how much the new product will be put up for.

“Until the start of sales has begun, no one here will answer you how much the new iPhone will cost,” says the young man. – It’s a business. They will deliver it to us, we will see how much competitors are selling. Here everyone sets the price. I heard that official stores will break the price of about 200 thousand rubles. We plan from 100-120 thousand rubles.

– When will you have phones?

– On September 16, the start of sales around the world will begin. In a couple of hours, in extreme cases, the phones will be with us the next morning. If you want, we will set aside what you need. We’ll call first. You will be one of the first iPhone owners. The exact price will be announced on the day of sale, but for now, get ready to multiply the official price by two.

– Will previous iPhone models become cheaper in connection with the release of new ones?

– iPhone 13 has already fallen in price below nowhere. If desired, they can be bought here for 50-60 thousand rubles. “Proshki” a little more expensive. No one will lower the price. Now the Baltic States will close the entrance to their countries for us, we will have to develop new directions, and this is not so simple.

– Do you ship from the Baltics?

We ship from Europe. We look at which countries are more profitable to buy. The latest iPhones were brought from Latvia and Lithuania. For now, we will continue to work with them. There are loopholes. In any case, we will bring the first iPhones from there.

Will you bring a large batch?

– Because of the sanctions, you can’t take a large batch across the border. We deliver a little, a few pieces. Let’s see how the sale goes. All of a sudden they won’t buy it.

The sellers of a nearby store shared that they deliver iPhones from the United Arab Emirates, America and Japan.

– On September 17, we will have all the new items in stock. We will deliver a large batch,” the man assured me. – We always bring goods from the States, Japan or buy from the Arabs. In these countries, iPhones are the cheapest. We work less frequently with Europe. But in Turkey, I do not advise buying Apple products, they have a horse price tag.

– It is problematic to fly to the same America.

We don’t fly ourselves. And an ordinary tourist will not be able to carry a large batch. But pilots do not have such restrictions, they can carry as much as they like.

I will not reveal the whole scheme, but we have been cooperating with them for a long time. For a certain percentage, people carry sanctioned goods. The business has been in business for many years, the supply chain has been worked out for a long time, nothing has changed now. So the market will not remain without iPhones.

We also turned to an iPhone repairman, who optimistically remarked: “We have the details, we can fix any phone. True, it has become expensive. For example, replacing a broken screen on the 14th iPhone will cost 50 thousand rubles. On the 13th the same price.

For older models – about 35 thousand rubles. And yet – my advice to you, do not run to buy a new iPhone in the early days. Wait two weeks, the price will drop. The scheme worked out, it always happens here. ”