To commemorate the Olympic Games, sponsor Samsung Electronics has released 1000 special edition “Gold Premium Phones” (models SCH-E470, SPH-E3200, and SPH-E3250) and auctioned them online. The first lot of six phones has been bid up to over one million won (around $12,000). The phones themselves are not actually gold, except for a rim around the LCD monitor, but do have the emblem of the Athens Olympics inscribed as well as special serial numbers that make them worth money in the increasingly popular world of cell phone collectables.
All proceeds of the auctions are to be given to an Olympic athlete who doesn’t get a medal but still leaves a “great impression or delivers deep emotions” to the Koreans, who will vote for their favorite loser online.
Read – Olympic Gold Phones Gaining Popularity on Online Auctions [Chosun via Mobile9 via CoolHunting]
Read – Samsung s $12,000 Gold Phone is Pricier than an Automobile [TelecomsKorea via PhoneMag
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