Customers can now buy an exclusive gift reserved for not even 24 hours after the . Athletes were gifted a new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 phone when they first arrived at the in . The flip phone featured a gold back with the iconic rings engraved.
However, recipients have now put their phones up for sale on for anyone to buy, but for a hefty fee. The listing is located in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, with a £2.94 shipping fee included.
The phone is listed as a bid, with ten people already putting forward an offer. The current price for the phone sits at a whopping £1510, with over 500 people viewing it over 24 hours. The bidding war is set to automatically expire on Monday evening, meaning the final price is likely to raise again.
The starting price was set at £950, before six different users battled the price up. It is not known which uploaded the listing, but the eBay username is shown as Jlynch726. However, an athlete named Jonathan Lynch competed for the Irish hockey team during Paris 2024 but it has not been confirmed he listed the item.
The listing said the phone had not been used, with the condition listed as “excellent.” The listing detailed: “Opened – never used: An item in excellent, new condition with no wear. The item may be missing the original packaging or protective wrapping, or may be in the original packaging but not sealed.
” The user also went on to explain that the phone is given to athletes only and features a few Olympic apps already installed on t.