BlackBerry Z10 Bids Hit $1775

SAN FRANCISCO – BlackBerry’s new Z10 smartphone is attracting bids of as much as US$1775 on eBay’s auction site, in a possible indication of demand for the device in the US where it doesn’t go on sale till next month.
Alternatively, some cynics suggest, dummy bidders acting on BlackBerry’s behalf, may be bidding the items up, in order to attract publicity and attribute value to the new model.)

The Z10 is expected to go on sale in Australia in March, soon after the US launch.

BlackBerry, formerly known as Research In Motion, unveiled the new phone late last week and made it available to UK wireless subscribers through Vodafone and other carriers.