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On eBay, for $1.49 including delivery from Hong Kong, one Justin Bieber phone case [1]. There's an even cheaper one for $1.39, but Bieber looks younger, so I guess that's old stock.

I buy stuff this way, typically when I don't need it urgently. I've bought phone cases, memory cards, small electronics — they have to be under €10, so they don't incur a customs charge. [3] Delivery often takes a month (by ship), but sometimes I'm lucky and it's just a few days, presumably there was space on a plane.

The competition is the 95% of sellers based in the US, who are selling the same cases for $10 with much faster delivery. [2]

The idea seems to rely on people not shopping around, since

[1] http://www.ebay.com/itm/Justin-Bieber-Cute-Hard-Phone-Cover-...

[2] http://www.ebay.com/bhp/justin-bieber-phone-case

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-value_consignment_relief