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by RajT88 1002 days ago
> Yeah the profit margins will be smaller per phone but they will just steal more.

The risk of getting caught scales with that increased volume. The extra friction of parting out a phone for less money compared to selling the whole phone beggars belief that "stealing more" is the most common response.

"iPhone theft getting less profitable raises the rate of theft" just doesn't make sense.