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Dreaming of Blackberries

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June 2007


Zhong Xiong, 27, enjoys shopping online. He spends a considerable amount of time and a big chunk of his US$1,000 monthly income on electronic gadgets from internet auction site Taobao. He tends to look for products not widely available in China. Last summer, he bought a Blackberry 7730.

"It just stands out... [It] looks like a calculator with a huge screen and full keyboard," he said. "But what really bugged out my eyeballs and put my gadget desire into action was the price ...

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