Scalpers are already reselling the iPhone X outside of Apple Stores

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A reseller offering iPhone X's on a street in Hong Kong just after the phone went on sale in a nearby Apple store on Friday. Bobby Yip/Reuters

It didn't take long after Apple's new iPhone X arrived in the company's stores Friday morning for scalpers to get to work. 

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Soon after the throngs of people lining up at stores around the world started making their way into the outlets and buying the new device, scalpers among their number turned around and started making some quick money off the hotly anticipated phone.

Check out these images of scalpers at work in Hong Kong, China:

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This crowd of people is checking the street price of resale iPhone X's.

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People who just bought new iPhone Xs from Apple Store check resale prices on a street in Hong Kong, China November 3, 2017. Bobby Yip/Reuters

Here, a woman is reselling a small stack of iPhone Xs.

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A woman buys new iPhone Xs that people who just bought from Apple Stores are reselling, on a street in Hong Kong, China November 3, 2017. Bobby Yip/Reuters

 It looks like most of the deals are done with just a calculator and cash.

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Here someone is using a phone to make a quick cost calculation.

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A man pays to buy new iPhone Xs from those who just bought at Apple Stores, on a street in Hong Kong, China November 3, 2017. Bobby Yip/Reuters

These Apple bags appear to be full of iPhone Xs.

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A man receives new iPhone Xs from those who just bought at Apple Stores, on a street in Hong Kong, China November 3, 2017. Bobby Yip/Reuters
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Look at those stacks of cash and phones!

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A man holds a stack of banknotes to buy new iPhone Xs that people who just bought at Apple Stores are reselling, on a street in Hong Kong, China November 3, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

There are at least 25 iPhones here — about $25,000 worth.

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New iPhone Xs that people who just bought at Apple Stores are reselling, are pictured on a street in Hong Kong, China November 3, 2017. Bobby Yip/Reuters
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