It’s for resale. I once watched an Asian man buy the max amount they’d sell him (10) in cash, walk out of the store and put them in a friends backpack, then do it again. Probably 4 or 5 times while I waited for my phone.

I asked the associate who helped me and they said they do it a lot. They buy them for a g here, take them overseas and sell them for 1500-2000$ over there. The store doesn’t care, they get their money for them, so once they leave the Apple Store, they people are free to do as they want.

Totally harmless, just maximizing capitalism.