iPhone 18 Pro Max Reportedly Appears on Moscow Black Market Ahead of Official Launch, Priced Up to $10,700

Units of Apple's unreleased iPhone 18 Pro Max have surfaced on Moscow's informal resale market ahead of the device's official launch, according to a report from Russian state news agency TASS.

TASS reported that the devices are being offered for sale at prices reaching as high as $10,700, a figure far above Apple's typical retail pricing for its flagship smartphones.

According to the report, the phones are currently available only in very limited quantities, suggesting that supply has not yet reached levels seen in official retail channels.

TASS did not specify the source of the devices or how they were obtained ahead of an official release. Apple has not officially launched the iPhone 18 Pro Max, and the company has not commented publicly on the reported sales.

Russia has faced restricted access to official Apple sales channels in recent years amid broader sanctions and trade limitations, a dynamic that has previously driven demand for imported and resold Apple products through informal markets, according to earlier reporting.

Further details on the scale of the black market activity, the exact number of units available, or verification of the devices' authenticity were not provided in the available report.