New York Teen Earns Six Figures Selling White iPhone Parts

This is 17-year old Fei Lam, and he has sold over $130,000 worth of white iPhone parts since August.

When Apple decided to delay their white iPhone even more, this tech-savvy gadget nerd and high school senior  sprung at the opportunity to utilize his passion. He created the site whiteiphonefournow.com to help 500 people (as of this posting) convert their phones. 

How’d he do it? Apparently he, “knew a guy from a few years back that had somewhat of a relationship with folks in Foxconn.” Foxconn is responsible for making the shiny iPhones amongst many other popular electronics. In the first month, Lam sold only a few parts a day and actually lost money doing his own labor. After some reassessment, Lam quickly figured out how to have parts directly ship to customers. With the help of big tech sites, Lam’s business quickly gained momentum. And with that came some unwanted attention:

“I got an email from a private investigator accusing me of selling stolen goods, which I’m 100 percent sure is not the case. They are some kind of anti-counterfeit/trademark firm, which sounds ridiculous, similar to what Apple is bringing up to remove White iPhone 4 Listings on eBay. I don’t know how this legal stuff works.” — observer.com

For months he struggled for an idea for his first startup that would help him pay for college. He had his sights set on NYU for computer science or business. But now that he can afford all the blow and underage interns he can get his hands on, his future is bound to change. 

Lam has also transcended reality. He causes shots to come out blurry when photographing him, which is why the same blurry picture is going around the net with this story. It is the only one the photographer could get before the photographer’s camera lens exploded from Fei Lam’s presence.