Apple customer sold his spot in line for first ever iPhone for just $800 – now he’s worth $785k and a famous face
AN Apple customer who was paid $800 for his spot in line for the first-ever iPhone is now worth at least $785,000 after going viral in the early 2000s.
The year was 2007. A young Marc Rebillet was first in line for the release of the first iPhone at an AT&T store in Dallas. But he gave up his spot for a steep cash reward.
A woman was dead set on buying up as many iPhones as possible with her $100,000 in cash and wanted to be first in the door at the Dallas AT&T store, according to an old segment from local Fox affiliate KDFW.
She offered Rebillet $800 for his spot that he held for 12 hours after getting to the store at 6 a.m.
He took the deal—and still ended up getting an iPhone.
"Money talks," the woman said after she moved to the front of the line 15 minutes before the iPhone launch.
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But she ended up getting the short end of the stick.
When she walked inside the store, an employee informed her that the limit was one iPhone per customer.
Her plan to sell her trove of iPhones on eBay was out the window.
VIRAL MOMENT TURNS INTO FAME
Rebillet's five minutes of fame on the local news turned into a lucrative social media and electronic music career.
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He has 3.6 million followers on Instagram, 2.42 million subscribers on YouTube, 2.3 million followers on TikTok and 463,700 on X where he shares his music.
One TikTok user commented on a video Rebillet posted in February: "I’m back on Marc rebillet tik tok thank god."
"Never skip a Marc Rebillet video!" another person commented on a September 2024 video.
In the last year alone, Rebillet earned between $784,819 and $1,041,264 on social media, according to Hafi, a content creator growth platform.
This doesn't even include other revenue streams like from his live shows.
Who is Marc Rebillet?
Marc Rebillet went viral after he gave up his spot in line for the first iPhone for $800.
Since that viral moment in 2007, Rebillet has built a successful music career.
He has 3.6 million followers on Instagram, 2.42 million subscribers on YouTube, 2.3 million followers on TikTok and 463,700 on X where he shares his music.
Rebillet earned at least $785,000 from social media over the past year, according to an estimate from content creator growth platform Hafi.
He has also earned additional revenue from his live shows.
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