Two men in China have tried to sell their kidneys recently in order to pay for their Apple iPhone 6s.
This follows after jokes about having to sell a kidney to pay for the expensive new smartphone has been widely circulated on Chinese social media networks.
Worryingly, desperate Apple fanatics selling kidneys for iPhones appears to be a growing new trend in the region.
The incident came to headlines when one of the men, who is only known as Wu, reported the police in Nanjing, eastern China, that his friend had gone missing following a failed organ sale.
According to local media, two friends were desperate to get their hands on the new iPhone 6s, which costs upwards of 4,488 Yuan (£449) – which equates to the average monthly salary in Nanjing.
They had pre-ordered the handsets, which were scheduled to arrive on September 12.
However, as the date approached, they realised that they didn’t have enough money to make the purchase.
Huang reportedly told Wu that since everyone has been talking about selling kidneys for iPhones, they should do it too.
Eventually, they found a networking group on QQ where they were told that a kidney could sell anywhere between 100,000 Yuan (£10,000) to 200,000 Yuan (£20,000) depending on their blood type.
Police are said to be trying to track down Huang, who may be in danger, but he has turned off his phone and has not been found.
However, as iPhone 6s costs on average 5,288 Yuan (£529), the income from the sperm donation would easily cover the cost of the smartphone.
It’s not known how popular this new initiative has been although previous sperm bank offers have seen huge uptakes in China.
