(13 May 2013) The BlackBerry® Q10 smartphone has just hit the shelves in South Africa, and to mark this event Bob Shop is staging a special auction just in time for Mother’s Day. That means that one lucky Bob Shoper will walk away with this premium smartphone at the price he or she is willing to pay and make his or her mother’s day.

The auction is now open and is seeing some lively bidding. The closing time is midday on 15 May.

Built with precision and offering premium performance in a timeless design, the BlackBerry Q10 smartphone combines BlackBerry’s best physical keyboard and a touch screen with the power of the BlackBerry® 10 platform to help you communicate and collaborate faster and more efficiently.

The BlackBerry Q10 featured on the Bob Shop auction includes a Swarovski crystal cover, with lettering you can customise for your mother.

“Plus, we are throwing in lots of other extra, authentic BlackBerry accessories such as a Leather Flip Shell, Hard Shell, Screen Protector and Premium In-Vehicle Charger. The winner of this auction will really have a unique Mother’s Day gift to show for her or his money,” says Bob Shop CEO, Jaco Jonker.

The winner of the BlackBerry Q10 auction will also be able to download the Bob Shop application for BlackBerry 10, released beginning 2013. The app makes it easy for buyers to browse the site, shop and manage their Bob Shop activity from their BlackBerry 10 smartphone.

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