An estimated 1,000 people lined up at Metrotown to get their hands on the new iPhone 6 on the first day it was available, requiring police and security teams to be called in for crowd control.

Witnesses counted at least 10 police officers among the hundreds of people who camped out in front of Metrotown overnight, wanting to be the first to say they had the new device – but not all were that lucky.

“iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus sold out in 30 minutes,” one person tweeted along with a photo of a very long line.

Other photos posted on Twitter from several area malls showed long lines of people in lawn chairs starting at 6 p.m. Thursday evening.

Some of those in the lineup were accused of trying to make money by either selling their brand new iPhone at a marked up price, or even by selling their spot in line.

On the Vancouver Craigslist website, somebody advertised their spot in the line up at Pacific Centre for a cool $250.

Similar trends were seen overseas, where at least 1,000 people gathered outside Apple's Tokyo flagship store in Japan.

In Hong Kong, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were sold out within two hours. Unlucky buyers were told to place pre-orders online, but so many people tried to access the website that there were delays of up to 45 minutes.

The phone was released in just nine markets Friday: the United States, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan.

A second batch of phones will be released next week.

According to the Apple website, the cost of iPhone 6 starts at $749, and the iPhone 6 Plus starts at $859. Prices increase based on the amount of storage, and go as high as $969 for a 128 GB iPhone 6 and $1,079 for a 128 GB iPhone 6 Plus.

With files from CTV Vancouver's Nafeesa Karim and The Canadian Press