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Original 1st Gen iPhone Sells for $63,000+ at Auction

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TomKatt:

--- Quote from: USA Today ---A factory sealed, first-generation iPhone sold at auction for a whopping $63,356.40 – more than 100 times its original price – after a woman was gifted the phone in 2007, but never opened it because she didn't want to get rid of her other phone.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2023/02/21/first-generation-iphone-sells-63000/11310634002/

My first thought is I must be getting old.  My 2nd thought is are these really that rare?  OK - it's NOS unopened box, but surely it's not the only example existing?

My 3rd thought is that as much as I like Apple gear, Apple fans are nuts  :P

ebastler:
That's an interesting version of Schroedinger's Cat paradoxon: You will never know whether there is a $63,000 iPhone inside that box. If you open it to find out, you will be left with an iPhone + open box worth a fraction of that money. 8)

Let's hope the auction included an x-ray picture...

james_s:
Several years ago I sold a few rare NES game cartridges that were still factory sealed. I did xray them out of curiosity to see what was inside, it was exactly what you'd expect to be in there.

Sal Ammoniac:
Back in the early 1980s I traded my Apple 1 for a set of golf clubs.  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(  :'(

TomKatt:

--- Quote from: Sal Ammoniac on February 21, 2023, 06:58:11 pm ---Back in the early 1980s I tried my Apple 1 for a set of golf clubs.  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

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I probably could have retired on all the Matchbox cars and other toys that ultimately got thrown out or sucked up the vacuum cleaner.

Back in the late 80's I had a beautiful 1960's Epiphone Rivoli hollow body bass guitar that I sold for rent money.  These were the 'hair metal' days and a lot of classic gear wasn't really worth that much (at least I got what I paid for it).   A few years ago I had a yearning to replace it and I'd need to take a mortgage out on my house to replace it.  In hindsight, I should have just slept on the streets  ;)

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