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