The updated record for the sale of the very first iPhone was recorded by the online auction LCG Auctions. We are talking about a rather rare version of the device with 4 GB storage in an unopened package.
The estimated cost of the device was $100,000. The auction started from a price tag of $10,000. As a result, the auction ended at $158,644. Curiously, relatively recently in February, the original iPhone (8 GB), also with an unopened box, went under the hammer for more than half the amount of $63,000.
An iPhone with 4 GB of internal memory is considered rare, as it was released 16 years ago for only a couple of weeks. At that time, the retail price of the device was $499. It is known that a rare copy was purchased at an auction by an ex-Apple engineer who participated in the development of the smartphone. Why he decided to purchase the device is unknown.
The estimated cost of the device was $100,000. The auction started from a price tag of $10,000. As a result, the auction ended at $158,644. Curiously, relatively recently in February, the original iPhone (8 GB), also with an unopened box, went under the hammer for more than half the amount of $63,000.
An iPhone with 4 GB of internal memory is considered rare, as it was released 16 years ago for only a couple of weeks. At that time, the retail price of the device was $499. It is known that a rare copy was purchased at an auction by an ex-Apple engineer who participated in the development of the smartphone. Why he decided to purchase the device is unknown.
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