If you were one of the lucky owners of the first iPhone, especially the first 4 GB run, you have a treasure in your home right now. Take it to an appraiser because it could pay for your next home. The biggest milestone was an iPhone selling for $190,372.80.
In fact, even the latest 8GB model sells for a fortune. This February 15 ends the last RR Auction auction: a first generation iPhone, perfectly sealed with its original plastic packaging, 8GB model. The last bid was already at $1,000 and the winning bid could end up reaching $100,000.
More than 60,000 dollars for an iPhone which costs 499 dollars
“The iPhone is a revolutionary and magical product that is literally five years ahead of any other mobile phone,” is how RR Auctions opens the description of the latest current auction, paraphrasing Steve Jobs. The smartphone in question is a model A1203, with the identifier MA712LL/A and the serial number 7V738D5YWH8.. A jewel of careful production that is today much more than a piece of telephony, it is testimony that Apple has fulfilled all its promises, forever changing our vital routines, the way we speak and work.
It all depends on the demand it generates. But this same model was sold for astronomical figures. It doesn’t hurt to remember the $63,356 which reached the same iPhone sold a year ago now. Years ago, the highest amount was $40,000, paid by YouTuber Marques Brownlee.
Maybe some of us are waiting with a dropper for information to leak about the next iPhone 16. But if what we want is pocket a good fortuneAs was the case with Karen Green, we should rummage through the drawers looking for some of our old iPhones, or even some Nokias – like the 8800 -, Motorola – especially the Aura model – or Blackberries. And if by chance you keep a terminal signed by one of Apple’s executives, what you save can pay for your next car.
The company also recently auctioned off a yellow iPhone 11 signed by Apple CEO Tim Cook himself, and the lot closed for $3,976. It should be remembered that this terminal was announced in the Steve Jobs Theater Apple Park barely three years ago for a price of 809 dollars: A company multiplied its value by five.
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