At this point in the championship, the very first iPhone, presented in January 2007, has already become a true relic of the world of technology. From time to time, we see the model being auctioned on the internet for values that rival the prices of the latest models, especially if the smartphone in question is in good shape.
These values can reach even more impressive figures if the iPhone has never been used and sealed in its original box. Lucky for the American Karen Greenit was a device with exactly these characteristics that she found completely forgotten on a shelf in her house.
According to information from the Business Insider, Green got the iPhone from a friend of his in 2007 when he got a job managing a PetSmart store. As she already had two other phones with lines that weren’t compatible with her iPhone (which only accepted AT&T chips), she ended up putting the gift aside on a shelf for years.
Nearly 16 years later, Green’s iPhone, who now works as a tattoo artist in her own New Jersey City studio, is up for auction — after initially being valued at $5,000 in 2019. According to the auction house LG Auctionsthe model must be sold for at least US$50 mil (about RS$250 mil).
According to the woman, she only became aware of the rarity of the iPhone she had won in 2007 when she saw a similar model being auctioned on eBay for approximately US$10,000. That’s when Green asked his son to look for the smartphone in his house and make sure it was completely sealed.
Even so, the tattoo artist decided to keep the iPhone with her for a few more years, until she saw another similar model being auctioned for an impressive $40,000 on the internet.
If I could hold the phone for another 10 years I probably would. The only reason I am selling this phone is because I need to help this business.
The iPhone in question, it is worth noting, has 8GB of storage and was purchased in the summer (in the northern hemisphere) of 2007 — that is, it is in fact one of the first models marketed by Apple.
LG Auction has already started receiving bids. The model appears with a minimum value of US$2,500. Interested? ????
via Cult of Mac