{"id":99023,"date":"2022-10-16T20:39:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T20:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/an-unopened-first-generation-iphone-from-2007-in-its-original-box-could-auction-for-more-than-30000-50-times-its-original-price\/"},"modified":"2022-10-16T20:39:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T20:39:42","slug":"an-unopened-first-generation-iphone-from-2007-in-its-original-box-could-auction-for-more-than-30000-50-times-its-original-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/an-unopened-first-generation-iphone-from-2007-in-its-original-box-could-auction-for-more-than-30000-50-times-its-original-price\/","title":{"rendered":"An unopened first-generation iPhone from 2007 in its original box could auction for more than $30,000 \u2014 50 times its original price"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 720px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container\" style=\"padding-bottom:75%;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Apple founder Steve Jobs.<span class=\"copyright\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<ul class=\"caas-list caas-list-bullet\">\n<li>\n<p>When a new iPhone comes out, Apple fans lineup to pay hundreds of dollars on the latest model.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A first-generation iPhone from 2007 still in its original box is currently up for auction and could fetch upwards of $30,000.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The unused 8GB iPhone originally cost $599 when it first hit the market.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Apple&#8217;s newest phone, the iPhone 14, retails at $799 \u2014 but one of its very first models is going for far more than that.<\/p>\n<p>A first-generation iPhone from 2007 is currently on the auction block, and the auction house listing it estimates it could fetch $30,000 or more.<\/p>\n<p>The unused 8GB iPhone is still unopened in its original box.  It cost $599 when it was first released, meaning it would be auctioning for 50 times its original price if it is sold for the $30,000 estimate.<\/p>\n<p>The very first iPhone came with a 3.5-inch screen, a 2-megapixel camera, and a web browser.  When the late Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs first introduced it 15 years ago, he called it a combination of &#8220;an iPod, a phone, and an internet communicator&#8221; all in one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This factory sealed, first-release example is in exceptional condition,&#8221; the item description from LCG Auctions says.  &#8220;Collectors and investors would be hard pressed to find a superior example. Relevance and rarity comprise a winning formula for this red hot collectible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>There have been 16 bids for the phone so far, starting at $2,500.  The top bid as of this writing is $10,446.  The auction ends Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on Business Insider<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple founder Steve Jobs.AP When a new iPhone comes out, Apple fans lineup to pay hundreds of dollars on the latest model. A first-generation iPhone from 2007 still in its original box is currently up for auction and could fetch upwards of $30,000. The unused 8GB iPhone originally cost $599 when it first hit the &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/an-unopened-first-generation-iphone-from-2007-in-its-original-box-could-auction-for-more-than-30000-50-times-its-original-price\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">An unopened first-generation iPhone from 2007 in its original box could auction for more than $30,000 \u2014 50 times its original price<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":100292,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/apples-original-iphone-just-sold-for-nearly-40000-at-auction\/","url_meta":{"origin":99023,"position":0},"title":"Apple&#8217;s Original iPhone Just Sold For Nearly $40,000 at Auction","date":"October 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"While most original iPhone owners tore open their boxes back in 2007 to use the revolutionary piece of tech, one person who didn't is now reaping nearly $40,000 in profit.As reported by GameSpot, a factory-sealed, original iPhone from 2007 just sold for $39,339.60 in an online action. 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