Sealed iPhone Sells for $39,000 at Auction - CNET

Apple conscionable released the iPhone 14 line, but idiosyncratic paid $39,339.60 for an untouched archetypal 2007 iPhone connected Sunday. LCG Auctions had a sealed 8GB iPhone on the block, and the winning bid exceeded the auction house's expected $30,000.

"One of the astir important and ubiquitous inventions of our lifetime," the point statement read. "This mill sealed, first-release illustration is successful exceptional condition. ... Collectors and investors would beryllium hard-pressed to find a superior example."

Bidding opened astatine $2,500, and ran from Sept. 30 to Oct. 16. 

The original iPhone went connected merchantability connected June 27, 2007, for $599. Without taking ostentation into account, the $39,339.60 auction merchantability is summation of much than 65 times its archetypal price.

With $39,000, the victor could besides person bought these different Apple products.

• 19 Mac Studios
• 24 Apple Studio Displays
• 32 MacBook Airs with M2
• 35 iPhone 14 Pro Maxes
• 48 Apple Watch Ultras
• 97 Apple Watch Series 8s
• 65 iPad Airs
• 156 pairs of Pro 2 Airpods

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