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An unopened original iPhone made in 2007 hit the auction block Thursday – Estimated at $50,000.
Originally sold for $599, first iphone gave early Apple adopters a 3.5-inch screen with a 2-megapixel camera, along with 4 GB and 8 GB storage options, internet capabilities, and iTunes. It had no app store, ran on a 2G network, and was dedicated to AT&T’s network.
According to her, cosmetic tattoo artist Karen Green was gifted the 8 GB version and never broke the seal. exterior On the 2019 daytime TV show The Doctor & The Diva. The show’s appraiser valued the phone at $5,000 at the time.
Since then, another unopened first-generation iPhone like the Green has auctioned for over $39,000 on the LCG auction listing, which ended in October. LCG Auctions is also listing a Green phone with a bid of $2,500.
Green and LCG Auctions did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment.
iPhone changed the way Billions of people around the world communicate, pay, work, take pictures and even change the way they wake up in the morning. It killed dozens of industries (camcorders, MP3 players, flip phones) and brought many more to life.
Speaking at Apple’s annual Macworld Expo In 2007, then-Apple boss Steve Jobs said at the beginning of his presentation: Jobs called the new smartphone a “revolutionary mobile phone” and will include iPods, phones and what he called “Internet communicators.”
Jobs said of mobile web browsers, “Today is a mess.” “Bringing the real him web browsing to your phone is a true revolution.”
Apple enthusiasts have until February 19th to bid on this tech relic.
