An original, factory-sealed Apple iPhone model released in 2007 just sold for a staggering $190,372.80 at auction, a sum that more than triples the previous record sale price.
An original, factory-sealed Apple iPhone model released in 2007 just sold for a staggering $190,372.80 at auction, a sum that more than triples the previous record sale price of $63,356.40 for such an item. The winning bid also blew way past the estimated range of $50,000 to $100,000. Why would anyone pay so much for a smartphone that’s ‘only’ 16 years old?Tech gadgets from yesteryear have proven to be hot collector items that can fetch enormous sums at auction, especially if they’re autographed. For example, an ultra-rare Apple-1 with Steve Wozniak’s signature on the CPU sold for over $340,000 last year. And a 1976 computer check signed by both Steve Jobs and Woz fetched right around $160,000 at auction.
