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Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Yahoo
The Most Expensive iPhone Ever Sold
According to Forbes, a first-generation iPhone sold at auction in 2023 for a whopping $190,373. That's nearly 380 times the price of what the smart phone cost when it was released in 2007, which was $499. Read Next: Check Out: The 4GB iPhone was a rarer model and harder to find due to it being discontinued two months after debuting. The 4 GB iPhone is 20 times rarer than the 8 GB model, which cost $599, came with more memory, and was released at the exact same time. GOBankingRates delved more into the eye-popping sale of this historic smartphone. The record-breaking iPhone sold by LCG Auctions is not the only bit of vintage tech that has scored a high price. In fact, it was the third original iPhone to fetch a high price on the auction block in less than a year's time with an 8 GB model selling for just over $63,356 in February 2023 and another 8GB model going for nearly $39,340 in October 2022. Every single one of these devices came in their original packaging, making them more valuable as they were found to be in mint condition. While these iPhones are jaw dropping when it comes to their final sales numbers at auction, they are not the only technology to cause a stir and drive up prices for old school gear heads. Consider This: The original iPod is extremely hard to come by today and sought out by collectors who are constantly on the hunt for this game-changing piece of technology. That's because it was the MP3 player that changed how the world listened to music forever, allowing users to download songs from their computer and keep all of them stored in their pocket. Some original iPods that are still in their packaging and can work today have gone for as much as $90,000 at auction, while those out of the box are able to get tens of thousands of dollars from eager collectors. Before there were iPods, iPhones or even Macbooks, there was the first ever computer from Apple known as the Apple-1. Built in 1976 by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak in Steve Jobs's garage, it was one of the first 50 machines the company released in its early days and cost $666.66 when it debuted. Bonham predicted that the Apple-1 would sell in the range of $300,000 to $500,000, but the $905,000 price tag turned it into the most expensive Apple-1 ever sold at auction when it went home with a buyer in 2014. More From GOBankingRates 5 Luxury Cars That Will Have Massive Price Drops in Spring 2025 4 Things You Should Do if You Want To Retire Early 7 Tax Loopholes the Rich Use To Pay Less and Build More Wealth How Much Money Is Needed To Be Considered Middle Class in Every State? This article originally appeared on The Most Expensive iPhone Ever Sold
Ammon
25-03-2025
- Business
- Ammon
Rare Apple-1 Computer Sells for $375,000
Ammon News - A rare, operational Apple-1 Computer was recently put up for auction, and it ended up selling for $375,000. The Apple-1 was the first computer sold by Apple co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, and so few remain that they fetch high prices at auction. The Apple-1 that sold is known as the "Bayville" Apple-1, and it is number 91 on the Apple-1 Registry. The Apple-1 Registry aggregates all known remaining Apple-1 computers, and it includes details and a history for each one. The registry has 104 Apple-1 machines listed. The Bayville Apple-1 was part of the first batch of Apple-1 machines sold in 1976, and it has a handwritten serial number that was likely penned by Steve Jobs. It was sold with an original manual with a handwritten note by Daniel Kottke, who was Apple employee number 12. The Apple-1 was sold alongside many other Apple-related items as part of a "Steve Jobs and the Apple Revolution" auction event. A 1976 Apple Computer check signed by Steve Jobs sold for $112,054, and a sealed, first-generation 4GB iPhone sold for $87,514. Another check signed by Steve Jobs sold for $62,500, and an Apple Lisa Computer sold for $56,818. The auction earned a total of $1,308,251. Macrumors
CBS News
21-03-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Twitter bird sign sells for nearly $35,000 at auction
Twitter's iconic bird logo that was removed from the company's former San Francisco headquarters when Elon Musk took over the social media company and rebranded it to X has sold for nearly $35,000 at an auction. RR Auction, which deals in "rare and collectible items" said the 560-pound sign, which measured 12 feet by 9 feet, sold for $34,375. It did not name the buyer. Musk had previously auctioned off other items from the former Twitter, ranging from signs and memorabilia to more mundane items such as kitchen equipment and office furniture. Other tech history items that fetched sizable sums in the auction included an Apple-1 computer with accessories sold for $375,000, an Apple Computer Co. check signed by Steve Jobs in 1976 for $112,054 and a first-generation 4GB iPhone, sealed in its package, for $87,514.
The Hill
21-03-2025
- Business
- The Hill
Twitter bird sign sells for nearly $35,000 at auction
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter's iconic bird logo that was removed from the company's former San Francisco headquarters when Elon Musk took over the social media company and rebranded it to X has sold for nearly $35,000 at an auction. RR Auction, which deals in 'rare and collectible items' said the 560-pound (254 kilogram) sign, which measured 12 feet by 9 feet (3.7 meters by 2.7 meters) sold for $34,375. It did not name the buyer. Musk had previously auctioned of f other items from the former Twitter, ranging from signs and memorabilia to more mundane items such as kitchen equipment and office furniture. Other tech history items that fetched sizable sums in the auction included an Apple-1 computer with accessories sold for $375,000, an Apple Computer Co. check signed by Steve Jobs in 1976 for $112,054 and a first-generation 4GB iPhone, sealed in its package, for $87,514.
Associated Press
21-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Twitter bird sign sells for nearly $35,000 at auction
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter's iconic bird logo that was removed from the company's former San Francisco headquarters when Elon Musk took over the social media company and rebranded it to X has sold for nearly $35,000 at an auction. RR Auction, which deals in 'rare and collectible items' said the 560-pound (254 kilogram) sign, which measured 12 feet by 9 feet (3.7 meters by 2.7 meters) sold for $34,375. It did not name the buyer. Musk had previously auctioned of f other items from the former Twitter, ranging from signs and memorabilia to more mundane items such as kitchen equipment and office furniture. Other tech history items that fetched sizable sums in the auction included an Apple-1 computer with accessories sold for $375,000, an Apple Computer Co. check signed by Steve Jobs in 1976 for $112,054 and a first-generation 4GB iPhone, sealed in its package, for $87,514.
