Old iPhone for sale
When Karen Green got a new job in 2007, some of her friends pitched in to buy her a brand-new iPhone. While thousands of Americans clamored to get their hands on the first version of the revolutionary smartphone, Karen wasn’t one of them — in part because she had upgraded her new phone not long before and reportedly didn’t want to switch from Verizon to AT&T. “I didn’t want to get rid of my new phone, and I figured it’s an iPhone, so it’ll never go out of date,” Karen kept the first-generation, eight-gigabyte phone sealed in the box, realizing as the years went on that a collector might come to find it valuable. Her hunch was confirmed when appraisers on the show estimated it at $5,000. But the results of an online auction shattered all expectations this weekend, when Karen’s iPhone sold for $63,356.40 ,more than any vintage iPhone before it. Louisiana-based auction house LCG Auctions, which specializes in pop culture collectibles, described the phone as a hot-ticket item for collectors and investors alike.
LCG Auctions founder Mark Montero told NPR that because original iPhones were expensive ($599 for an 8 GB model) and their future impact not yet known, virtually all were opened and used as intended. “To discover an original first release model from 2007 still brand new with its factory seal intact is truly remarkable,” he wrote. “The great story behind it is just icing on the cake!” Bidding started at $2,500 and ratcheted up quickly during 27 rounds. Other factory-sealed, first-edition iPhones have done well at recent auctions, selling for $35,414 last August and $39,339 in October. But this particular phone is the first original model “in acceptable condition” to go up for auction since then, according to LCG.
“High-end collectors operate by the ‘Three R’s’ – relevance, rarity, and replaceability,” Montero says. “An original factory sealed iPhone checks all the boxes and we believe it will only increase in value going forward.” But why would someone shell out so much for one in 2023? Some experts credit our collective cultural nostalgia and the hype around Apple specifically for fueling the vintage electronics market — even as the supply of unopened early iPhones remains extremely limited. The proliferation of online marketplaces (like eBay) has made it easier for buyers and sellers to find each other — and there may be more potential buyers now than ever.
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