An action item of Apple I is auctioned and awarded at 50 million yen or more

The computer "Apple I" sent out by Apple Computer in 1976 was auctioned and a value of 630,000 dollars (about 52.8 million yen) was attached. It was thought that it is about 150,000 dollars to 250 thousand dollars (about 12.6 million yen to about 21 million yen) by the anticipation, but it is more than doubled.

Buyer Pays $ 630,000 For Apple Computer - Business Insider
http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-i-computer-auction-2012-12


Record Breaking Price Paid At Auction For First Apple Computer - But This Collector Owns Two Of Them!
http://www.classiccomputing.com/CC/Blog/Entries/2012/12/10_Record_Breaking_Price_Paid_At_Auction_For_First_Apple_Computer_-_But_This_Collector_Owns_Two_Of_Them!.html


In April 1974 Intel introduced a microprocessor8080 (i8080)In response to the announcement, the world's first personal computer equipped with i8080 in December "Altair 8800"Was released.

Steve · Wozniak who saw this, than using i8080MOS 6502I thought that it would be easier to use cheaply, I completed "Apple I" in 1975. Because Apple Computer was a huge success with this successor model "Apple II", Apple I would say rare if it is rare.

This time I was auctioned on this Apple I, a product that moves really. Nonetheless, it is said that the price so far did not imagine David Greelish, a collector who actually owns two Apple Is (one can operate).

The winning bid rankings in the past including the results of this time will be like this.

◆ First place: 630,000 dollars(491,868 euro, about 52.8 million yen)
A successful bid at the auction of BREKER (Germany) in November 2012

# 2nd place: $ 375,500(About 30 million yen)
In June 2012, a successful bid at Sotheby's auction. Items that had been exhibited in eBay before this (A below).

# 3rd place: $ 21,2267(133,250 pounds, about 18 million yen)
In November 2010, a successful bid at Christie's auction. Items that had been exhibited in eBay before this (B below)

It is such a feeling when arranging items bidding on eBay from new ones. There are two items resold from here.
June 2012: $ 76,600 (about 6.33 million yen)
September 2010: $ 27,666.66 (about 1.91 million yen) / afterwards to Sotheby's, A
March 2010: $ 42,766 (about 3.58 million yen)
November 2009: 50,000 dollars (about 4,190,000 yen): Later to Christies, B
September 2009: $ 17,000 (about 4.2 million yen)

By the way, where the bidding item is working can be seen in the movie of the following article.

A movie in which only "Motown Apple I" existing in the world actually exists