Mar 31, 2023 19:00:00

The first iPhone with 'Lucky you.' Sticker with Apple logo is put up for auction and bid for 5.3 million yen

In recent years, there have been an increasing number

of cases where valuable electronic devices and game consoles have been put up for auction and won at high prices. A new, unopened first-generation iPhone with a sticker on the box with an Apple logo saying 'Lucky you.' Was exhibited at the Wright auction house based in Chicago, USA. .

203: APPLE INC., First-generation iPhone, model A1203 < Design, 30 March 2023 < Auctions | Wright: Auctions of Art and Design
https://www.wright20.com/auctions/2023/03/design/203

Unique 'Lucky you' sealed original iPhone is up for auction | AppleInsider
https://appleinsider.com/articles/23/03/30/unique-lucky-you-sealed-original-iphone-is-up-for-auction

The first iPhone exhibited at the Wright auction house this time is as follows.

At first glance, it looks like an ordinary box, but if you look closely, you can see that there is a red sticker on the top that says 'Lucky you.' Appraiser

Donald Gajadhar , who sold the iPhone at the client's request, said, 'When I got this boxed Apple smartphone, I gradually realized that my client just had an unopened smartphone. But I had a really unique version,' he commented.

The origin of the 'Lucky you.' sticker is unknown, and no record of official Apple promotion has been found. Technology media AppleInsider speculates, 'The first owner may have received the iPhone as a prize for some contest.'

In addition, since this iPhone has a hole in a part of the packaging vinyl, it is said that it does not hit 'mint condition' in a strict sense.

Mr. Gajadhar, who exhibited, has also released an X-ray image of the inside of the box. Looking at this image, you can see that all the internal parts are present and probably left unmoved as shipped.

The iPhone with the `` Lucky you. I was.