Jul 18, 2023 12:00:00

The 4GB model of the first iPhone is sold for about 26 million yen

The first iPhone, which has been on sale for more than 10 years, has value as a collection item, and items that are kept unopened in the factory shipping state may

be traded for millions of yen . On July 16, 2023, the unopened first iPhone that was exhibited at the auction was awarded at a record price of $ 190,373 (about 26.42 million yen).

LCG Auctions
https://auction.lcgauctions.com/bids/bidplace?itemid=1102

'Elusive' first-gen 4GB iPhone auctioned for record $190,373 | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/07/elusive-first-gen-4gb-iphone-auctioned-for-record-190373/

The first iPhone, which was sold for $190,373, was exhibited at the auction house 'LCG Auctions' and was kept unopened and kept in the factory condition. The notable thing about the iPhone is that it has 4GB of storage. The original iPhone had a lineup of 4GB and 8GB models when it was released in June 2007, but since the 4GB model was discontinued in September 2007, it is considered to be more rare than the 8GB model. increase.

Looking from another angle it looks like this. You can see that it is perfectly sealed with a film and keeps the shipping state.

On the back is the AT & T logo, which sold the iPhone exclusively.

The iPhone auction began on June 30, 2023 with a starting price of $10,000 (about 1,380,000 yen) and was sold on July 16, 2023 for $190,373. The highest bid ever for the first iPhone was$63,356 (about 8.79 million yen), which was recorded in February 2023 , so this time's winning bid, which recorded more than three times the price, is the highest ever record. Yes.