First-generation Apple iPhone sells at auction in US for $190,000
by Hibaq Farah UK technology reporter from Technology | The Guardian on (#6D1NT)
Device launched by Steve Jobs in 2007 with promise to reinvent the phone' sells for 300 times original price
A 2007 Apple iPhone has been sold at auction for $190,372.80 (145,416) - 300 times its original sale price.
The 4GB model , originally bought for $599, was still in its factory wrapping and was in exceptional condition, the auction listing said. The auctioneer LCG Auctions described the device as a popular high-end collectible" and exceedingly rare".
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