Apple’s first iPhone is up for auction for $50,000

And they stay so wide!

If you’d like to know what it’s like to hold an early iPhone in your hands, well, you’d only have to spend a few $50,000. Almost nothing. A auction will offer a 2007 iPhone in its original packaging and yes, bidding will start at 50 grand. If it does sell for that price, it will break the current record of $39,339.

Despite the fact that there are many collectors who are willing to pay huge amounts of money to get hold of their most coveted items, the ostentatious auction prices of the original Apple iPhone only reflect how profound was the impact on society of the first touch screen smartphone in history.

The auction is expected to reach bids of more than $50,000

The launch of the iPhone 14 Pro Max made it clear that there are many consumers willing to spend more than 1,000 euros on a high-end smartphone. But there are other people capable of spending tens of thousands of euros on a much older model. As in the case of this auction of this unopened original iPhone from 2007.

The launch of the iPhone completely changed the era of mobile telephony.

In fact, there are bidders who have even spent $3,000 for a check signed by Steve Jobs.

Since GameRant report that this version of the 8 GB iPhone from 2007 has entered the auction with a starting bid of $2,500. Recently, on a TV show, this model was valued at $5,000. Secondly, auction experts say it has every chance of reaching a bid higher than $50,000 due to its rarity and its status.

iPhone in its original package with seal

It is not the first time that an iPhone has been auctioned for such an exorbitant price – nor will it probably be the last – just a few months ago an iPhone 1 was auctioned for $35,000 and it was also in its original packaging.

As for the functionality of the device, the original iPhone is not capable of installing the latest software updates, or even downloading applications – although its performance would not be enough to run most of them – because the first version of the iPhone arrived before of the launch of the App Store.

What do you think about the auction of this original iPhone from 2007? How much money would you be willing to pay to open the packaging box of this iPhone?