“The original iPhone is a bit of a rarity these days thanks to its age and the number of units that have undoubtedly been smashed, dropped, or plopped into a toilet, so finding a working one will cost you,” Mike Wehner reports for TUAW.
“Finding a sealed box with one of Apple’s first smartphones inside is even harder, so you can imagine how much it will cost you if you want both in the same package,” Wehner reports. “Actually, you don’t have to imagine at all, I’ll just tell you: US$30,000.”
Wehner reports, “A pair of [8GB] iPhone 2Gs has just appeared on a single eBay listing — one ‘lightly used’ and one still sealed in its box — along with the collectible (?) iPhone gift bag that they were placed in for their trip home from the Apple Store.”
Read more in the full article here.
Have original in its box, still working, also all other iPhones.
I have an original Macintosh bag, with rainbow Apple on. How much is it worth?
This doesn’t really mean anything. You can put any “Buy it Now” price on eBay; it doesn’t mean that you can actually sell it for that much.
Currently, the seller is offering a $5000 discount, so now you can get it for only about $25,000 (act now!).
Apparently quite a few people are watching the page, but I would be extremely surprised if anyone was
stupidbrave enough to shell out a decent new car’s worth of money for this one.You’d be surprised at someone shelling out that much $ for old Apple gear? You did see a few years ago people bidding to buy the cardboard box that original Macs or Apple II computers came in, right?
Next up will be Steve Jobs reliquaries – fingernail clippings, etc.
After all, William Shatner sold his gallstone for $25,000, and that was years ago. Probably reputed Jobs body parts will fetch millions.
An original Mac from 1984, or an original Apple II from 1979 is a LOT different from an original iPhone from, what, seven years ago?
Two are rare antiques. One is just old technology, albeit unused.
Steve Ballmer said only a fool would pay $600 for the original iPhone, so even $25,000 is a bit steep.
The iPhone changed the tech world like no other invention since the automobile and incandescent light.
25K is way too low.
If I owned it would pull it immediately and wait for two or three decades to sell.
Yeah, I also have one and everything including the bag. Very good condition that I would gladly sell for that. lol
I have an even rarer 4GB original iPhone that is in perfect working condition. Hmmmmm. Will have to keep an eye on this one.
I have one. I bought it “pre-owned” on eBay and actually used it for more than two years (not as a collector’s item). It’s semi-retired now (I still use it as a “remote control” for a Mac attached to an HDTV). I now have a 32GB iPhone 3GS (also bought used for less than $80 in amazing condition).
My “iPhone 2G” is certainly not in pristine condition, but it (mostly) works fine, plus I replaced the battery. It’s the “lowly” 4GB model. The down volume button is bad; I can still adjust using software control. It has scratches and dings, but the screen side looks pretty good. Considering how long it was in “real world” use (and I did not use a case), I’m amazed that it still functions as well as it does. Apple makes stuff that lasts…
Oh, hell, I still have my iPhone “OG” (as I call it) with the box and bag. It still works great, too. I got the unlock code from ATT and I just have a prepaid SIM in there.
What stupid article. Follow the link to ebay, and click on the sellers other items for sale. All of his listing are fake high prices so his auctions can show up on top of highest to lowest price. How about a $42,393.75 iPod to go with those phones
I have an original generation AppleTV that I will let go for one billion dollars.
That’s nothing if you have and old iPod it could be worth $350M.
I have an iPhone 4S with a set of cracks that look like Elvis.
I have the original Apple TV and original iPod classic. I will let them both go for one low price of $10,000.00. Wow, it’s a steal. Any takers?
Buy the 6+, leave it wrapped, in 10 years, maybe you can list it for $50,000.00
Wow… Sold!
Ended: Dec 10, 2014 , 10:06PM
Price:
US $25,436.24
You can buy an original iPhone on ebay in the uk for £119 ($180)today. If someone really paid $25400, then maybe they should have shopped around they could have possibly bought 141 iPhones 2g’s for the same price. Hell for that kind of money they could have almost got themselves a brand new fully loaded Mac Pro