Got any old mobiles shoved away in a dusty drawer at home? You might be sitting on a fortune and not even know it!
Let’s talk about the iPhone 1. I’m talking about the original, the OG, the one that started it all back in 2007. Specifically, I’m talking about the 4GB model.
You see, when the iPhone first made its grand entrance into the world on the 29th of June 2007, it was available in two variants – 4GB and 8GB. Most folks back then were all about ‘go big or go home,’ so they opted for the 8GB model.
The 4GB model, bless its heart, didn’t quite catch on. It was like the forgotten sibling at the family reunion. So much so, that Apple, then under the leadership of Steve Jobs, decided to pull it from the shelves just a couple of months after its release. Talk about a short-lived career!
But here’s the twist… that makes the 4GB model something of a collector’s item. It’s like finding a rare comic book or a limited-edition football card. And guess what? There’s one that’s still sealed, never been opened, up for auction right now!
This little piece of tech history originally sold for £457, but could now fetch up to 200 times its original price! The auction house estimates it could go for as high as $100,000 (£78,638). That’s a whole lot of dough for a phone that doesn’t even have a selfie camera.
Previous auctions for the 8GB model have seen prices soar to more than $60,000 (£47,180). But this 4GB rarity? It’s one of only four being showcased by LCG Auctions right now.
So next time you look at that old phone gathering dust in your drawer, remember, it might just be a treasure waiting to be discovered. Who knew being a tech hoarder could pay off this big?
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https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/heres-why-this-original-iphone-could-break-all-previous-auction-records
