Unopened, First-Gen iPhone Could Go for $50,000 at Auction

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Unopened, First-Gen iPhone Could Go for $50,000 at Auction
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The 8 gigabyte iPhone originally cost $599 when it was first sold in 2007.

that she never opened the iPhone because she had just gotten a new phone at the time and thought the iPhone would never go out of date. An appraiser on the show said the phone could be worth $5,000—when it originally cost $599 in 2007. But the phone is potentially worth $50,000 and is now being auctioned off byTreasure Hunt Tuesday With Ph.D Antiques Appraiser Dr.

“We got calls from everybody, but 99% of them didn’t have the same thing,” said LCG Auctions founder Mark Montero to . “But Karen had a really unique piece with a great story behind it. It was shocking because we had gotten so many duds.”The iPhone is an 8 gigabyte first-generation iPhone with the camera, and bidding will start at $2,500. According to Business Insider, Green hung on to the phone after her appearance onin October of 2022. Green would’ve held out for longer if she wasn’t trying to get a new business off the ground.

“If I could hold off on the phone for like another 10 years, I probably would,” Green said to Business Insider. “The only reason why I am selling that phone is because I need to support this business.”

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