It wasn’t the first time that Steve Jobs uttered his most memorable line, “One more thing«, but its use at the presentation of the iPhone, January 9, 2007, is for many the most memorable of the famous phrase’s uses. And it is not surprising, because Apple’s entry into the mobile phone market meant before and after a complete rebirth of the type of device we were already more than used to, but it could go much further than we thought, what we imagined.

Today, if we go through the technical specifications of that first generation, which also reached only a few countries (of course, many people used their trips to them to bring them back for resale, of course with a more juicy commission), it pales even in comparison with the most economical of the current models, but He also didn’t want to stand out at the time for the same reasons. (Jobs was quite reluctant to give the specs), but because, as he told us in that legendary keynote, it was “three revolutionary products: a wide-screen iPod with touch control, a revolutionary mobile phone and a breakthrough device for Internet communication«.

The first generation iPhone, which over time was also called iPhone 1 and iPhone 2G (because of the cellular connection technology it used), arrived in the US market on June 29, 2007 in 4GB and 8GB versions, but the first lasted barely two months on the marketas it was discontinued on September 5th of that year, while the 16GB model wasn’t expected to arrive until February 5th, 2008. In just over two months of being available, the fourGB model sold for $499.

The short period of sale therefore makes it a particularly valuable piece for collectors, all the more so if its preservation is optimal. And that’s exactly what we can find at LCG Auctions, auction of a 2007 4GB iPhone that still has its original, unopened packaging, meaning it has never been opened. The asking price is $10,000 and at the moment it’s down to $11,000 with two bids (the first at marked price and the second). To better understand the value collectors place on the 4GB model, the same site is currently also auctioning the first-generation model, but with 8GB of storage, which is $55,000 with two bids, just half of the model. with four gigabytes.

At the time of publication of this news, there are approximately twelve days left in the auction, so there is still plenty of room for it to increase in price. In fact, after reviewing the auction description, we see that Its final sale price is estimated to exceed $100,000.. In October 2022, we saw one sell for almost 65 times the original price, and in February 2023, the final bid for a similar model was even higher, exceeding the value of multiplying its original price by 100. Both auctions were also held at LCG Auctions, both first-generation iPhones were also not never opened and yes both were in the 8GB version. So it is possible that the auction house hypothesis is fulfilled. We will tell you when the auction ends.

Images: LCG Auctions