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Calling all iPhone Collectors
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Why unfortunately? I know only one owner of non-released european 4GB iPhone version - and that's me
It's not the rarest iphone up-to-date.Why unfortunately? I know only one owner of non-released european 4GB iPhone version - and that's me
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I buy - repair - sell so I go through many many iphones a month. My collection is always different, though, I do have my own personal modest collection.
It's not the rarest iphone up-to-date.
That's why I'm keeping it - because it is so extremely rare! Like the prototype of the original iPhone, which I also have...
here was trash
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They already cost A LOT. Especially 4GB and 16GB models
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Maybe but I don't think its going to be like a sealed Macintosh 128k. I just don't see how a product that sold millions will be a collector's item. Too many of them to make it rare.
Impolite? You asked what we thought about you posting iphones in an ipod-thread and I answered my thoughts in no way inpolite in any way! If you can't take an opinion don't ask! I'm really offended by your way of handeling my opinion in this matter! And your reply obove I find really imature and offensive!
I started this thread feeling there should be one also about iPhones, and if you don't want to participate in a polite and friendly maner that's ok. I really couldn't care less!
I agree completely. If there were ever a special edition iPhone with a possibly a limited run of like 50K made.... but that's not Apple's style.
True. I think that value will increase as time progresses. Not crazily, but nicely nonetheless. I'll guess that sealed 1st Gen iPods will be worth about £4k in about 2-3 years time
Not too many sealed and unsused though
You know, some people started making business on that. I've found tens of RE-sealed Verizon iPhone 4 models on eBay. It is rather awful to see them (of course their value is 0, and who knows, what was put in this box before re-sealing?), and rather hard to find the real ones.
Actually, the only hints are:
- accuracy of the sealing seams (usually very thin and accurate on the originally sealed devices, fat and rude on the re-sealed ones) - that is not 100% warranty, that device was re-sealed, but at least - mark for suspicion.
Look at these re-sealed devices - rude, fat seams with plastic nodules:
and here is original factory sealed one - very thin and accurate seams:
- tiny micro-dots on the plastic itself (for quick sealing process - air is going out through these holes)
- original fonts of all prints on the back.
Look at this example: wrong font of 16GB logo, wrong words and fonts at the bottom... Some sellers are calling such devices "re-sealed by Verizon" or something like this, but I actually don't believe in such stories
and, for a contrast - example of the original label:
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Go on eBay, search "iphone 2G sealed". Be amazed. It's crazy as crap, but they are selling for thousands of bucks.
Fake sealed iPhones are becoming popular as I mentioned in one of our email @iChernov.
People have seen the value of collectables and are trying to rip people off. If you look at the sticker on the label second from the bottom, it says iphone 4 Black - it should say iPhone 4 Black.
Apple wouldn't make a mistake like that!
They always have a lower case i followed by an upper case letter (iPod, iPhone, iPad, iMac) etc.
People have seen the value of collectables and are trying to rip people off. If you look at the sticker on the label second from the bottom, it says iphone 4 Black - it should say iPhone 4 Black.
Apple wouldn't make a mistake like that!
They always have a lower case i followed by an upper case letter (iPod, iPhone, iPad, iMac) etc.
Actually this fake labels contains dozens of mistakes (spaces, lower/upper cases, wrong fonts, wrong position of barcodes) - and for me it was EXTREMELY hard to find especially CDMA iPhone 4 in sealed - original! - box.
It would be even harder to find sealed iPhone 4 with iOS 7 shown on the box...
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However, didn't see any re-sealed iPhones of another generations... Probably because I'm not looking for iPhones so often.
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Extremely beautiful combination, I would say:
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May I also comment/answer?
Is that not cool to own the phone/iPod, which changed the WHOLE industry? The first iPod, the original iPhone - these devices changes the way we were thinking - and it is cool to have a piece if history. That's my point of view.
I don't have and never had rotary phone. Speaking about their meaning for the industry - do you see a lot of rotary phones nowadays? And what about iPhones and other phones with giant touch screens?
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If anyone needs a 3G or a 4 to add to their collections let me know
Ha! Only if they are sealed
I don't have and never had rotary phone. Speaking about their meaning for the industry - do you see a lot of rotary phones nowadays? And what about iPhones and other phones with giant touch screens?
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Ha! Only if they are sealed
I'll buy some saran wrap