Bro they are selling for thousands hang onto it and when apple comes out with something new then sell it because there will be hype based around apple one just sold for 20,000 keep it!Hey, I have one of the first manufactured iPhone 2G 8GBs still sealed, brand new, in box. Do you think it will increase in value massively over the years?
I'm just wondering if I should hold on to it or not. Thanks!
Yeah that's a good idea that's what I was thinking myselfIf you were thinking about this year, I would wait until the 10th anniversary iPhone comes out in September- that would be a good time to sell and yes you'll get a lot. If you want to wait for potentially a bigger amount over the long haul, yes someday in around 20-30 years it will be at its peak as a nostalgia item and will fetch the most then if you're willing to wait that long for a jackpot.
Maybe not the best idea in hindsightSell it, whats the point? Cool that you have it, but sell it! Make the $ now!
Yea bad call man, I would advise against becoming a stock or currency traderMore iphones come out. You value goes down...
Unless you can find some idiot who thinks original iphone would be freaking awesome for his/her collection, the value will go down. With AT&T trying to move to 3G/4G network, 2G iphone is not really considered as good value anymore.
Hey, I have one of the first manufactured iPhone 2G 8GBs still sealed, brand new, in box. Do you think it will increase in value massively over the years?
I'm just wondering if I should hold on to it or not. Thanks!
Difference you pointed out is huge..... 50 units vs 6 million units. IF the OP keeps the phone for lets say a few hundred years then maybe it would be worth any significant value.... but I'd doubt it.For sure it will worth money some day, like any piece of old technology, Last year one of the 50 knowns Apple Is still on existence sold for $50K and it was used. make sure you keep it safe and away from moist, water and dust.
You will have to keep it for a long time, but the iPhone was as very important piece of tech when it was introduce, it will be very significant one day.
If i can sell Yeezy sneakers for a thousand bucks after a week u definitely should hold onto a first gen unwrapped iPhone. Unwrapped being the key tho
Might want to keep it wrapped for about 100 years. By then it will be worth a fortune.![]()
If you were thinking about this year, I would wait until the 10th anniversary iPhone comes out in September- that would be a good time to sell and yes you'll get a lot. If you want to wait for potentially a bigger amount over the long haul, yes someday in around 20-30 years it will be at its peak as a nostalgia item and will fetch the most then if you're willing to wait that long for a jackpot.
So small update - I think it's actually going down in value as of late. I see on eBay an iPhone 8GB 2G sealed for as low as $3,500. And I count ten listings too, so the market is quite saturated.
I regret not investing in the more limited 4GB model. Investors are much more interested in this product. (Only two available on eBay at $10k and $20k).
The only good thing is that the iPhone I have was built in one of the earlier weeks. (I need to check which week exactly). It does not have the App Store icon on its home screen which should help with its appreciation.
Just because they're asking those prices does not mean it's worth that price. People can ask any amount they want for anything at all on eBay and that doesn't mean a thing.So small update - I think it's actually going down in value as of late. I see on eBay an iPhone 8GB 2G sealed for as low as $3,500. And I count ten listings too, so the market is quite saturated.
I regret not investing in the more limited 4GB model. Investors are much more interested in this product. (Only two available on eBay at $10k and $20k).
Resurrecting this super old thread!
I think we’re seriously looking at $10K for this now. USA Today featured the original iPhone earlier this year as a tech item that could be worth a lot.
Planning on holding on to it for at least another ten years - predicting $25K by then. Definitely a possibility someone could flood the market with a bunch of sealed iPhones. I see an eBay seller that has sold eight sealed iPhones presumably for ~$12K each with one remaining. Not great to know someone was holding on to so many so we’ll see how this all plays out in a decade.
Going by this reasoning you can wait until the end of your life and perhaps get even 100k for this... sell it and make some real investment, like buying Apple stock or whatever else pleases you, I guarantee it'll get you more money than this iPhone over the next 10 yearsResurrecting this super old thread!
I think we’re seriously looking at $10K for this now. USA Today featured the original iPhone earlier this year as a tech item that could be worth a lot.
Planning on holding on to it for at least another ten years - predicting $25K by then. Definitely a possibility someone could flood the market with a bunch of sealed iPhones. I see an eBay seller that has sold eight sealed iPhones presumably for ~$12K each with one remaining. Not great to know someone was holding on to so many so we’ll see how this all plays out in a decade.