Nicely done and it looks like it is near new condition. I have been doing the same thing as you are. I was lucky and got an iPhone 3G 16gb in like new condition for $40 a few weeks back. An older lady had owned it since it came out and it had been cased the whole time. Sometimes you get lucky!
I do like the white (aka Panda) model you got.
Sounds like a great find too! That phone's previous owner sounds a lot like my grandmother. Always cased and running iOS 4.something, still her main phone. I'm glad we have a black and white one in the family now.
Crazy how snappy the older hardware is running earlier OSes! Enjoy your new(old) phone.
Glad you managed to get hold of one, I feel the same way about the black iPhone 4.
Hmm, I wonder how much I could get one for on eBay...
I actually am guilty of doing this same exact thing for a black iPhone 4...haha. I definitely sound like an iPhone hoarder at this point. But the iPhone 4 was so stunning when it was released. I found a nearly PERFECT one on Swappa, may I suggest looking there too?
Those pics are making me feel really nostalgic. Despite being plastic the 3G and 3gs were really beautiful phones. I stood in line early one morning during my honeymoon to get the 3gs, lol, so it always holds a special place for me. The only legacy iPhone I still have is my June 29, 2007 iPhone 8GB and I doubt I'll ever sell it unless someone offers me an actual boatload of money. But even then it would be difficult to part with. It's still in the box with the original accessories and powers up fine on like iOS 4 but has a couple scratches and a small ding in the aluminum. Can't activate it for cellular use though because Apple doesn't allow it any more, which is pretty lame.
They were/are beautiful phones for sure! Definitely feels very ergonomic in the hand and although plastic, very solid. The iPhone 5c has a design that looks very 3G inspired as well so it seems as Apple are fans as well. I have my first iPhone still too! It was an 8GB Original I received for Christmas in 2007. The thing got dropped in a scalding pot of boiling water, yet still powers on, functions, and even holds a charge to this day.
The original was so fun to own back then.