Signed Apple-1 and Sealed Original iPhone Expected to Fetch High Prices at Auction

[MacRumors]

Apple-1 computers are some of the rarest and most expensive Apple-related collectors items that go up for sale, and RR Auction today announced a "Steve Jobs and the Computer Revolution" auction that includes an Apple-1 computer.

The Apple-1 for sale is "undiscovered," as it was not on the known list of remaining Apple-1 devices until 2023. It was first used as a demonstration system at the Data Domain computer store in Columbus, Indiana in 1977. After that, it was given to the current owner.

The machine was signed by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and it is in full operational condition. There were around 200 Apple-1 computers produced in 1976, and 175 of those were sold. A limited number of the devices remain, and they can sell for upwards of $400,000. The Data Domain Apple-1 is considered an "exceptional and historic" example of one of the machines, and RR Auction expects it to sell for over $500,000.

An original, sealed iPhone is up for sale as well, notable as a sealed first-generation iPhone just sold for more than $63,000, quite a premium over the initial $599 retail price. Bids for the RR Auction model are already at $5,000, and it is expected to sell for well over $20,000.

Other items up for sale include notes handwritten by Steve Jobs, a Steve Jobs-signed check, a Steve Jobs business card, an Apple IIe, a Macintosh 128K prototype computer, an Apple Lisa, an Apple Computer stock certificate, an Apple Computer latch hook rug, a collection of Apple pins and keychains, and more.

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[vegetassj4]

Perfect item to go with my ride:

 

[orbital~debris]

Lovely to see a through-line from these very early Apple computers to the latest iMac in orange.

 

[erikkfi]

I love old computers but the appeal of the Apple 1 is just lost on me. It looks slapdash and quite ugly. Still more attractive than a Twentieth Anniversary Mac, but those don't go for hundreds of thousands at auction.

 

[abbeybound]

I love old computers but the appeal of the Apple 1 is just lost on me. It looks slapdash and quite ugly. Still more attractive than a Twentieth Anniversary Mac, but those don't go for hundreds of thousands at auction.

It's just the rarity. Apple didn't make any of the cases, either. All they sold was the bare motherboard. Not winning any design awards but still an incredible and rare piece of history.

 

[QCassidy352]

I have an iPhone 2G. I’ll let it go for a mere $31,500, 50% off! Granted, it’s unsealed, but the lucky buyer is getting everything except a piece of cellophane and saving 31 grand. Don’t all jump at once, ok?

 

[barkomatic]

I heard the OLED version is coming out in the next quarter. This will be discounted down to $300,000.

 

[mystery hill]

expects it to sell for over $500,000.

Let’s not give Apple any ideas.

Introducing…iPhone Special Edition, for just $499,999.

 

[Someyoungguy]

I wonder if there’s a sealed, unused 1976 cleaning cloth for this.

 

[anthogag]

I'll bid $5 for that junk.

 

[nwcs]

These are things where it is better to be the seller than buyer. Good luck to the sellers!

 

[Jensend]

If I buy a Reality Pro and keep it sealed in the box for the next 20 years, how much will I get for it?

 

[zorinlynx]

I love how they're selling a vintage computer worth half a million dollars but couldn't muster a video resolution higher than 480p.

Maybe they're using a vintage camera to set the mood? Bewildering, that.

 

[zorinlynx]

It's just the rarity. Apple didn't make any of the cases, either. All they sold was the bare motherboard. Not winning any design awards but still an incredible and rare piece of history.

Yeah, that's the thing. There's enough wealthy people out there who want the tiny pool of available Apple I computers that they bid them up to crazy huge amounts.

It only takes two rich people who want something in an auction to make it worth a fortune.

 

[usagora]

I remember seeing this video before and thought it might be the same Apple I, but it's not the same one:

 

[Blackstick]

The battery inside that iPhone is toast. Lithium polymer doesn't handle 16 years of storage that gracefully.

 

[JoshNori]

I’d pay a few hundred grand for this simply because it doesn’t have push notifications.

 

[dickwiggles]

Rug’s mine bitches!

 

[ss2cire]

I'll bid 1 dollhair for the sealed iPhone!

 

[didaho]

I have an iPhone 2G. I’ll let it go for a mere $31,500, 50% off! Granted, it’s unsealed, but the lucky buyer is getting everything except a piece of cellophane and saving 31 grand. Don’t all jump at once, ok?

I have two and they've already been specially prepared to save the curious new owner the trouble of pondering what's inside.

 

[svish]

Should fetch high amounts. The sealed iPhone will be having many bidders.

 

[JoshNori]

Whispers to much younger self…
“Buy 2. Keep 1 in the shrink wrap for later! Better than any stock, and 2008 is gonna suck!!”

 

[robertmorris2]

for that kind of money you could buy a couple of mac pros or a house....!!

 

[_Spinn_]

Cool piece of history.