She got an iPhone as a gift; 15 years later, it sells for nearly US$63,000

Loyal Apple enthusiasts are known to pay good money for original products. - APPLE

WASHINGTON (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Everyone wanted an iPhone when it first came out in June 2007. But when Karen Green, a tattoo artist, got hers later that year as a gift, she stowed it away on a shelf, wrapped in a pair of felt pyjamas.

Then, she forgot about it, the memory of it receding as new, fancier phones were rolled out, and she moved on with her life.