First-generation iPhone sells for over US$63,000 at auction


After the item went up for auction on Feb 2, Green’s first-generation iPhone turned out to sell at the auction for US$63,356.40 (RM280,922) – more than 100 times its original price. — Courtesy of LCG Auctions

15 years later, who knew a relic from the past could make you US$63,000 (RM279,342) richer?

Remember the first-generation iPhone that was expected to sell for US$50,000 (RM221,700) at the auction block? Well, it really raked in some serious bank, after all.

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