Forget iPhone 14 Pro! This iPhone sold for the price of a luxury car

Apple iPhones have always been priced at a premium, starting at hundreds of dollars for even the cheapest variants. Apple has recently launched its iPhone 14 series which starts at $799 and goes all the way up to a hefty $1099 for the iPhone 14 Pro Max. However, even that amount is pennies when compared to a recent auction of an unopened, original iPhone.

The original iPhone was launched with a price tag of $599 back in 2007. That was then. Now, this unopened, original iPhone just sold for more than 600 times its price in a recent auction on LCG Auctions. The iPhone sold for $39339.60 in the auction.

The item description of the listing read, “Collectors and investors would be hard pressed to find a superior example. Relevance and rarity comprise a winning formula for this red hot collectible.”

The original iPhone was launched on June 29, 2007 by Steve Jobs where the Apple co-founder famously introduced it by saying “an iPod, a phone, and an internet communicator” all rolled into one. “Who needs a stylus?” said Steve Jobs at the event. The iPhone became an instant hit by selling nearly 270,000 units in the first two days. It sold nearly 1 million units by September of 2007 and started the smartphone revolution.

The original iPhone also brought the concept of apps on your smartphone. You had a Safari browser to access the mobile internet. It lacked a lot of the modern niceties that are commonly available on current-day smartphones such as 3G, it was still a unique and genius product for its day and age.