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Auction Aims to Sell Four Mint Condition Original-gen iPhones for Over $200K

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Up for auction this month are four pristine original generation iPhone units, still sealed in their original boxes. LCG Auctions is currently accepting bids for each handset individually, with bidding set to close on July 16th at 5 PM EDT. As each of the four models is unique, their valuations will vary. With bidding recently underway and current bids still low, it is expected that the four 2007 iPhone units will fetch a combined total between $115,000 and $210,000.
The most valuable of the four iPhones is the 4GB storage model, which was originally priced at $499 in 2007. Currently, there have been two bids on this particular phone, with the highest bid reaching $11,000. The second most valuable iPhone is the 8GB model from 2007, priced at $599 upon its release. It has received a single bid of $5,000 so far.

The 4GB original edition iPhone is projected to receive bids ranging from $50,000 to $100,000.

The 8GB iPhone from 2007 has an intriguing backstory. It was gifted to Phil Martino by Apple as a token of appreciation for directing Steve Jobs during the iPhone unveiling at Macworld in 2007. This very iPhone is now up for auction.

This unopened 4GB OG iPhone could fetch a bid as high as $100,000 in the auction ending this month.

The third original generation iPhone available for auction, still in its sealed box, has 16GB of storage, indicating that it was produced in 2008 prior to the release of the iPhone 3G. Officially priced at $499, there is currently one bid on this phone for $2,500. Another 8GB OG iPhone from Europe, locked to carrier O2, is also being auctioned with no bids received thus far.

The auction house estimates that the 4GB model will sell for a winning bid between $50,000 and $100,000. For the 2007 8GB model, the estimated winning bid is expected to range from $45,000 to $60,000. The 16GB unit from 2008 is projected to fetch a winning bid between $20,000 and $30,000, while the European 8GB OG iPhone is anticipated to generate a winning bid between $10,000 and $20,000. It is worth mentioning that earlier this year, an unopened 8GB iPhone, still wrapped in its original packaging, was auctioned off for $63,356.40.

How to Determine if Your 8GB OG iPhone is a 2007 or 2008 Model

Here’s an interesting fact: you can differentiate between the original 8GB OG iPhone released in 2007 and the 2008 version by counting the number of icons on the home screen. The 2007 model had 12 icons, while the 2008 variant included a 13th icon for iTunes.

Despite its revolutionary design and features, the original iPhone did not support 3G connectivity. Instead, it relied on AT&T’s EDGE network, which fell between 2G and 3G. Users in the U.S. experienced a considerable decline in YouTube video quality when using EDGE or Wi-Fi and might have missed incoming calls while browsing. Additionally, the OG iPhone lacked video recording capability and stereo Bluetooth.

The iPhone 3G introduced support for 3G connectivity, and video recording made its debut on the iPhone 3GS. Initially, the OG iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPhone 3GS were exclusive to AT&T in the U.S. In February 2011, Verizon added the iPhone 4 to its lineup, and in April 2013, T-Mobile customers had the opportunity to purchase an iPhone starting with the iPhone 5, alongside the older iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s.
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