Screenshot: MKBHD
A primary-generation iPhone with a “Fortunate You” sticker not too long ago bought at public sale for $40,320 as a result of it was nonetheless within the authentic packaging. It was bought by Marques Brownlee — recognized to many as MKBHD — who then made a YouTube video of unboxing the handset.
Watch as Brownlee reduces the worth of the system to just about nothing.
That’s $40,000 down the drain
First-generation iPhone items nonetheless of their authentic packaging are uncommon. Uncommon sufficient that one bought for over $63,000 earlier this yr.
However they aren’t distinctive. Three of them went below the gavel prior to now few months. However the whole variety of factory-sealed 2007 iPhones was lowered after MKBHD purchased then unboxed one.
The YouTuber bought a unit that many individuals may keep in mind as a result of it has a uncommon ‘Fortunate you’ sticker on it. Really, it had that sticker as a result of it went with the packaging.
Watch the iPhone 1 unblocking video for your self:
2007 iPhone is now a paperweight
This was clearly a stunt finished for the shock worth of losing $43,000. Nothing new was discovered by opening up a 16-year-old product. There are loads of movies finished in 2007 that present what’s within the field.
Brownlee made what was beforehand a precious little bit of historical past into one thing basically similar to the 1000’s different 2007 iPhone items which might be nonetheless gathering mud in drawers and packing containers. These sometimes promote for low costs to a novice collectors.
And it’s not just like the newly opened system is beneficial in any manner. It could’t be activated, and it requires 2G networks that U.S. carriers have shut down.
