Items preserved in their original condition from the day of their premiere are tasty morsels for collectors. For this reason, they often fetch exorbitant prices at auctions. A good example of such an item is the recently released iPhone of the first generation, which premiered in 2007.
One of the buyers kept the phone in its original box, which is still sealed. At that time, the phone cost 599$ for the variant with 8 GB of internal memory. The phone went to auction 3 weeks ago, and its final price was 63 356$. A person who sold this unit, Karen Green, intends to use the proceeds to launch a business venture.