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The first year the Apple phone was available, it sold for over $40,000. The original price for the 8gigabyte model was around $860 adjusted for inflation.

Online auctions often get heated in the final day. A flurry of last-minute activity saw the price go up before the online auction closed.

They didn't know it was never opened. The seal on the plastic has the correct seam details. That is LCG Auctions description.

This factory sealed, first-release example is in exceptional condition. Virtually flawless along the surface and edges, the factory seal is clean with correct seam details and tightness. Labels on the reverse are correctly pristine beneath the seal. All original - no aftermarket stickers or UPC labels on this one. Brand new, never activated.

What is the difference between the type of phone you can buy in 2022 and the one you can get in 2007. You were stuck with the original apps that came with the phone because there was no AppStore.

The smallest amount of storage available on the new iPhones is 32 gigabytes and the max is 1 terabytes. There were four different sizes of the original iPhone: 4 gigabytes, 8 gigabytes, and 16 gigabytes.

The only way to find your route was to type in both your current address along with the destination address, something this humble writer remembers doing on a trip to Detroit with his first Apple device.

You had to look at the directions in the app instead of relying on a virtual assistant to give you directions. Are you able to imagine? People always found their destinations.