First-gen iPhone fetches $63,000 at auction

A first generation iPhone fetches $63,000 at auction

A first-generation 2007 iPhone sold for more than $63,000 in an online auction Sunday, more than 100 times its original cost. Dubbed a "first-edition" device by auctioneer LCG Auctions, the box had never been opened.

Boxed first generation iPhone fetches over US$63,000 at auction

A first-generation Apple iPhone has been auctioned off for more than US$63,000.

First-generation iPhone sells for $63,000 at auction

Sale price of unopened 2007 mobile device far exceeded estimates of $50,000

A first generation iPhone fetches $63,000 at auction

The original iPhone cost $599 and offered early Apple adopters a 3.5-inch screen with a 2-megapixel camera, plus 4 GB and 8 GB storage options, internet capabilities and iTunes.

A first generation iPhone fetches $63,000 at auction

The original iPhone cost $599 and offered early Apple adopters a 3.5-inch screen with a 2-megapixel camera, plus 4 GB and 8 GB storage options, internet capabilities and iTunes.

A first generation iPhone fetches $63,000 at auction

The original iPhone cost $599 and offered early Apple adopters a 3.5-inch screen with a 2-megapixel camera, plus 4 GB and 8 GB storage options, internet capabilities and iTunes.