The iPhone 14 Professional could be the telephone everybody needs, however an iPhone from 2007 is anticipated to fetch 50 instances as a lot at an public sale this weekend.

Beauty tattoo artist Karen Inexperienced is promoting an unique 8GB iPhone from 2007 that was given to her by buddies as a present for beginning a brand new job. Since she had simply gotten a brand-new telephone on the time, she by no means opened the field, and now she is auctioning it off to the very best bidder. The telephone was featured on an episode of Physician & The Diva’s Treasure Hunt Tuesday part.

That bid is anticipated to prime $50,000, a tidy return on an unique $599 funding. Nevertheless, whereas the telephone will certainly work, it gained’t be of a lot use as an precise telephone, because it was unique to AT&T’s 2G EDGE community, which has since been shuttered.

The unique iPhone launched in 2007 in two varieties: 4GB for $499 and 8GB for $599. It had a 3.5-inch show with a Samsung processor and had simply 16 apps. Nevertheless it launched a number of new applied sciences that might final for many years, together with pinch to zoom, pull to refresh, autocorrect, and inertial scrolling.

After all, the successful bidder will most likely simply admire the sealed field for a number of years till it’s auctioned once more for a fair increased worth. In case you’d wish to take part within the bidding, you’ve got till February 19.