Is "retro" in fashion or do these things just happen out of madness? It is always news when an old product from the Cupertino company is sold, generally because it is done for an exorbitant amount of money, especially if we take into account that they are simple electronic devices, currently dysfunctional and aimed at collecting dust in a display case. It is not like this?
A properly functioning Apple-1 was sold for more than $ 600.000 at a recent auction in the United States of AmericaWould you be willing to pay that amount of money for an Apple-1? If you were clear ...
This Apple-1 It was acquired by Rick Conte in 1977 and has been in the hands of an NGO since 2007. However, in 2014 a private collector became infatuated with it and paid for it an amount of money that has not yet transpired, although we can get an idea taking into account the huge amount of money for which it has recently been sold in an auction. Although it must be said that this Apple-1 did not come alone, it adds a series of accessories that increase its value related to the co-founder of Apple, the mythical Ronald G. Wayne, among others:
- A copy of your agreement with Steve Jobs and Wozniak.
- Copies of signed documents about the creation of the company with Jobs and Wozniak.
- The business cards of the founders of Apple
According to estimates, the auction should have reached $ 800.000So it has been sold below appraised value, however, considering that some Apple-1s have recently sold for around $ 200.000, this edition does not appear to have been specifically cheap. Either way, it will go to the window of some rich lover of Apple culture, or not.