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Old Apple 1 Up For Auction, Expected To Go For $160,000+

Posted by Soulskill on from the doesn't-run-flash dept.

vanstinator was one of several readers to point out that Christie's is holding an auction for one of the original Apple 1 machines, complete with a manual, the original shipping box, and the letter from Steve Jobs to the owner. The invoice says the computer was purchased on December 7th, 1976, with an Apple cassette interface card, for a total price of $741.66. The auction house expects it to sell for over $160,000.

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  1. The auction house expects? by RapmasterT · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think the auction house HOPES it will sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars...expecting it is an exercise in wishful thinking. The art of predicting auction prices on rare items is based on historical sales of similar items, this is a pretty unusual and unique circumstance.

    Part of me wants to trust them as experts, but part of me also feels that old (albeit rare) computer parts don't have the value they think it does. I guess we'll find out.

    1. Re:The auction house expects? by RapmasterT · · Score: 2, Insightful

      On items with this sort of juice, the auction house usually guesses way low.

      this sort of juice? This is an old computer with a good box and receipt, not a Picasso.

  2. Re:$666.66 WTF? by blackraven14250 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Not witchcraft. Cult leading.

  3. Re:First time this is actually appropriate... by LWATCDR · · Score: 2, Insightful

    How about Contiki instead?

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