Record: unopened original Apple iPhone sold for $63,000

CTOnews.com, February 21 (Xinhua)-- an original iPhone unopened in 2007 recently sold at auction for more than $63000, the highest auction price for the device so far.

The auction, held by LCG Auctions, starts on February 2 and ends on February 19. After 27 bids, the iPhone finally sold for $63356.40 (CTOnews.com Note: about 436000 yuan), 105 times the original retail price of the device for $599 (CTOnews.com Note: about 4121 yuan).

According to Business Insider, the iPhone was given as a gift to its original owner in 2007 and was never used because the iPhone was only available on AT&T 's network at that time. The original owner did not turn on the phone for the next 15 years.

In August and October last year, similar original iPhone sold at auction for $35000 and $39000, respectively, the highest price ever for the device. As a result, the transaction price of 63356.40 US dollars set a new record.