An Apple computer sold at auction for the equivalent of 30 years of minimum wage

Updated December 17, 2022: The auction took place and the final price of the machine reached $442,118, much higher than the $375,000 predicted by experts.

If you don't know what to do with your hundreds of thousands of euros sitting in your bank accounts, go to RR Auction. The American auction organization is currently offering a sale of a historic Apple item. The latter could reach more than375 000 dollarsaccording to experts in the field.

Collectors will snap it up

Why such a price expected? Because it is a rare piece, an Apple-1 computer numbered by the hand of Steve Jobs himself. This is the 78th copy of only 200 produced by the former Apple CEO and his sidekick Steve Wozniak from 1976.

In addition to its historical character, which should interest any history and tech fan, the PC up for sale has been restored by Corey Cohen, an expert in the restoration of electronic devices. Thanks to his work, the machine is to this dayfully functional. The technician also assesses the condition of the beast at 8.5 on a scale of 0 to 10, 10 being new or close to new condition, 0 being the worst state of wear.

This Apple-1, copy 78, has already been sold at auction in the past. It was in 2018 that its current owner won the right to take it home, against375 000 dollars.

Currently, bidding has already exceeded240 00 dollars. You should know that several Apple-1s have already been sold at auction in recent years, including one for $130,000 and another for $815,000. Everything actually depends on the condition of the machine as well as the accompanying documents and specifications, expert certificates, special details (signature of Steve Jobs for example), additional accessories provided, etc.

If you are interested, go to the RR Auction website (in source) without delay, the auction for this Apple-1 #78 ends onDecember 15.

Editor-in-chief for iPhon.fr. Pierre is like Indiana Jones, looking for the lost iOS trick. Also a long-time Mac user, Apple devices hold no secrets for him. Contact: pierre[a]iphon.fr.