The First-generation Apple iPhone sells at auction in the US for $190,000

A 2007 Apple iPhone has been sol

d

at auction for $190,372.80 (￡145,416) – 300 times its original sale price.

The 4GB model

, originally bought for $599,

was still

in its factory

wrapping

and was in

exceptional condition,

the auction listing said

.

The auctioneer

LCG Auctions

described the device as

a "popular

high-end

collectible

" and "exceedingly rare".

The auction attracted 28 bids

in total after an initial bid of $10,000.

LCG Auctions sold another first-generation iPhone

for $63,356 in February.Another firm,

Wright Auctions, sold a first-generation iPhone

for $40,320 in March.

LCG described the phone as a

"

holy grail

" among iPhone collectors due to its extreme

scarcity

.

It is uncommon

to find a first-generation iPhone with no damage to its display or broken buttons. 生詞/組：

wrapping 包裝材料;包裝紙

high-end 高端的;高檔的;價(jià)高質(zhì)優(yōu)的

collectible 值得收藏的;輔幣;藝術(shù)品

holy grail 圣杯;圣盤;必殺技

scarcity 稀缺;缺乏;不足;稀少

譯文：

第一代蘋果iPhone在美國(guó)拍賣，售價(jià)19萬(wàn)美元

一部2007年的蘋果iPhone在拍賣會(huì)上以190372.80美元（145416英鎊）的價(jià)格售出，是原售價(jià)的300倍。拍賣清單顯示，4GB型號(hào)最初以599美元的價(jià)格購(gòu)買，目前仍是原廠包裝，狀態(tài)很好。拍賣商LCG Auctions將該設(shè)備描述為“受歡迎的高端收藏品”和“極其罕見”。這次拍賣共吸引了28名競(jìng)拍者，最初出價(jià)為1萬(wàn)美元。今年2月，LCG拍賣行以63356美元的價(jià)格售出了另一部第一代iPhone。另一家公司W(wǎng)right Auctions在3月份以40320美元的價(jià)格售出了第一代iPhone。LCG將這款手機(jī)描述為iPhone收藏家的“圣杯”，因?yàn)樗鼧O其稀缺。第一代iPhone的顯示屏沒有損壞或按鈕斷裂的情況并不常見。 來(lái)自衛(wèi)報(bào)（The Guardian）