You shouldn’t sell an old iPhone (and here’s why)

Do you have an old iPhone at home? Then think carefully whether you want to sell it, because another old iPhone from 2007 has been sold for a considerable amount.

Old iPhone brings in a lot of money again

Do you have an old iPhone lying around at home? And more importantly: is the box still unopened? Then it is quite possible that you can still ask for quite a bit of money when selling your old iPhone. Last month, an unopened first-generation iPhone from 2007 went under the hammer. And with success: the iPhone model was sold for no less than 63,356.40 US dollars.

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This month it’s hit again, because a ‘vintage’ iPhone from 2007 in factory packaging has again yielded a sky-high amount. The old iPhone sold for $55,000 at auction. It is an iPhone model with 8 GB storage, released on June 29, 2007. The iPhone retailed for $599 at the time, so this device has grossed more than $54,000 in profit.

You shouldn’t sell an old iPhone (and here’s why)

Apple employee never opened 2007 iPhone

The phone was in the hands of an Apple employee. He received the iPhone from Apple in 2007. However, the employee never opened the packaging because he received another iPhone from Apple as a work phone. The original iPhone has therefore never been used and that now appears to yield a huge amount of money.

The amount of $ 55,000 is therefore not a record return for the safe of an old iPhone. The amount of $ 63,356.40 last month was. An original iPhone has never brought in so much money; the previous record was $39,339.60. This too was a 2007 factory-packaged iPhone, with 8 GB of storage.

Only original iPhones in factory packaging yield a lot of money

So you can charge quite a bit of money for selling your old iPhone from 2007. A requirement here is that your iPhone is still in its original factory packaging. Did you unpack the iPhone years ago? Then the phone delivers a lot less.

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Are you planning to sell your old iPhone? Or do you have an old iPhone that needs to be replaced? The iPhone 14 Pro is currently for sale for € 1,154.95.

Do you want to go for a cheaper iPhone? The iPhone 13 has the same processor as the iPhone 14, but at a (much) lower price. Check the best prices in our price comparison:

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