I wrote previously about my experience buying the first iPhone in 2007. After reading this story, I should have bought an extra one! An unopened original iPhone just sold for $39,000 at auction.
There may have been a purchase limit on the iPhones, but I don't remember. I'm sure they would have let you buy at least two. The 8GB model originally sold for $599--that's quite a profit if you held onto it for fifteen years. Although, there would have been a temptation to double or triple your money because back then, everyone wanted to get their hands on the "Jesus phone."
I have two original iPhones--mine and one my father bought. He sent me his iPhone slid inside a tube sock. I'm sure I have the original box for mine somewhere. Every now and then, I plug them in and boot them up for a trip down memory lane. It is wild to compare any of the recent iPhones with the original.
I'm out of the game of updating to a new iPhone every year. In fact, I'm going to pass on the upgrade this year. I use a fraction of the functionality as it is. Maybe every three years is the sweet spot.
There may have been a purchase limit on the iPhones, but I don't remember. I'm sure they would have let you buy at least two. The 8GB model originally sold for $599--that's quite a profit if you held onto it for fifteen years. Although, there would have been a temptation to double or triple your money because back then, everyone wanted to get their hands on the "Jesus phone."
I have two original iPhones--mine and one my father bought. He sent me his iPhone slid inside a tube sock. I'm sure I have the original box for mine somewhere. Every now and then, I plug them in and boot them up for a trip down memory lane. It is wild to compare any of the recent iPhones with the original.
I'm out of the game of updating to a new iPhone every year. In fact, I'm going to pass on the upgrade this year. I use a fraction of the functionality as it is. Maybe every three years is the sweet spot.
