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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Antony Thrower

RARE PHOTOS: Unopened first generation iphone sells for 50 000 see how much old mobiles are worth - The Real Truth

A first generation iPhone which was never removed from its box has sold at auction for more than 100 times its original price after it went up for auction.

The gadget was bought for its owner, Karen Green, by friends when she started a new job in 2007.

As she already had a phone and did not want to swap suppliers she left it in its box on a shelf where it sat until 2019 when she had it valued on a US daytime show who said it was now worth $5,000 (£4,100).

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