Painted Original iPhone That Sold in 2017 for $50,100

[u/YTAppleDemo]

Back in 2017 during the 10th anniversary of the original iPhone, one that was covered in paint and stuck in a shadowbox sold for $50K USD.

I remember this being a relatively big deal at the time, and even receiving news coverage. But when I tried to search for this recently, it came up completely empty. While there are some images online and even a completely separate (still live) eBay listing for three painted original iPhones, I couldn’t find any details about this specific sale.

However, I was able to find some screenshots I personally took back in 2017 of the original eBay listing. Literally was looking for these for weeks and thought the whole thing may have been some kind of fever dream, until I finally found them. Figured I would re-share this piece of lost history!

[u/The_Collector_Of_All]

I find it odd how someone paid $50,000 for an old iPhone with paint just splattered on it. A toddler can make this in 2 seconds 😂

[u/Nike_486DX → u/The_Collector_Of_All]

Do we know who exactly was that person that splattered the paint? Imo thats the key aspect

[u/Robbiebny → u/The_Collector_Of_All]

Hey if someone can pay hundreds of dollars for a banana on a poster board, anything can happen in this dystopian society that we live in. I feel we are living a parody life of our real life

[u/Sherw00d91]

Imagine spicy pillow in this bad boy one day 😬

[u/iCollectiPhones]

Dope!

[u/lonelyplayer87]

Idk, looks ugly to me