In the groovy 70s, with disco balls spinning and platform shoes strutting, Apple was just a budding company on the tech scene. Who would have guessed that relics from Apple’s early days would hold such value today? Well, it seems like history is repeating itself as a piece of tech history is up for auction – a check signed by the legendary Steve Jobs himself to settle a phone bill for Apple back in July 1976.
The check, bearing the words “From the account of Apple Computer Company” and the company’s first address in Palo Alto, California, serves as a reminder of Apple’s humble beginnings in a garage operation under the Jobs family roof. This fascinating piece of memorabilia is now being auctioned off, with bidding open until March 21 and the current bid already surpassing $15,000.
It’s not uncommon to see rare Steve Jobs and early Apple items fetching top dollar at auctions. Just recently, a check signed by Jobs for $4.01 sold for an astonishing $46,043! Seems like anything associated with Jobs and Apple’s early days is highly sought after by collectors.
Before Apple Computer Inc. was born, Jobs and his partner Steve Wozniak wrote a check for $116.97 – now equivalent to around $630. Little did they know that this simple transaction would one day become a valuable piece of tech history fetching over $135,000 at auction! It just goes to show that holding onto vintage tech items can turn into quite the jackpot in the future.
Last summer, an unopened 4GB iPhone from 2007 sold for an incredible $158,000 – proving that vintage tech items can be worth their weight in gold years down the line. Who knows what other treasures from tech history are waiting to be discovered? Stay tuned as we uncover more fascinating stories like these from Phones Canada!
