Check the back of your wardrobe to see if you've got any old Apple handsets.
For a first-edition iPhone from has sold for US$39,000 ($67,000), the Wall Street Journal reports.
US auction house LCG聽聽the handset to an un-named Australian buyer.
The first-release iPhone from 2007 had never been taken out of its box.
The seller was an American man who decided to put it on the market after seeing a similar iPhone聽聽for US$35,000 in August.
The iPhone that sold for US$39,000 attracted 28 bids after being put on the block at US$2500.
LCG founder Mark Montero said the market for iPhone collectibles had boomed during the pandemic.
"An item like this is something everyone can relate to. It has a lot going for it as a collectible investment."
While your scuffed iPhone from 2019 might not attract big money bids, the global supply chain process has sharply increased second-hand and trade-in prices across all brands of smartphone.
2degrees, for example, is聽聽up to $955 off a new iPhone 14 Pro Max if you trade-in an iPhone 11 or newer model (noting the Pro Max sells for a robust $2199 - $3199).
And Apple聽聽its own trade-in scheme, which offers from $40 for an iPhone 7 to up to $720 for an iPhone 13 Pro Max.
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