Every time a Apple 1 appears in a batch of products that are going to be put up for sale at auction, the news travels the whole world. However, on June 15, the auction company Christie's held an auction of the precious product, and it was acquired by its new owner for "only" $ 355.500.
Apparently the winning bid did not meet expectations that priced the product at almost double the value paid, around $ 500.000. The probable cause of its devaluation may be due to the fact that it was a personalized product, and not original as Apple sold it at the time of 1976.
Christie's estimated the value of the machine at around $ 300.000 - $ 500.000. Looking at the precedents, Apple 2013's winning bids in 2014 and 1 reached $ 671.000 and $ 905, respectively.
It is necessary to know that a Apple 1 had an estimated value in its year of manufacture (1976) of about $ 670, so the value has been multiplied due to the collector's eagerness.
Although the reasons why the last auction did not generate the interest of previous sales are not known, it is suspected that the modifications applied in the latter they could significantly alter their final price. The Apple 1 was sold in a green finish, with an additional 8 kB of RA memory; and an EPROM 1702 chip, which allowed a higher execution speed.
As you already know (this is already history) The Apple 1s were hand-assembled by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and a few helpers, in the garage of Jobs's parents' home. Only about 200 units were created and they were sold without a monitor, keyboard, or power supply.
After these, the model called Apple II precipitated the first crisis of the North American company and one of the most serious in its history. Currently, the few remaining Apple 1s can be seen in some public collections.
