A first-generation Apple iPhone has fetched more than $300,000 at auction in the US.
The phone had a starting cost of US$499 (NZ$788.40) for the 4GB model and US$599 for 8GBs when it was first released in 2007.
The 4GB model, still in its original packaging, was sold for $190,372.80 (NZ$300,812.80) yesterday after 28 bids, Louisiana auction house LCG Auctions said.
Bidding for the collectible started at US$10,000 ($15,799.65), CBS News reports.
"The original 4GB model is considered a 'Holy Grail' amongst iPhone collectors," LGC Auctions wrote in its listing.
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The original iPhone was discontinued two months after its launch due to low sales.
It comes after another 2007 edition iPhone was sold for US$63,356 (NZ$100,084) in February.
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