First generation iPhone still unopened and plastic wrapped in the box was auctioned for more than $63,000. Louisiana based LCG auction set the iPhone dating from 2007 fetched a high bid of $63,356.40 before the auction closed on Sunday. Karen Green, the original owner, said she received it as a gift in 2007 and decided to leave it in the box because she had just gotten a new phone and didn't need to replace it. She became interested in the value of the vintage phone when she heard about another unopened iPhone selling for $40,000.