A 'hand-made in Cupertino' OG iPhone prototype is up on eBay, and it works!

So far, the phone has amassed a $12,300 bid, and not even the reserve price has been met, so who knows how much will the owner ultimately fetch for it. There are plenty of folks with means that would love to own the piece of electronics that started it all, so we'll keep an eye on where the price ends up in a week or so.
Noticeable differences on this iPhone Prototype compared to mass produced 1st generation iPhones:
Rare Apple engineer sticker which says Ver 1.1.1
Running multiple testing software, including OS X and Earthbound (not the normal OS 1)
Used by Apple for testing to make the original iPhone
Circa 2006. Before the original iPhone release date (mid 2007)
Different weight. Much heavier at 144.5 grams (normal iphone 2g is 135 gram)
No FCC etchings at the back
Bell icon for the mute button
Complete different internals, including different battery, different wifi etc
Excellent investment
Early prototype
Hand made in Cupertino, California. (not mass produced in China like normal iPhones)
Secretly code named Project Purple (at this stage of development, the "iPhone" name was unknown)
EXTREMLY RARE. Only a few are known to exist
Highly sought after
Rare Apple engineer sticker which says Ver 1.1.1
Running multiple testing software, including OS X and Earthbound (not the normal OS 1)
Used by Apple for testing to make the original iPhone
Circa 2006. Before the original iPhone release date (mid 2007)
Different weight. Much heavier at 144.5 grams (normal iphone 2g is 135 gram)
No FCC etchings at the back
Bell icon for the mute button
Complete different internals, including different battery, different wifi etc
Excellent investment
Early prototype
Hand made in Cupertino, California. (not mass produced in China like normal iPhones)
Secretly code named Project Purple (at this stage of development, the "iPhone" name was unknown)
EXTREMLY RARE. Only a few are known to exist
Highly sought after
source: eBay
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