Original Apple founding document to be auctioned off – estimated at $2-4 million

on January 23, Christie's will hold an auction in New York to sell a three-page contract signed in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ron Wayne. It is this document that certifies the creation of Apple Computer Company – a future technology corporation with a trillion-dollar capitalization. About reports Apple Insider.

The document consists of three pages and shows how the shares were distributed among the founders. It is estimated that it can be sold for $2-4 million. Ron Wayne left the company less than two weeks after its creation and sold his stake for $800. A little later, he completely gave up his rights to the business for $1500.

And although this 10% could be worth more than $60 billion now, in 2016, Wayne said in an interview with the BBC saidhe says he has no regrets. However, Wayne did sell his copy of the contract for $500. And that was a decision he regretted.

In 2023, a sealed first-generation iPhone was also sold at auction for $190,000.

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