Bidding on “Apple Computer A” Stalled at $407K

08 AUGUST 2022 - You know I’m starting to doubt my million-dollar prediction on that truly busted old computer.

A few weeks ago I brought you the story of a pre-Apple 1 Apple 1 computer up for auction. It’s special not because it’s in working condition - because it is not. What makes this literally broken machine special is that it’s a demo unit - so demo, the machine wasn’t even called “Apple 1” yet. It’s actually labeled “Apple Computer A.” Making it even more special, it is the Apple computer that Steve Jobs used to sell The Byte Shop on the machine, putting Apple on the road to success.

A very few days after that first story, I let you know that bidding on the busted bit of kit had shot from $130,000 to just over $278,000 to just over $407,000. It was then that I guessed the final sale price could drive north of one-million-dollars. It was also then that bidding ground to a halt. Bidding has been sitting at the same $407,029 since 27 July.

I do think it’s bound to head higher still, but one-million… well… we’ll see. There’s about another week-and-a-half to go. The auction ends on Thursday 18 August.