48-Year-Old Steve Jobs Signed $200 Check, Auction

In the past, companies often used checks in their business operations. A nascent technology startup founded in the 1970s Apple He also used checks in a similar way. Naturally, these checks Steve Jobs signature It was located. As Apple became a global giant and Steve Jobs became one of the greatest technology entrepreneurs in history, the moral value of these checks exceeded their material value and they became available for sale at auction.

“I have a check dated 50 years old. Can you give me 200 dollars from the account of your customer who died 10 years ago?” if you say you get a response It’s not possible. On the other hand, July 8, 1976 Having Jobs’ signature on this dated check makes it much more valuable. The check states Apple’s original address, Palo Alto, California, and “From Apple Computer Company account” It includes the phrase:

It’s not worth it in the bank, but it’s okay.

The check is described as “in very good condition”. It has already exceeded 15 thousand dollars. Recently, a check signed by Jobs for 4 dollars and 1 cent was sold at auction for 46 thousand 403 dollars. Jobs’ signature and old Apple-related items continue to create a serious market today. A check signed by Jobs and Wozniak for $166.97 was sold for $135,261.

The purchasing power of 200 dollars in 1976, when we compare it with inflation today’s 1084 dollars and 7 cents It corresponds. In other words, someone who cashes the check that day and manages to use that money as much as inflation until today can estimate that the value of the check has already reached approximately 1 in 13 he would have won.