The contract that founded the Apple Computer Company (now Apple, Inc) is set to be auctioned and is expected to sell for between $2 million and $4 million. It will likely be the most expensive Apple collectible ever sold.
Auction house Christie’s hasn’t yet added the document to its website, but it is reportedly offering the contract in an auction taking place on January 23 …
Airang News reports.
In New York, Auction house Christie’s said on Tuesday it will auction the original 1976 partnership contract that created the Apple Computer Company, valuing it in the 2 to 4 million U.S. dollar range.
The three-page document, signed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ron Wayne, set Apple’s original stakes at 45 percent, 45 percent, and 10 percent, respectively, before Wayne sold his share for 8 hundred dollars days later.
Christie’s will offer the founding contract and Wayne’s withdrawal agreement as a single lot at the January 23, 2026, sale.
Wayne famously got cold feet after realizing he was the only one of the three who had any assets at the time, and therefore might hold all the liability if the company failed. If he had held on to his stake, it would be today worth $400 billion.
Rare Apple memorabilia is frequently auctioned, but this seems set to be the most expensive item to ever go on sale.
- Fully functional Apple-1 Computer sells for $375,000 at auction
- Steve Jobs’ signed Apple II manual fetches $787k at auction, business card sells for $13k
- Steve Jobs signed check up for auction [Update: Sells for 400% of estimate]
- Apple auction includes Steve Jobs’ ‘middle finger to IBM leather jacket,’ Polaroid ID badge
The contract is not yet listed on Christie’s website, but seems likely to be part of an American collectibles auction.
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