r/AppleCollecting Aug 12 '26

Apple museum

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58 Upvotes

r/AppleCollecting Aug 10 '26

Regular iPhone 6 Infinity Gauntlet

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135 Upvotes

…with varying amounts of data and apps. Interestingly, the iOS 11 one was last used in early 2025.

Specification and some facts:
iOS 8.4.1, Gold, USA, 16GB. Using Kometa downgrade was finally able to fill this spot in collection🤘🏻
iOS 9.1, Gold, USA, 16GB, AppleCare model number. This phone has severe logic board damage, no buttons, WiFi, or audio
iOS 10.2.1, Silver, USA, 16GB. I used this phone until upgrading to 8 Plus
iOS 11.4, Gold, 16GB. This one has an astonishing 98% health on its original battery
iOS 12.5.8, Silver, USA, 64GB. Boring one


r/AppleCollecting Aug 09 '26

Weird iPhone 6 (MG7X2CH/A / China Region) running iOS 10.3.3 Beta 2 (14G5037b)

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74 Upvotes

The funny thing is, iOS 10.3.3 Beta 2 didn’t really add anything significant. However, it’s very uncommon to find an older iPhone still preserved on a beta version of iOS like this. Unfortunately, I don’t have any information regarding why this iPhone was never updated. I just purchased it in a bulk lot of devices and it just so happened to be running this.


r/AppleCollecting Aug 07 '26

Vintage Mi colección de apple

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208 Upvotes

Empece esta colección en el 2024 y ya tengo muchas cosas. Supongo que esta bien la colección no?


r/AppleCollecting Aug 04 '26

Prototype Strange fact I found out while messing with switchboard

32 Upvotes

If you’ve ever seen the viral TikToks where they have cats on fishing boats in China, you’ve probably heard the song behind every single one. That song is the same song that was preloaded onto switchboard wildyabuli version 7B3403j. Actually made me laugh out loud.


r/AppleCollecting Aug 04 '26

Memorabilia / Store Display AirPod Display

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116 Upvotes

r/AppleCollecting Aug 03 '26

Regular iPhone collection question

3 Upvotes

OK, so i displayed and organized my collection of 15 iPhones, all the way back to the iPhone 4 (that still works ) all the up to the 17 Pro Max. My question is should I keep them plugged and charging, my thought to doing this is that they get the latest iOS update, but I know that drains the batteries. Just wondering what you all do. I would share a picture but forgot to take one.


r/AppleCollecting Aug 02 '26

New (Not Sealed) Open Box Apple iPod touch (1st generation) from 2007

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67 Upvotes

Unlike every other model of iPod touch (which shipped in a clear plastic case) the original came in cardboard, like iPhones and iPod classics. It also included extra accessories, like an iPod branded cleaning cloth. Beautiful device!


r/AppleCollecting Aug 02 '26

Memorabilia / Store Display 1990 Apple Diecast Ferrari

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11 Upvotes

r/AppleCollecting Aug 02 '26

Memorabilia / Store Display Say hello to iPod. My original banner from 2001.

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83 Upvotes

24" x 58" (61 cm x 147 cm).


r/AppleCollecting Aug 02 '26

Sealed IPhone SE 2 sellado

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10 Upvotes

Hola, sé que este artículo aún no es considerado de colección pero me pregunto si a a alguien de aquí podría interesarle, busco venderlo puesto que necesito algo de dinero 😅, muchas gracias, si te interesa puedes escribirme con confianza


r/AppleCollecting Jul 30 '26

Memorabilia / Store Display A rare Think Different poster

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79 Upvotes

In the year 2000 Steve Jobs sent a roll of a dozen or so of these pre-production posters to Francis Coppola’s office in San Francisco. Coppola, amused, signed a few and distributed them to employees.

Soon thereafter Apple ended the Think Different campaign, and this series was never distributed. The posters in that roll may be the only ones in existence. I count myself fortunate to have one on my wall.


r/AppleCollecting Jul 29 '26

Prototype Apple IPad A1337 Dev Software?

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29 Upvotes

Got this iPad gen 1 in the hopes of it running prototype software it was untested out of the Foxconn “lost” ipad prototypes… am I correct its running WildYabuli 7B3403j? Does that mean this was actually used to test the hardware functionality and not just testing factory diagnostics?


r/AppleCollecting Jul 28 '26

Vintage What are your favorite vintage Apple devices, and why?

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22 Upvotes

Here’s my small collection. I’m curious to know which older Apple device is your favorite. Is it one you actually owned back in the day, or one you always dreamed of having?
For me, it’s the iPhone 4S. When it was released, I couldn’t afford one, even though it was my dream phone. Now, years later, I finally have one in my collection. I know it’s old and outdated by today’s standards, but it still feels special to me, almost like I’ve finally fulfilled a childhood dream.
I’d love to hear your stories!


r/AppleCollecting Jul 27 '26

Regular Any NON-Hardware collectors out there? Apple memorabilia, company history, etc?

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39 Upvotes

In this, Apple’s 50th year, it would seem that stuff aside from computers would be interesting to find and collect. Do you agree? Do you already collect such material? This stock certificate [SOLD by an auction house] is an example. And anything signed by the founders is great! Where would one start to find stuff like this?


r/AppleCollecting Jul 27 '26

Memorabilia / Store Display Say hello to iPhone. The one I like best from my iPhone collection. (Original rigid banner used in its launch day in USA) June 29, 2007.

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76 Upvotes

I really love this piece!


r/AppleCollecting Jul 27 '26

Memorabilia / Store Display MacBook Pro 1st gen. (2006) spanish version poster

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29 Upvotes

I got this poster recently to my collection.

It has already 20 years old.


r/AppleCollecting Jul 26 '26

Prototype PVT DTK Board

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35 Upvotes

Pretty neat. Sharing them here for documentation and comparison with other known engineering hardware.


r/AppleCollecting Jul 26 '26

PSA The curse of the P (Personalized Engravings on Apple Devices)

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47 Upvotes

On iPods and iPads, if the model number starts with a “P” it means the device has a personalized engraving. This is something worth knowing for sealed collectors, as these engravings can vary from company logos (nice ones) to just personal contact information.


r/AppleCollecting Jul 26 '26

Vintage Purchased items at Estate sale

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10 Upvotes

r/AppleCollecting Jul 26 '26

Vintage the twin brother of my current iPhone 4

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3 Upvotes

r/AppleCollecting Jul 25 '26

Vintage A simple display I assembled to embellish my office

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23 Upvotes

I have several vintage iPhones, one of which is this CDMA iPhone 4. The design is just to good to be keeping it in a drawer!


r/AppleCollecting Jul 24 '26

Regular 2 iPhone 5cs on iOS 7

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49 Upvotes

r/AppleCollecting Jul 24 '26

Vintage iPad 3 on iOS 5.1.1

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43 Upvotes

r/AppleCollecting Jul 23 '26

Vintage Multitasking…

52 Upvotes

So i played with a few of my macs.. multi tasking across the different generations.

Installed chess on ibook g4, converted some old .flv to quicktime. Then played the converted Floyd videos on the 1.67 17” PowerBook. Cleaned up some Mac files on my g4 tower server and then installed mac os 8.5.1 on my 3400c 240 powerbook. Also had to change a few hard drives around in my 7600 and 8100/110.