Apple's founding documents pull in $1.6 million at auction

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Apple's founding documents pull in $1.6 million at auction

12/13/2011

Over two weeks ago, the internets were abuzz with talk of Apple's founding details hitting the auction block. Word was, they'd rake in a sizable $150,000 on the high-end, but it appears even Sotheby's underestimated the power of paperwork. The three sheets of dead tree in question, signed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne (Apple's often forgotten third founder) fetched a whopping $1.6 million today. The measurements first belonged to Mr. Wayne, who reportedly time-honored

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Over two weeks ago, the internets were abuzz with talk of the Apple's founding materials hitting the auction block. Word was, they'd rake in a sizable $150,000 on the high-end, but it appears even Sotheby's underestimated their value. The three pieces of paper in question, signed by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, Apple's short-lived third founder, fetched a whopping $1.6 million dollars today. The information fundamentally belonged to Mr. Wayne, who reportedly orthodox just $2,300 after relinquishing his stocks and agreeing to forfeit claims against the big Apple. as it should be to Bloomberg, Sotheby's identified the winning bidder as Eduardo Cisneros, CEO of the Cisneros Corp.

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