Apple I to hit Christie's auction block starting at $300,000

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/06/apple-i.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/24/apple-i-christies-auction/)If you weren't able to scrounge up enough coin to snap up the last (http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/17/sothebys-apple-i-steve-jobs-atari-note-auction-results/) few (http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/12/apple-1-computer-on-the-auction-block-at-christies-with-a-start/) Apple I computers to be auctioned off, another chance to score one -- and empty your bank account -- is headed your way. Starting today, Christie's will be auctioning a functional Apple I until July 9, with a starting bid of $300,000. If last month's record-breaking $671,400 sale (http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/25/apple-1-671-4k-auction-new-record/) of a similar rig is anything to go by, this machine may rake in more than its estimated $500,000 value. The owner of the Apple I, who picked it up over three decades ago in a swap, modified it with a keyboard, monitor and a tape (http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/19/vintage-cassette-tape-holds-apple-i-basic-killer-modem-tune/) deck for storage - in other words, just the motherboard is original. Those more interested in window shopping can ogle the classic hardware at Mountain View's Computer History Museum beginning tomorrow.

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