Motorola Brick Prototype - only GBP 44,888.00

[paul-f]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/394028781448

Price: GBP 44,888.00 (Approximately US $58,522.73)

From the description:

_MOTOROLA DYNATAC DESIGN PROTOTYPE 1973___________

MEGA-RARE - very first Motorola handportable telephone Design Prototype Unit!
Investment, museum, collection!
This is the 1973 Mock-Up/Dummy for Dynatac design engineering!
NO REAL WORKING UNIT EXISTS - ALL WORKING TEST DEVICES WAS DESTROYED!
DR. COOPER HAS THE DESIGN PROTOTYPE UNIT SIMILAR WITH MY PIECE.
This is the oldest and the legendary Dynatac item, possible to buy!
Only few pieces made!

Please check my listing for next very rare Motorola cellphones and prototypes. Thank you!

Time Period - 1973
System - mock-up
Condition - nice condition
Not tested - display unit
To ship - Telephone

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The seller also has an early production set listed for a mere GBP 5,555.00 (Approximately US $7,242.33)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/394005841666

http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=26062.0

[paul-f]

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Listing ended, selling price shows as £24.888.

[paul-f]

The buyer has some nerve -- submitting such a low ball offer. 

It may be time to rethink my focus on collecting mainly pre-1984 telephones.

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The buyer has some nerve -- submitting such a low ball offer. 

It may be time to rethink my focus on collecting mainly pre-1984 telephones.

Wow totally.
That is some collector that wanted that phone.
Cheers