If you thought camping out an Apple store before an important launch is the pinnacle of Apple fandom, then you have got some
leveling up to do. Bloomberg has reported that Sotheby will be putting Apple's original founding contract on the block. The document was signed by respected His Appleness Steve Jobs, the lesser Steve aka Steve Wozniak and poor sucker Ron Wayne. The document heralded the establishment of Apple Computer Co. and the date was April 1st, 1976 and no, it's not an April Fool joke.
The auction is likely to be held on December 13th in New York City and it is expected that the e-page document will b e worth about $100,000 to $150,000. So, if you are looking to prove your devotion to your favorite company, you just might start the process of re-mortgaging your house. Richard Austin, the head of books and manuscripts with Sotheby's, said, "This is a foundation document in terms of financial history, social history and technological history."
Sotheby's will be putting a comprehensive package for auction, which will consist of founding document and some other documents such as the one related to Ron Wayne's withdrawal from the venture. Ron Wayne sold his 10 percent share for very cool $800, but that's not it, later he received $1,500 more. Talk about big payday. Anyways, so how much you are willing to pay for this historic set of documents?