Steve Jobs’ 1973 job application is up for auction as an NFT
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**PUBLISHED THU, JUL 22 2021 10:48 AM EDT UPDATED THU, JUL 22 2021 11:49 AM EDT**
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**KEY POINTS**
* **Steve Jobs’ 1973 handwritten job application is up for auction in print and as an NFT.**
* **The one-page-long application was created by Jobs after he dropped out of Reed College and three years before he founded Apple.**
* **The auction website says it’s selling the real copy and a digital version in an effort to find which has more value.**
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A 1973 handwritten job application from Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is once again up for auction. But this time, you can bid to buy either the original document or an NFT version.
The [one-page-long application](https://stevejobsjobapplication.com/) was created by Jobs after he dropped out of Reed College and three years before he founded [Apple](https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/AAPL). It doesn’t list a position or the company but says he was interested in electronics tech or design engineer positions. His skills included computer and calculator experience. Jobs co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak in 1976.
NFTs, or [nonfungible tokens](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/15/nft-price-crash-what-next-for-digital-collectibles.html), are assets that delegate ownership of a virtual item like a picture, tweet or video, typically paid for in ethereum cryptocurrency. The asset can only be held by one person at a time, and ownership is recorded on a digital ledger that underpins cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
The [auction website](https://stevejobsjobapplication.com/) says it’s selling the real copy and a digital version in an effort to find which has more value. It also gives the owner a way to make more money off a single document. As of Thursday morning, the physical version has a top bid worth $1,000 while the NFT has a top bid worth $545.93. It was last [sold for over $222,000](https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalogues/timed/charterfields/catalogue-id-charte10075) in March.
Collectors have shown they’re willing to pay top dollar for NFTs. [In March, auction house Christie’s sold an artwork compiled by digital artist Beeple](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/30/beeple-real-name-mike-winkelmann-sees-nfts-around-for-many-decades.html) for $69 million. The hype around digital collectibles [waned in June](https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/15/nft-price-crash-what-next-for-digital-collectibles.html) when NFT sales began to plunge.
The auction, organized by London-based entrepreneur Olly Joshi, is set to close at 5 p.m. ET on July 28.
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