Overview
- The documents will be offered in New York on January 23, 2026 as part of Christie’s “We the People: America at 250” sale with a pre-auction estimate of $2 million to $4 million.
- The single lot comprises the original three-page partnership agreement establishing Apple Computer Company and Ron Wayne’s formal withdrawal papers.
- The 1976 contract set ownership at 45% for Steve Jobs, 45% for Steve Wozniak, and 10% for Ron Wayne, who exited 12 days later for $800 plus a subsequent $1,500 payment.
- The same set of papers last sold at Sotheby’s in December 2011 for about $1.59 million, providing a prior market benchmark now surpassed by Christie’s guidance.
- Reports note the oft-cited calculation of what Wayne’s original 10% might be worth today is a rhetorical comparison rather than a realistic equivalence given decades of stock changes.