Magazine signed by Steve Jobs fetches more than $50K at auction

Last month, we told you about a copy of Newsweek magazine that was going to be auctioned off. Dated October 24th, 1988, the cover featured the picture of a 33-year old Steve Jobs. The headline, "Mr. Chips. Steve Jobs Puts The 'Wow' Back In Computers," was related to the magazine's cover story, which was all about Jobs' unveiling of the first NeXT Computer. Besides the picture of Jobs on the cover, this particular copy of the magazine included something very rare and valuable: Steve Jobs' autograph.

Putting the magazine up for an initial bid of $1,000 was Denise Williams, a former senior ...