{"id":7946,"date":"2023-09-15T18:27:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T18:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/2023\/09\/15\/is-treasure-lurking-in-your-attic-the-unexpected-retro-gadgets-now-worth-thousands\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T18:27:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T18:27:19","slug":"is-treasure-lurking-in-your-attic-the-unexpected-retro-gadgets-now-worth-thousands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latestnews.top\/is-treasure-lurking-in-your-attic-the-unexpected-retro-gadgets-now-worth-thousands\/","title":{"rendered":"Is treasure lurking in YOUR attic? The unexpected retro gadgets now worth THOUSANDS"},"content":{"rendered":"


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With the iPhone<\/a>\u00a015 dropping, it feels like technology is becoming outdated faster and faster – but that doesn’t always mean it loses value.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week\u00a0DailyMail.com revealed the 10 most sought-after cult classic VHS tapes<\/a>, which are fetching thousands on eBay.<\/p>\n

Now we’ve done a deep dive into other semi-vintage technologies up for auction, finding consumers can make a generous profit on products collecting dust in their attic – as long as they have the original packaging.\u00a0<\/p>\n

These forgotten gadgets<\/a> included a first-generation iPod that is going for $60,000 and a 1996 Tamagotchi fetching up to $3,500.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here are five gadgets from which you can make a small (or large) fortune if you’re willing to part ways:<\/p>\n

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DailyMail.com did a deep dive into vintage technologies up for auction, finding consumers can make a generous profit on products collecting dust in their attic – as long as they have the original packaging<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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These forgotten gadgets included a first-generation iPod that is going for $60,000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

First Generation iPod: $60,000\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Apple released the first iPod on October 23, 2001 – eight years before the first iPhone launched.<\/p>\n

The device changed how people listened to music as they no longer had to carry many CDs to listen to their favorite tunes.<\/p>\n

Instead, the iPod saved 1,000 songs that could be shuffled with a finger swipe.<\/p>\n

A first-generation iPod still sealed in its box from 2001 was sold at auction\u00a0early last month for $29,000 in a private sale.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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One of the first-generation iPods is being sold for $60,000 on eBay<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

On\u00a0eBay, some first-generation iPods are listed for around double that price, with the current highest being listed for $60,000 for a factory-sealed iPod Classic 1st Generation.<\/p>\n

Tamagotchi: $3,500<\/h2>\n

These digital pets you had to remember to feed to keep alive came out in 1996 in Japan before coming to the US less than a year later. The egg-shaped device cost about $18 at the time.<\/p>\n

After hatching a digital creature, users must take care of their virtual pet as it moves through the different stages of life.<\/p>\n

Users have to feed it \u2013 either a ‘meal,’ consisting of a rice bowl or a candy ‘snack’ \u2013 and clean up after it goes to the bathroom.<\/p>\n

If they fail to care for it correctly, the pet will get sick and even die.<\/p>\n

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These digital pets you had to remember to feed to keep alive came out in 1996 in Japan before coming to the US less than a year later. The egg-shaped device cost about $18 at the time<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Bandai, the creator, revived the lovable digital pet in 2018 for around $20, but the originals are being auctioned off for a high price.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A set of two Tamagotchi keychains are being sold on eBay for $3,500.<\/p>\n

The hand-held digital pets are making a comeback now with updated colorful graphics, the option to wear them around in a watch band, and the ability to connect with Tamagotchi users worldwide who are also in the ‘Tamaverse.’<\/p>\n

Game Boy Pocket Limited Edition Ice Blue: $3,500\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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The Ice Blue Nintendo Gameboy Pocket was released on September 3, 1996 for about $90. But eBay has one listed for $3,500<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Nintendo is undoubtedly one of the most popular game device makers ever, and its Game Boys line is listed on eBay for between $100 and $18,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A limited-edition ice blue Game Boy Pocket, the first redesigned version of the Gameboy, which\u00a0came out in 1996, is listed on eBay for $3,500, while a Kiwi-colored one is listed for almost $18,000.<\/p>\n

The Ice Blue Nintendo Gameboy Pocket was released on September 3, 1996 for about $90.<\/p>\n

Unlike the Gameboy, the pocket version was smaller and had a lighter form factor.<\/p>\n

Nintendo 64 Pokemon Stadium Battle Set: $1,800\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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Nintendo 64 Pokemon Stadium Battle Set\u00a0lets users see their Pok\u00e9mon battle in 3D and control the digital creature like a handheld main series game<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A Pokemon-themed Nintendo 64 is being listed on eBay for $1,799.99.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Nintendo 64 came out in June 1996\u00a0in Japan and in September of that year in the US.<\/p>\n

The one up for auction on eBay includes the game itself, two controllers, the transfer pack, and the original box.<\/p>\n

The console lets users see their\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon battle in 3D and control the digital creature like a handheld main series game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Motorola Dynatac 8000x: $55,519<\/h2>\n
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One of these cell phones is listed for more than $55,000 on eBay<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The product includes the charging base and carrying bag<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

On April 3, 1973, Motorola employee Martin Cooper called in New York on a Motorola DynaTAC 8000X – widely regarded as the first public mobile phone call.<\/p>\n

The device is also said to be the world’s first portable mobile phone, weighing 1.75 pounds.<\/p>\n

DynaTAC was a series of Microsoft cell phones between 1983 and 1994<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The DynaTAC 8000x was the line’s first model and offered 30 minutes of talk time. It was the first cell phone offered commercially.<\/p>\n

One of these cell phones is listed for more than $55,000 on eBay, including the charging base and carrying bag.\u00a0<\/p>\n

VHS tapes<\/h2>\n

You could be sitting on a treasure trove of valuable childhood movies.<\/p>\n

Streaming has replaced trips to the video store, but VHS tapes are becoming a hot commodity among collectors.<\/p>\n

Classics like Back to the Future and movies with a cult following like the original Fast and the Furious are fetching thousands on eBay<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But before you go sprinting to the garage or rummaging around the attic – proceed with care: the condition of these tapes is key to their sale price.<\/p>\n

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Sorry, that copy of ‘Aladdin’ you watched 50,000 times as a kid is a dud.<\/p>\n

eBay says that around 250,000 VHS tapes are sold on the online selling platform every year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, it revealed more than three million dollars has been spent on VHS tapes by eBay buyers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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