Old Apple products can fetch thousands on eBay – check if you have these discontinued devices
APPLE products rarely grow in value over time, but a select few ancient relics are going for thousands on eBay.
Apple has grown into a $2.2trillion dollar tech behemoth - it is the second most valued company in the world and meaningfully one spot ahead of Microsoft.
Apple has reached billions of people, produced iconic advertisements and reinvented retail stores - all while standing alone the forefront of personal-use technology.
As Apple grew, consumers' appetite for buying new gadgets grew along side of it.
Families all around the world accumulate years worth of Apple tech that starts to become outdated the moment it hits the shelves.
But some rare editions and well-preserved products are going for a small fortune on eBay - find out if you've been sitting on an Apple-plated gold mine.
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First Generation iPod
Macintosh 128K
The initial price was set at $2,495 and Apple sold 70,000 units in the .
iBook G3
The iPad line is still operating and updating today, which hurts the appreciation value of past designs - a first-generation iPad in good working condition can fetch you about $55 on eBay.
First Generation iPod Shuffle
Engineers were working on making the screen smaller and smaller - until Jobs recommended doing away with the screen entirely.
Jobs saw that people were curating their own music libraries - whatever came on, they had chosen to put on the device and would listen to.
Selling a first generation Shuffle won't make you rich - one eBay listing has it priced at just $13.
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Products in mint condition will always out-price used devices - its a good reason to buy a random Apple product, never open it, and hope it skyrockets in value as a vintage product years from now.
If you have any outdated Apple tech and intentions to sell, be sure to check the market - you don't want to undersell a nugget of Apple history.
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