Your favourite toys could be a money spinner (Picture: Getty Images)
Looking to make a little money?
With the cost of living crisis continuing to affect millions, many of us are turning to side hustles to bring in a little extra income.
For others, the solution to making some more money could lie in those toys, electronics and other items you’ve long since confined to the attic.
If you were a child of the 00s we can guarantee you will at some point have played a video game, bought into a fashion fad or even had the must-have toy of the year for Christmas.
Some of those items are worth revisiting because now, over two decades on, they could be worth a lot more than they cost originally – meaning it could be quids in for you.
Read on to find out which sought-after 00s items are now potentially worth a fortune – and how much you could get for them…
1. iPod/iPod Nano
These were once the height of hi-tech (Picture: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
If you honed your love of music in the 00s there’s a strong possibility you would have listened to it on one of these – the iPod Nano, a wafer-thin device which allowed users to download and carry around thousands of songs.
With all that music at your fingertips at any one time it’s no surprise this nifty little device helped change the way we listen to our favourite artists now – but with Spotify and streaming platforms now the order of the day you probably haven’t used your Nano for a while.
No matter. Like other outmoded tech, it’s now potentially worth quite a bit – although it does depend on what condition it’s in and whether it’s been used. Money Digest reported that in 2023 an unopened, sealed iPod in its original box was sold for $29,000 (£22,000) – but even if yours isn’t worth that much, the site reports it could still fetch you up to $250 (£192) depending on which model you have and whether it’s still in its original box.
Check the Apple website for info about whether your old model could be a valuable one.
2. PlayStation 2
You probably traded this in for a newer model (Picture: Getty Images)
The PlayStation 2 hit the shelves in 2000 and was an instant hit, with games such as Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy X among its many big sellers.
Of course it’s since been usurped by newer, snazzier versions of the console but has come to be something of a collector’s item among gaming fans, whether they want a nostalgia boost or the chance to own something they might have been too young for the first time around.
So if you did own a PS2 and you no longer use it, you could be in luck. Prices on this one do vary wildly though – collectibles website PriceCharting suggests a …read more
Source:: Metro
