If you have HOARDING tendencies, you shouldn’t hear this, so EARMUFFS!
A website has put out a list of 10 things from the 2000s that are now “collectible and valuable”, and it’s a bunch of junk that pretty much EVERYONE probably has packed away in their closet.
The list of “10 somewhat unexpectedly valuable items” includes:
1. Tour merch. T-shirts, tour jackets, and other stuff from bands and artists.
2. iPhones. They can be really valuable if they’re still sealed, which would be strange to have, but even your used ones could be “well worth holding onto.”
3. iPods. Believe it or not, kids these days think old iPods are super hip.
4. Gaming Consoles. Like a Nintendo 64, especially if it’s in pristine condition.
5. First Editions. Like the original run of the “Harry Potter” books. As usual, the real money is in the mint condition copies, but ANY original is cool.
6. Pokémon Cards. This one is obvious. And your old collection may have a few unexpectedly-rare gems.
7. Tamagotchi. The “virtual pets” that were all the rage 20 to 30 years ago
8. Lego Sets. Also not shocking, but you may not think about the old ones in your basement being worth something.
9. DVDs. Physical media is booming once again, with interest in CDs, vinyl LPs, Blu-rays, and DVDs all leading the way. Everyone has an old copy of “The Matrix”, but the less common titles and box sets may be sought after.
10. VHS. This is hard to believe, because even VHS players can be hard to find anymore, but supposedly, Gen Z’ers are embracing analog formats, with a soft-spot for the late ’90s, early 2000s VHS releases from their childhood.
(If you’re in your 40s, it can sneak up on you how fast time flies. These things are two or three decades old now, not unlike “antiques” from the ’60s and ’70s when YOU were growing up in the ’90s.)
