The Most Valuable Collectors' Items in History

136. 2001 iPod Classic

Manufacturer: Apple
Original Price: $399*
Current value: $20,000*

The first iPod was introduced to the public on October 23, 2001, and went on sale less than a month later on November 10, 2001. The M8541 was advertised as “1,000 songs in your pocket.” Nostalgic collectors of old technology paid tens of thousands of dollars for these day-one iPods.

The first iPods could store 1,000 songs, which seems small compared to what Apple's iPhones can do today. The first iPod had a monochrome LCD screen and a 5GB hard drive, and its small size was one of the innovations that set it above its competitors. The first iPod cost around US$ 399 (about R$ 612 in current values).