Boom Boxes – up to $8250
Few children today probably know what a boom box is. These portable music players from the 1980s not only personified music, but they also gave birth to portable cassettes and CD players. And thanks to the high demand for vintage goods from today’s hipsters, the value of boom boxes has risen exponentially. You might not expect it, but in August 2019, a SharpGF-999 Stereo Boombox sold on a second-hand marketplace for $3000, while a VTG 2 Lasonic TRC-975 Ghetto Blaster Boombox from 1988 went for $8250. So, for those who still have an old boombox stashed away somewhere, it might be worth putting it up for sale.
Mechanical Piggy Banks – up to $2500
To this day, you may still use a piggy bank to save money. But if your piggy bank has a certain mechanical property, you can sell it for a large sum of money. The Mechanical Bank Collectors of America has been looking for these devices since 1958. Guess how much they are offering? $2500! So I would quickly check with family and friends to see if they happen to have such a special piggy bank. Who knows, you might be able to earn some extra cash.
Antique Biscuit Tin – up to $3400
It may sound strange, but antique biscuit jars can be worth a lot of money. To be fair, we are talking about biscuit tins from the 1940s and 1950s. But who knows, maybe you or someone in your family still has an old drum in the attic. Who would have thought that one day old biscuit tins could be worth serious money? Reyne Hirsch, an appraiser for PBS’ Antiques Roadshow, claims that a 1950s biscuit jar sold for a whopping $1200 in 2018. According to Hirsch, jars in the style of a famous cartoon character can fetch even more. For example, a Little Audrey biscuit jar sold for $3400 on a second-hand marketplace in 2019. What a lot of money.