Do you’ve gotten certainly one of these gathering mud in your attic? Consultants reveal the forgotten devices that could possibly be price a fortune – together with answering machines for landlines

It was solely a few a long time in the past that houses and places of work have been crammed with answering machines and BlackBerry telephones.

And though they have been out of date for years, they’re now among the many retro devices that might make you a fortune.

Brits are sitting on a hidden goldmine of outdated forgotten tech units that could be gathering mud within the attic, in accordance with a brand new report from Gumtree. 

The on-line market has launched its first ‘Pre-Owned Price Index’, which reveals how a lot sellers might earn from second-hand tech and home goods. 

And it suggests there’s excessive demand for a lot of outdated gizmos, from telephones to consoles and different home goods.  

Kim Faura, client knowledgeable at Gumtree, mentioned ‘seemingly outdated tech’ can nonetheless promote for big quantities – whether or not they nonetheless work or not. 

‘What somebody plans to do with an answering machine or a Blackberry telephone isn’t all the time apparent,’ he mentioned

‘But clearly, nostalgia nonetheless carries worth.’ 

Despite being phased out within the nineties, greater than 1,000 individuals have responding to adverts for answering machines for landlines prior to now yr, Gumtree reveals 

BLACKBERRY PHONES

Millions of younger smartphone customers right now will not bear in mind BlackBerry, the cumbersome handheld machine that took the world by storm within the noughties – and not too long ago impressed a significant movement image. 

Boasting each a big display and QWERTY keyboard, BlackBerry telephones appeared distinctive in contrast with different handsets of the period. 

At one level, BlackBerry, owned by a Ontario-based firm of the identical identify, offered greater than 50 million handsets in a yr. 

But because the twenty first century progressed, the widespread business shift in the direction of touchscreens spearheaded by Apple left BlackBerry within the mud. 

To the despair of its devoted cult of followers, the ultimate BlackBerry telephones have been produced in 2020 and software program help was withdrawn two years later. 

Now, BlackBerry telephones are helpful for little greater than a nostalgia kick or as a paperweight, however is perhaps price promoting you probably have one mendacity round. 

According to Gumtree’s Pre-Owned Price Index, BlackBerry telephones are promoting for a mean of £30 on the web site ‘regardless of most now being largely outdated’. 

BlackBerry, the Canadian firm that took the world by storm in 2000 with its traditional smartphone, ended help for the long-lasting machine in 2022

NOKIA PHONES 

If you owned a telephone 20 years in the past, the chances are high that it was a Nokia.  

Once the world chief within the cellphones market, the Finnish model is one other nonetheless fondly remembered by tech followers right now. 

Some of its fashions are the stuff of legend, together with the 3310, famend for its sturdiness, as soon as described as a ‘massive robust cockroach of a telephone’. 

There was additionally the curved 8110 handset with its slideable entrance cowl, made well-known by blockbuster sci-fi film ‘The Matrix’ in 1999. 

And who might neglect the Nokia 6800, with its uncommon fold-out keyboard that permit individuals use thumbs for typing both aspect of the display. 

According to Gumtree, Nokia telephones – which haven’t been a critical participant available in the market for nicely over a decade – additionally present persons are keen to pay for nostalgia.   

One mendacity round in a drawer might internet the vendor a mean of £30 – however chances are you’ll get a greater worth if it is one of many extra well-known fashions. 

Nokia’s iconic 3310, first launched 25 years in the past, was described as a ‘massive robust cockroach of a telephone’ with ‘legendary sturdiness’

Nokia 8110, that includes a slidey entrance cowl, made an look in 1999 blockbuster movie ‘The Matrix’

ANSWERING MACHINES 

It could appear weird, however persons are utilizing Gumtree to purchase answering machines for landline telephones, in accordance with the findings. 

In the times earlier than WhatsApp, bodily answering machines allowed individuals to go away voice messages on phone landlines ‘after the beep’.

Those sufficiently old will bear in mind fashions that recorded the messages straight onto a cassette contained in the machine that needed to be performed again.  

But by the mid-nineties, built-in voicemail programs have been added to telephones, rendering the idea just about out of date. 

Even although you possibly can nonetheless depart a message on a house telephone, smartphones and apps resembling WhatsApp and Telegram have largely outdated landlines. 

Other than being a retro addition to a somebody’s longue, answering machines maybe of little use right now – however they’re promoting at a mean of £35 on Gumtree.

Incredibly, information confirmed that greater than 1,000 individuals have responded to adverts for answering machines prior to now 12 months. 

Pictured, a Panasonic answering machine with a twin compact cassette tape drive to file and replay messages

OLD CONSOLES 

They characterize a golden period of gaming, so there’s little shock that consoles from the Nineties and 2000s are draw consideration on Gumtree too. 

Sony’s PlayStation 1 and a pair of and Nintendo’s Wii have generated 1,031 responses to listings on Gumtree prior to now 12 months.

They’ve been promoting for £45 every on common second-hand – which sarcastically is in regards to the worth of a PlayStation 5 recreation right now.

PlayStation 5 – the newest mannequin in Sony’s collection – was launched almost 5 years in the past, which isn’t fairly lengthy sufficient to make it retro tech.

But for individuals promoting the console second-hand, Gumtree consultants advise them to not underprice it. 

On common, PlayStation 5 consoles are price £300 secondhand, not far off the present new worth of £429.99. 

Nintendo launched its newest console the Switch 2 earlier this yr,  whereas Sony’s PlayStation 6 is anticipated to come back out in 2027 or 2028. 

Classic: The authentic Sony PlayStation (pictured) was launched in Japan in December 1994, adopted by a wider launch the next yr

iPHONES AND OTHER DEVICES

According to Gumtree, Apple’s iPhones command a mean of £250 – with newer fashions going for way more. 

In comparability, Samsung telephones in the meantime go for £200 on common, HTC telephones £40 on common and LG simply £32.50 on common. 

The common iPhone will get 1.4 replies for each itemizing, exhibiting simply how sturdy demand is for Apple merchandise even when they’re secondhand. 

Gumtree warns that some tech can see massive worth drops when offered on, resembling laptops, which regularly price upwards of £1,000 new however go for a mean of simply £160 secondhand. 

The website’s Pre-Owned Price Index additionally consists of non-techy gadgets together with golf golf equipment, automotive components, furnishings and white items. 

THE TRILLION DOLLAR RISE OF APPLE

1976: Founders Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne created the corporate on April 1 1976 as they set about promoting laptop kits to hobbyists, every of which was constructed by Wozniak.

The first product was the Apple I. 

1977: Apple launched the Apple II in June, which was the primary PC made for the mass market. 

Steve Jobs unveils Apple Computer Corporation’s new Macintosh February 6, 1984 in California.

1981: Jobs grew to become chairman.  

1984: The Macintosh was launched throughout an advert break for the Super Bowl and later formally unveiled throughout a launch occasion. It was discontinued a yr later and Jobs left the agency.

1987: Apple launched the Macintosh II, the primary color Mac.

1997: Apple publicizes it is going to purchase NeXT software program in a $400 million deal that entails Jobs returning to Apple as interim CEO. He formally took the function in 2000.  

The then Chief Executive Officer of Apple, Steve Jobs, with the iPhone

2001: Apple launched iTunes, OS X and the first-generation iPod.

The first iPod MP3 music participant was launched on October 23, 2001, at an occasion in Cupertino and was capable of maintain as much as 1,000 songs.

2007: Apple unveils the iPhone. 

2010: The first iPad was unveiled.

2011: Jobs resigned in 2011 attributable to sickness, handing the CEO title to Tim Cook. Jobs died in October from pancreatic most cancers.

2014: Apple unveiled the Apple Watch. It additionally unveiled its first bigger iPhones – the 6 and 6 Plus. 

2015: After buying Beats from Dr Dre, Apple launched Apple Music to compete with Spotify and different music streaming providers. 

2016: Apple returned to its roots and introduced the 4-inch iPhone SE. Meanwhile, the agency is embroiled in a authorized battle with the FBI, involving the company demanding entry to the locked telephone utilized by Syed Farook, who died in a shootout after finishing up a lethal December assault in San Bernardino, California together with his spouse. The court docket order was dropped on March 28 after the FBI mentioned a 3rd occasion was capable of unlock the machine.  

2017: Apple introduces the iPhone X, which removes the house button to make manner for a futuristic edge-to-edge display design and a brand new FaceID system that makes use of superior sensors and lasers to unlock telephones with simply the proprietor’s face.    

Apple CEO Steve Jobs speaks at an Apple occasion at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif.

2018: In a primary for the corporate, Apple introduces new options in its newest working system, iOS 12, that encourage customers to handle and spend much less time on their units. The transfer was spawned by a strongly worded letter from shareholders that urged the agency to deal with the rising drawback of smartphone habit amongst youngsters and youngsters. 

2019: In January, Apple stories its first decline in revenues and earnings in a decade. CEO Tim Cook partly blamed steep declines in income from China.

2020: In March, Apple closes all its bricks and mortar retail shops outdoors of China in response to coronavirus. 

2021: In a web-based digital occasion in April CEO Tim Cook declared Apple’s objective of changing into carbon impartial for Earth Day. Later within the yr the iPhone 13 was introduced. 

2022: In September the iPhone 14 was introduced. One of the brand new options included a brand new sensor to detect if a consumer had been in a automotive crash in addition to an improved digicam system. 

2023: Apple introduced again its ‘Home Pod’ after the primary technology was discontinued. The ‘Home Pod’ will be seen as a substitute for Amazon’s Alexa or Google Home as it’s powered by voice instructions. 

2024: Apple makes its first steps into synthetic intelligence with the discharge of Apple Intelligence. The options usually are not all launched directly with many delayed till the next yr.