Apple has confirmed that it will be pulling the plug on its manufacturing of iPods.
The MP3 player transformed the way people listened to music and ultimately led to the creation of the iPhone that we are all familiar with today.
However, the end of the era of iPods could mean that the old tech you may have lying around the house or in the back of 'that' drawer will fetch you a pretty sum.
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Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs introduced the devices just 21 years ago, announcing that the iPod could pack "a mind-blowing 1,000 songs" onto it.
Together with Apple's iTunes shop, it established a new distribution model for the music industry, allowing people to buy complete albums or pay 99 cents for selected digital songs.
The revolutionary items are already sold online to collectors for impressive amounts, and waiting it out a little while longer could see a big payout.
Limited availability and retro value can dramatically increase the value of products, with even seemingly obsolete tech items fetching thousands on the resale market.
If you're holding onto an old Apple product such as a first-generation iPod or later additions, you might be able to sell it for way more than you originally bought it for.
Better still, if your device is still in its original packaging, its value increases further.
With a quick search online, you will find that the iPod classic is listed for up to €2,570.
Nevertheless, the value inflation is quite surprising as Apple's MP3s are not actually that old - although they may seem somewhat 'vintage' now.
The first iPad hit the market in 2001, selling for a whopping €380.
The relatively clunky tech devices that are only 12 or 15 years old can already get people's wallets out.
Some listings on eBay for Apple collectables show a factory-sealed third-generation iPod Shuffle for €950.
A silver first-gen iPod mini could fetch you a staggering €2,370, while a first-gen iPod could see you up to €950.
An unopened second-gen iPod could go for up to €19,000.
It must be said these figures are just asking prices, but along with Apple's latest announcement, it wouldn't be unreasonable to think that these values will increase further.
Even an iPod brochure released in 2011 with no device or electronica whatsoever now has an asking price of €45.
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