{"id":55979,"date":"2023-09-28T16:38:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T16:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saveupdata.com\/?p=55979"},"modified":"2023-09-28T16:38:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T16:38:59","slug":"your-old-gameboy-could-be-worth-22000-as-price-of-vintage-tech-skyrockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saveupdata.com\/news\/your-old-gameboy-could-be-worth-22000-as-price-of-vintage-tech-skyrockets\/","title":{"rendered":"Your old Gameboy could be worth \u00a322,000 as price of vintage tech skyrockets"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gamers already have some serious cash in the attic thanks to the skyrocketing value of retro games consoles\u2014but these could be worth more than a house deposit in the years to come.<\/p>\n
Some of the most popular Nintendo consoles are already worth a fortune in mint condition, including the hugely popular Game Boy.<\/p>\n
This handheld console was one of the first truly affordable ways to game back in its day, but now it's worth thousands.<\/p>\n
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And, with the value of vintage consoles increasing massively every year, it's set to be worth a small fortune by the end of the decade.<\/p>\n
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With the Nintendo Gameboy increasing in value by roughly 191.7% each year, it's estimated that the 8-bit console could be worth as much as \u00a322,000 ($27,768) in 2028 as unopened models become increasingly rare, according to a study by Bitcoin Casinos.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, boxed Nintendo Gamecubes could be worth \u00a37976 in 2028, given that the console's value has increasing by more than 6x since launch.<\/p>\n
Other classic consoles are predicted to be worth a pretty penny in mint condition in 2028, including:<\/p>\n
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So, it might be time to head into the attic and dust off your old retro tech as you could be sitting on a goldmine.<\/p>\n
For example, UK-based retro console collector Mark Jasiewicz is currently sitting on \u00a310,000 worth of kit, including 19 games consoles and countless games from the 1970s to the 2010s.<\/p>\n
Mark told the Star last year: "At the moment, year on year, games are all increasing in price. There's things I bought four years ago that are now worth more already, and they're not even rare.<\/p>\n
"I don't think you would lose money and the nostalgia will make you feel good." <\/p>\n
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