The iPod was originally revealed back in 2001 by Steve Jobs who boasted it could fit ‘1,000 songs in your pocket’.
Now, 18 years later, an original device has surfaced on eBay for a whopping $20,000. It’s completely unopened and still sealed in its original packaging.
The listing reads: ‘I am a longtime Apple device collector, and this 5-Gigabyte iPod has been in my personal possession for almost two decades, kept in cool temperatures and away from sunlight. I guarantee that it has been completely unused and untouched inside its original packaging, along with its iconic headphones, charging accessories, and manuals.’
It’s not known how many of the original gadgets are left, or if any are available in factory sealed in their original condition. As such, seeing one on eBay with this kind of price isn’t surprising.
In 2014 a similar sale of a 5GB original iPod for $20k.