Trash or Treasure? Ordinary Objects from Yesterday Worth a Fortune Today

11. Floppy Disc Drive - Estimated Value $1,000 - $50,300

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To save our files in the digital era, we depend on USB drives, cloud storage, and phone memory. But back in the 1960s, floppy discs and drives dominated data storage methods. During a period when technology was fast changing, these devices were indispensable for saving files and documents. Their historical relevance has made floppy disc drives prized collector's objects. Should one of them lie about, you could be sitting on a little fortune. For a floppy disc drive, collectors have been known to spend up to $50,300—especially if it's in good functioning condition or part of a rare collection. For individuals wishing to sell old technology, this makes this not just a treasure of technical past but also a possibly profitable asset.