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I have about 40 unopened first generation Zunes. Should I sell them now or will they be worth more in the future?

>> No.15059461

honestly, that's pretty based

>> No.15059462

I'd offer you a dollar but the shipping is on you

>> No.15059472

The batteries on them do not work and they used mechanical hard drives that are all likely seized now due to never being spun.
You have successfully held to zero Anon congrats.

>> No.15059480

>>15059452
Wait 30 years, then sell them as vintage items.

>> No.15059481

>>15059452
throwback
I think you should wait longer

>> No.15059486

what are the storage spaces OP? I'm going to an area with zero internet for five months and one of these would be great.

>> No.15059487

Holy crap what a blast from the past, I miss my old Zune HD. Some guy stole it though and lost my old computer that had those songs ;_;

I'd keep a few unopened. Those could be like pokemom booster packs down the line, or at least some MS fanboys would buy in auction years down the road

>> No.15059497

>>15059452
Now is probably a good time. We're currently in a phase where dumb millennials are buying "retro" gear ironically. Prices will be up. If you wait, is going to be a long hold till they become in style again.

>> No.15059498

>>15059472
damn i cant believe i never thought about this before

>> No.15059503

I had one of these in middle school and everyone called me a faggot

>> No.15059509

>>15059486
I think mostly 30g, but some are the 120

>> No.15059512

>>15059503
they still do

>> No.15059528

>>15059472
>that are all likely seized now due to never being spun.
thats not how hard drives work anon

>> No.15059542

>>15059509
well I'm interested in one of the 120's if you can just post a YouTube video of it working

lcdarcadefire@gmail.com

cheers mate

>> No.15059543

fuck you o{Pp EiorstihsdfoijSf dhSHSAHHAH AHAhAhAhAHA YOU FAG HAHA AhAhAHAHAH!!!

>> No.15059552

>>15059542
nice email retard, what do you have a net worth of $35m and listen to neutral milk hotel too?

>> No.15059553

>>15059542
i will definitely consider it, thanks

>> No.15059562

>>15059528
And even if they were seized up and the batteries were crap, you can install an SD card in place of the hard disk. People used to do that with old school iPods. Zunes are still pretty popular with audiophiles so it *might* be worth it.

>> No.15059575

>>15059562
audiophiles? how tf does an mp3 player sound better than another mp3 player? it's mp3 quality or analog device

>> No.15059581

>>15059552
rather use my stupid anonymous email from when I was in college than post my literal work email that contains my real name eh

>> No.15059630

>>15059553
probably around $250NZD + shipping to new zealand is what I'll offer.

>> No.15059640

>>15059581
i'm fucking with you anon, but seriously use protonmail if ur serial

>> No.15059651

>>15059575
I think it can do FLAC playback and has a good pre-amp, things that matter to audio nerds that vary from device to device.

>> No.15059798

Sell one now, see how much it will fetch. Or set the market if there are no other competitors

>> No.15059814

>>15059575
it's all placebo
every bit of it

>> No.15059842

>>15059651
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hardware_and_software_that_supports_FLAC#Microsoft

even if it did support lossless, i don't imagine any preamp that fits in a portable device can be much better than any other preamp in another portable device. part of the meme about preamps is bigger = better

>> No.15059908

>>15059575
Play the same MP3 on a PSP and one of those old Sandisk MP3 players with the same headphones
The difference is significant. Some of the really good dedicated MP3 players from the late 00s are worth a lot of money now. No one makes high end ones anymore

>> No.15060007

>>15059452
They might be retro novelty gadgets in like 20 years

>> No.15060027

>>15059452
do you have any brown?

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>>15059452
why tho
I see iPods appreciating in value but Zunes idk

Have you checked ebay? Most sell for about $80 max.

And as someone mentioned the batteries are probably toast.
Hard drives should be fine though unless they were just defective from the start

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>>15059452
Hold on to them for a few decades and you're rich as fuck.
People love paying ridiculous money for relics from the past, especially mint condition.

>> No.15060361

>>15059452
This makes me miss Windows Phone.

>> No.15060364

>>15059487
>>15059452

Honestly anon you've held for too long for them to be desired as useful objects but not long enough for them to be collectible. Definitely wait 10 years, you have nothing to lose. At that point--- maybe later though--- design museums, collectors, enthusiasts, etc will probably be interested in mint condition zunes.

>> No.15060378

>>15059503

Yeah dude, blame it on your zune. I'm sure it wasn't you at all.

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>>15059528
the heat/cold cycles of the seasons have immeasurably warped those little arm readers and any movement will brix

>> No.15061261

>>15061110

doubt
I have one myself since '07 and it still works great.

>> No.15061277

ipod = big gay
zune-chan = fucking based and mega cute

>> No.15061306

>>15059503
They weren’t wrong

>> No.15061310

>>15059452
put one one on ebay and see how it does