Earlier this month, Apple announced that it was completely discontinuing the iPod. The company is selling off the remaining stock, and it will no longer be possible to officially buy the player. Against this background, the prices of stores increased somewhat. Some users have suggested that the devices on hand can be sold at a higher profit, but in practice, everything is exactly the opposite.

SellCell analyzed the listings for various iPod models on different sites that specialize in reselling used devices. It turned out that Apple players in total lost 89% in price. For example, the fourth-generation 40 GB iPod Classic, released in 2004, originally cost $399, but now sells for just $5—just 1.3% of the original price.

The new models lost the least in value. For example, the seventh generation 16 GB iPod nano and the seventh 32 GB iPod touch were able to save almost 30% of their original price: iPod touch 7 Gen in good condition can be purchased for $ 57-100, depending on the volume of the drive.

Statistics show that the iPod loses a lot of price over time, and even the announcement of the discontinuation of the production did not affect this fact. An exception may be perhaps completely new and unopened copies that are valuable for collectors.