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First generation iPod sells for $29,000 - after being bought for $399 in 2001 and left on owner's shelf for more than two DECADES | This is Money
![My original iPod, purchased on Oct. 2001 launch day at the very first Apple Store (Tysons Corner, VA) : r/ipod My original iPod, purchased on Oct. 2001 launch day at the very first Apple Store (Tysons Corner, VA) : r/ipod](https://i.redd.it/mflz1tycoaz81.jpg)
My original iPod, purchased on Oct. 2001 launch day at the very first Apple Store (Tysons Corner, VA) : r/ipod
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