{"id":13377,"date":"2024-02-17T11:37:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-17T10:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/17\/when-you-use-a-walkman-all-the-memories-come-back-the-people-still-in-love-with-old-tech\/"},"modified":"2024-02-17T11:37:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T10:37:24","slug":"when-you-use-a-walkman-all-the-memories-come-back-the-people-still-in-love-with-old-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/17\/when-you-use-a-walkman-all-the-memories-come-back-the-people-still-in-love-with-old-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018When you use a Walkman all the memories come back\u2019: the people still in love with old tech"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cassette players and tapes, vintage Game Boys and boomboxes seem like relics of a bygone era. So why are they being snapped up, sometimes for eye-watering prices?<\/p>\n

In 1989, jewellery maker Tiffany & Co and electronics company Sony released a silver-plated Walkman (complete with a fitted wooden box) to celebrate 10 years of the portable cassette player. Only\u00a0250 were made. Several decades on, and long since the cassette Walkman began its slide into obsolescence \u2013 outpaced first by the cumbersome Discman and the vibe-less MiniDisc player, then lapped by the iPod and\u00a0iPhone \u2013 you can still find some of these items selling\u00a0in auctions for hundreds and sometimes thousands of pounds.<\/p>\n

One of the Tiffany Walkmans, originally presented to the Who, was later sold by the ex-wife of the band\u2019s late bassist John Entwistle on a 2011 episode of the US TV show Pawn Stars<\/a>. After some haggling, the traders at Gold & Silver Pawn in Las Vegas agreed to pay $1,250 for it. \u201cThis is one of those weird things that I think someone\u2019s willing to buy just to say they have it,\u201d \u00adreasoned Pawn Stars\u2019 Corey Harrison to his father, Rick.<\/p>\n

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\nCassette players and tapes, vintage Game Boys and boomboxes seem like relics of a bygone era. So why are they being snapped up, sometimes for eye-watering prices?
\nIn 1989, jewellery maker Tiffany & Co and electronics company Sony released a silver-plated Walkman (complete with a fitted wooden box) to celebrate 10 years of the portable cassette player. Only\u00a0250 were made. Several decades on, and long since the cassette Walkman began its slide into obsolescence \u2013 outpaced first by the cumbersome Discman and the vibe-less MiniDisc player, then lapped by the iPod and\u00a0iPhone \u2013 you can still find some of these items selling\u00a0in auctions for hundreds and sometimes thousands of pounds.
\nOne of the Tiffany Walkmans, originally presented to the Who, was later sold by the ex-wife of the band\u2019s late bassist John Entwistle on a 2011 episode of the US TV show Pawn Stars. After some haggling, the traders at Gold & Silver Pawn in Las Vegas agreed to pay $1,250 for it. \u201cThis is one of those weird things that I think someone\u2019s willing to buy just to say they have it,\u201d \u00adreasoned Pawn Stars\u2019 Corey Harrison to his father, Rick. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cassette players and tapes, vintage Game Boys and boomboxes seem like relics of a bygone era. So why are they being snapped up, sometimes for eye-watering prices? In 1989, jewellery maker Tiffany & Co and electronics company Sony released a silver-plated Walkman (complete with a fitted wooden box) to celebrate 10 years of the portable …<\/p>\n

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