17+ Objects You Might Have At Home That Could Be Worth A Lot Of Money (Or A Lot Of Money!)

A house sometimes hides little treasures. They can be among the collection of old records, in the closet where grandma’s objects are stacked, on the shelf where you keep your most cherished childhood toys or in the bottom of the drawer, where that cell phone was left that not even for storing contacts anymore. .

Some objects that we don’t even pay attention to can be worth a little extra money. Or a lot of money, if you’re lucky enough to have kept something really valuable for years.

O awesome.club made a selection of some items that have value on used objects websites or at exchange and antiques fairs. Some are rarer and some are very common. See if there are any of them in the middle of the mess…

Susi was an icon among Brazilian girls in the 1960s and 1970s, when Barbie had not yet conquered our market. As the American doll, Susi was released in several versions: sporty, bride, in beachwear… And she had a boyfriend named Beto. It stopped being manufactured by Estrela in 1985, but returned to toy stores in 1997.

An old Susi, if it has the original clothes and in good condition, can be worth more than R$ 1 thousand in the antiques market. Some sellers even ask for R$ 2 thousand or more.

To learn more about the characteristics of Susi dolls from each era, collector Ana Caldatto’s blog, Boneca Susi Museu Virtual, and her Instagram account are good references. Ana even gives tips for cleaning and restoring dolls.

Those who cherished their game consoles and cartridges from the 90s and early 2000s made a small investment. Games from this era, especially the Nintendo 64 line, are highly valued by collectors. Of course, the devices need to be in great working order to get a good price.

A complete Nintendo 64, in the original box, easily exceeds the range of R$ 1 thousand. As for game cartridges, you need to research a lot. Some items that were not very popular at the time of release are now rare and coveted by fans of vintage games. This is the case of the Ogre Battle 64, whose price can exceed R$ 300, if in perfect condition, in the original box and with the instruction manual.

The Playstaion 1 console, launched by Sony in 1995, is also coveted and easily exceeds R$ 1,000 in the electronic rarity trade. If your old video game is from the Sega brand, it’s also worth researching its value. And Nintendo’s Game Boy, released in 1989, can be worth from R$1,000 to almost R$8,000, if sealed.

In the 1960s and 1970s, Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik created a series of animals reproduced in a resin called lucite. It became fashionable to decorate the house with them. For some time now, the animals have been rediscovered and many people collect them, including abroad.

Depending on the size, a Palatnik animal can be worth from R$300 to over R$2,000. It is easy to identify them by the Pal signature in some corner of the piece.

If you were lucky enough to inherit a stack of vinyl records from that uncle who was into MPB and rock music in the 1970s, there could be a small fortune in your hands. To know the value of a collection, you need to have a lot of patience and research the quote item by item, thoroughly.

The best place to evaluate your records yourself is the global platform Discogs, as it gives an accurate estimate of what each copy is worth based on the last sales made. Remember that the original editions (the first pressing of the record) and clean vinyls, without squeaks or jumps, with a well preserved cover, are more valuable.

Some Brazilian albums even have very high prices, such as the double album paêbiru (1976), by Lula Côrtes and Zé Ramalho. The first edition can easily be worth over R$5,000. Bossa nova, Brazilian psychedelic rock and samba rock are genres that are highly regarded in the world market. The singles, which are those discs with one or two songs on each side, can also be worth good money.

Old equipment such as turntables, amplifiers and speakers are also highly valued by those who like to hear the sound of vinyl.

In the first half of the 20th century, this hard and heavy plastic called Bakelite was very common in the manufacture of radios, televisions, telephones, jewelry, clothing buttons and whatever else you can imagine in terms of personal and decorative objects. That black phone that belonged to your great-grandfather is probably bakelite.

Prices vary widely, depending on the size and importance of the object. An old bakelite radio can be worth over R$2,000. The phones are in the average of R$ 500.

The Ferrorama, by Estrela, was a very coveted toy by boys and girls in the 1970s.

Those who have preserved their copy well, in the original box and without losing any piece, can now sell it for around R$ 1,000.

The iPod caused a revolution in the way we listen to music when it was launched by Apple in 2002. With the advancement of smartphones, which today can store music, videos, photos and other types of files, iPods have lost popularity.

But there are those who are willing to pay more than R$8,000 for an original, first-generation, unused iPod. See if your device, forgotten in a corner, is in good working order and get a quote.

If your grandparents got married in the 1960s, it is very likely that they were given pieces of murano, a heavy glass full of colorful details, produced in the city of Murano, Italy. This type of handicraft was fashionable in those times and today the oldest pieces are highly valued by collectors and decorators.

It is difficult to establish a price range, as there are objects of various dimensions and with less or greater complexity of details. However, to give you an idea, a simple old murano ashtray can be worth, on average, R$ 1,500 in the international market. In Brazil, prices are more modest, but you need to know how to distinguish what is real Murano and what is imitation.

It’s amazing, but there are still a lot of cassette tape fans in the world. As a result, they are admirers of the Walkman, the most sophisticated portable way of listening to music until the end of the 20th century.

A walkman that is working properly easily exceeds the value of R$ 2 thousand. The Sony brand is one of the most appreciated by lovers of these old devices.

That big radio recorder known as boombox by hip hop dancers, it’s another old-school stereo that can be worth a lot of money. Models that are highly rated on the market are easily valued at more than R$2,000.

These dolls were gifts from Fábrica de Móveis Brasil, Brejeiro rice and Shell gas stations, respectively, in the 1960s and 1970s.

Brasilino is the best rated: its price can start at R$500. The little dolls from the Brejeiro family, which came inside the rice sacks, cost between R$100 and R$200 a piece. Shell mascots, which were distributed at gas stations, can cost from R$50 to R$200.

Promotional dolls, in general, are quite collectible items. Companies like Bardahl, Varig, Esso or sporting events like the World Cup have launched their copies. You may find something interesting in the family chest.

Some Brazilian coins are highly priced in the collector market — and they don’t even have to be that old. The 1 real coin that commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights, minted in 1998, today sells for around R$200. The complete series of coins from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro is also collectible, and its price should increase with time.

If your grandparents inherited a tin of old coins, take a deep breath and research the origin and value of each one, as there may be rarities in the mess. The same goes for banknotes and stamps that are in old mail envelopes. Maybe there’s something valuable in that old letter Aunt Eusebia received from her boyfriend…

In the late 1990s, it was hard to find a school-age child who wasn’t scolded by the teacher because he was playing with the Tamagotchi in the middle of class. The challenge of the Japanese electronic toy, the size of a keychain, was to take care of a pet and prevent it from dying of hunger.

Today, an old Tamagotchi, imported from Japan (there were many Chinese imitations), costs around R$100. If it is sealed, unused, it can cost around R$10,000.

Until the 1960s or 70s, Brazilian families had silver objects at home: trays, cups, tea services, cutlery and other utensils. As it is boring to maintain silverware (it is necessary to clean it periodically) and life became more practical, people started getting rid of these pieces.

Is there anything left of your grandparents’ silver, up in the cupboards? It is worth checking and quoting prices, which will depend on the origin, size and details of the pieces.

The glass Grandma toasted her engagement in with champagne could be worth some money. But it’s always good to research, because the price of this type of product also varies according to the origin, the craftsman’s work, the manufacturing details, whether it’s glass or crystal…

Tip: cocktail bars tend to value this type of product, as some bartenders like to serve their drinks in old-fashioned glasses and glasses.

With all the facilities and features of our modern smartphones, there are people who think it’s really chic to use an old cell phone, the kind that comes with the snake game installed. So take a look at the back of the drawers at home to see if you have an interesting model left.

A Nokia 3210, for example, can be worth more than R$100. If not used, it easily exceeds R$500.

The lamp in the photo, typical of the passage from the 1950s to the 60s, is an item highly valued by decorators who want to give a vintage touch to an environment.

If you inherited one from your grandmother or aunt, it’s worth restoring. A piece like this, not well cared for, is easily worth more than R$ 4 thousand.

All mid-20th century furniture (called mid century in the slang of interior designers) is now very expensive. It is worth researching stores that work with this type of material to see if there are similar objects in your family’s possession.

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