- [Narrator] We often assume getting rich from valuable objects requires
digging up buried treasure, ancient relics or precious gems. But it may surprise you to learn that the most valuable
items of all could lie among the things you have
tucked away in your home. From vintage video games to Furbys, and even dusty old dishes, you wouldn't believe how valuable some of the seemingly worthless trinkets we tend to leave gathering dust can be. So, open the hatch to
the attic, grab a duster, and let's explore the overlooked valuables that could well make you a fortune! (playful music) - Amazing! - [Narrator] Number 10, Nintendo Game Boy. When the Nintendo Game
Boy launched in 1989, it brought countless hours of joy to kids all over the world. But there's more than just nostalgia value in these old, handheld consoles, which often sell for a fortune today. While used versions of
the handheld console in its many forms sell for
anywhere between $30 and $150, the value increases dramatically if the console is in
an original sealed box. Pricecharting.com
estimates that an original, sealed Game Boy usually
goes for as much as $549.95. Even more recent models, like this SpongeBob Game Boy Advance SP can fetch almost $500, if sealed. On Amazon and eBay, unopened, original and
limited-edition original models can fetch thousands of dollars. Adding unopened games to the equation can help you hit the absolute jackpot. You can get up to $2,364
for Amazing Tater, $2,500 for Mega Man 5, and
$3,500 for Spud's Adventure. Even unsealed, some of these can easily fetch prices
approaching the $1,000 mark. If your parents ever told you video games are a waste of time, think of me while you savor
telling them how wrong they are. Number nine, golf balls. While winning PGA tours is undoubtedly the best way
to make money from golf, it's pretty difficult. Luckily, you can still make
big bucks from the sport without actually even playing. Yep, you can make thousands of dollars by recovering golf balls. Your average golfer loses
about two balls a game, and in the US, 100
million missing golf balls are recovered every year. You can just walk around the
rough areas of golf courses and find tons of missing balls, with little more effort
required than walking around. You'll feel the distinctive
bump of a gold ball under the ground with your foot. Choose to walk around the rough areas to the right or left of the teeing ground. Websites like eBay
auction used golf balls, or you can sell them directly
to golfers at a lowered price. Most retrieved golf balls
sell for around 50 cents each, so recovering 1,000 balls could net you $500 for a day's work. Premium brands in good
condition can even sell for more than $2 each. But self-proclaimed golf ball divers know the big bucks lay at
the bottom of the ponds and lakes on golf courses, where the highest concentration
of lost balls are found. The best divers have
been known to retrieve as many as 10,000 balls a day, and often enjoy annual incomes ranging between $50,000 and $100,000. This method obviously comes with its fair share of
occupational hazards and requires scuba certification. And watch out for gators and crocs, depending on where you are, they bite a lot harder
than a stray golf ball. You could save yourself
the effort, though, if you're lucky enough to stumble across an animal with a taste
for dimpled spheres. Case in point, a set of golf balls, removed from a python in
Australia after it swallowed them, were sold on eBay for $1,253. It's true what they say, to get rich, you've gotta have the balls. Number eight, meat stones. These may look like tasty bits of bacon, but, while valuable, these
treasures are not edible. That's because they're actually rocks, part of an oddly popular,
notably peculiar phenomenon in China and Japan. A museum in Lushan, China, has an entire, hugely popular section dedicated to a collection of
rocks that look like meat, like marbled pork or beef. At the Kyushu Museum in Fukuoka, Japan, Taiwan's prized meat-shaped stone attracted almost 6,000 visitors per day during its time on display there. The appreciation of meat
stones is centuries old, the one at Kyushu museum being carved during the Qing dynasty. But the meat of the
matter is that nowadays, the prices for these peculiar stones, most of which are naturally formed or carved from jasper and
dyed, have skyrocketed. Nowadays, the most
realistic-looking meat stones sell for thousands of dollars. So, if you have any meaty-looking
stones in your yard, ship 'em straight to China! You might just make a fortune. And while China and Japan are going crazy for rocks that look like meat, the people of Chile and Peru are much more interested in
meat that looks like rocks. The Pyura Chilensis, also known as a living rock or sea squirt, is a gross-looking,
filter-feeding sea creature. It's a popular delicacy
in South America and Asia, but could easily be mistaken for a rock before it's cracked open. It would be an expensive rock to overlook on a trip to the beach, however, as they can fetch as
much as $170 per kilo. Number seven, Pokémon cards. High school can be a rough time
for Pokémon card collectors. But, as is often the case,
the nerds win the long-game, because Pokémon cards are
often worth a fortune today. More than 20 years since the creation of the Pocket Monsters franchise, collectors are exchanging ultra-rare cards like wily stockbrokers. The rarer the card, the more valuable, and the shinier, the better. Specific versions of these
holographic Charizard cards fetch between $12,000
and a whopping $70,000, and other limited-edition cards fetch similarly colossal prices. But among the highest-earners is this Pikachu Illustrator card, issued to winners of the CoroCoro
Comic Illustration Contest in January 1998. It was sold at auction for
an unbelievable $55,000, and other copies have been listed on eBay for as high as 100 grand. Now, you've really gotta catch 'em all! Number six, Furbys. Whether these toys were cute or creepy is a debate that's yet to be settled, but there's no debate as to their value among collectors in 2019. If you have a pristine condition Furby, or better yet, factory-sealed, it could garner some serious
pocket money for you. The original, sealed 1998 edition regularly goes for
upwards of $1,000 on eBay. Rarer versions fetch even more. One Millennium Edition
Furby was sold in early 2019 for more than $4,500! But even open-box models
can easily fetch $100. So, if you've got a Furby lying around, now's the time to either
reminisce about your childhood or cash them in for
your mortgage payments. Number five, winter flower. If you've ever thought
roses are overpriced, you obviously haven't heard
of the giant snowdrop. The Galanthus Woronowii, or the Elizabeth Harrison giant snowdrop, is a springtime flower found
in the UK, and is lauded because of its distinct
gold markings and rarity. They often fetch 65 pounds per bulb, and in one instance in 2012, a single bulb was sold for 725 pounds. Galanthus Woronowii
occasionally appears randomly in gardens around the UK, and seeing as collectors are
willing to pay top dollar, it's a good excuse to finally go outside. My YouTube overlords don't
let me outdoors anymore, so, you'll have to let
me know how it goes. Number four, Lego. They may hurt more than
childbirth to step on, but did you know some Lego bricks have a higher rate of return than gold? Lego puts out new sets every year and retires older sets every two years. This has resulted in a
substantial second-hand market, where the prices for retired
sets increase significantly. Full collector sets can
also rake up thousands, like the Ultimate Collector's
Millennium Falcon, instances of which have sold for as high as 15 grand at auction. Huge assorted Lego collections regularly reach $10,000
and above on eBay, too, so, your tubs of random bricks and figures could also be worth a pretty penny. But collectors are usually on the hunt for specific missing pieces and are willing to pay unbelievable prices to complete their sets. For instance, Boba Fett's
legs alone sell for over $200, while this red Darth Vader
helmet sells for over $400. Misprinted pieces and prototypes
also list for thousands, so, even your faulty Legos
can make you a fortune. Definitely worth checking the
underside of your foot for! Number, three, first-edition books. After you finish hunting for
Game Boys, Furbys and Legos, you should check out your bookshelf. Certain first-edition books are worth a fortune in good condition. For example, the first edition of "Harry Potter and
the Philosopher's Stone" is usually worth between
$40,000 and $55,000. It's the only version
that states Joanne Rowling as the author on the copyright page, before she started
using her J.K. pen-name. Only 500 copies were printed
in its first edition, and one copy sold in 2019
for almost 100 grand! Similarly, only 1,500 copies of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" were printed in 1937 and
they quickly sold out. A first-edition copy is
now worth around $65,000, and one copy signed by Tolkien
to one of his former students fetched nearly $210,000
at auction in 2015. And covering American authors, first editions of "The Great
Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald are worth upwards of $150,000. A first edition of this 1925 novel can be identified by a typo
on the back of the dust jacket spelling jay Gatsby with a lowercase J. First editions of most popular books will fetch a pretty penny. But how can you tell what is
and isn't a first edition? Firstly, check the number
line on the first page, the lowest number represents
the printing of the book. If a 1 is present in the sequence, that usually indicates
you've got the first edition. Often, publishers print "First
Edition" or "First Printing" on the copyright page, though this can be unclear at times. It's worth visiting an
expert if you're uncertain, before boldly declaring
yourself proud owner of a Gatsby numero uno. Number two, Pyrex dishes. Pyrex make super-handy, oven
proof varieties of dishes, jugs and other glassware. Almost everyone, it seems,
has a Pyrex jug or two, but their value extends surprisingly far beyond their usefulness. Vintage Pyrex dish sets sell
for up to $1,800 online, and single, limited-edition prototypes have been listed for as high as $10,000! Collectors, who've dubbed
themselves Pyrex junkies, seek out dishes made
between the 1910s and 1970s. The most valuable of these
are the opaque dishes that have floral or geometric designs. The more common transparent versions aren't quite as valuable, but still fetch a reasonable
price as full sets. Still, these dishes could easily be sold for chump change at garage sales by owners unaware of their true value, so, it really does pay to be in the know! So, go visit your grandparents
and older relatives today, but try to be subtle
while you're rummaging through their kitchen cabinets. Before I reveal the most valuable item you may very well own, here's an honorable mention that could net you some easy cash. If you can't find any of the items I've mentioned lying around your house, you probably have some old boardgames. In 2017, a thrifty lady
named Laura Niebauer Palmer had the genius idea to turn old boardgames into her side hustle, and she's been pretty successful with it. She begins by researching the demand for replacement game pieces, and then, purchases those
games at thrift stores, rarely for more than a couple bucks. She then sells the pieces on eBay based on the prices people have
bought them for in the past. Through this super-easy, laid-back scheme, she made $250 in six months. So, it's not a fortune, but
for tiny, plastic game pieces, that's a substantial gain! She clearly knows how to play the game, and I bet she's a master at Monopoly. Number one, Super Mario Bros. Since the original game
was released in 1985, Super Mario Bros has grown
into a household name. And, indeed, many households today contain a copy of at least one Mario game. But owners of the original game for the Nintendo Entertainment System could be sitting on an
absolute goomba-goldmine. A standard, used copy
with the original box can fetch between $40 and $600, but a sealed copy is a
whole other ballpark. Pristine copies regularly fetch anywhere from $1,000 to $13,000, and occasionally even $25,000,
depending on the condition. But in early 2019, one particular copy sold for an incredible
$100,150 at auction, making it the most expensive
video game ever sold. It was the only existing pre-release copy still sealed with a sticker, as all subsequent copies were
sealed using shrink wrap. So, of course, it was
totally worth the price. If that doesn't make you
wanna dig out the ol' NES, I don't know what will! So, after watching this video, have you realized you've got
a treasure trove in your home? Which of these real-world treasures were you most surprised to
learn is secretly valuable? Let me know in the comments section below. Thanks for watching! (playful music)
