In this Internet era, there are more and more jobs for the people to choose from, and everyone's lifestyle has become colorful. Compared with the 1980s and 1990s, the living conditions of the people have taken a qualitative leap forward. After all, if you have more money in your hand, you will be willing to spend money on all aspects of life.
And some rich people still like to collect "broken things", although it seems to have little effect on the layman, but today's value has been repeatedly increased. The value of these "old antiques" has doubled several times, and many people used to have them in their homes.
Vintage watches
In today's society, watches seem to have become a "tool" for comparison. Rich people like to buy all kinds of brand-name watches to show their wealth. In fact, in the 1970s, watches were also one of the "three-piece sets" of old-fashioned marriages. After all, the family's economic conditions are limited, and the types of watches are relatively single.
Most families can only afford to buy a watch when they are married. But in fact, until now, the old-fashioned watch has not been completely eliminated. Some collectors also like to collect these vintage watches as souvenirs. You should know that the watches at that time were not the same as the current sports watches and quartz watches, at least in the eyes of the insiders, they were extremely collectible.
In the past, the price of old-fashioned watches in the market was only a few dozen, and now even ordinary old-fashioned watches are worth thousands of dollars. Some of the rarer brands, not to mention the recycling price. Previously, it was reported that the recycling price with the "304 Air Force Special Standard" has exceeded 100,000. At that time, if you had kept these old-fashioned watches, you might have made a fortune from them.
Old-fashioned abacus
The abacus works the same way as the calculator we use now, except that there were no calculators in the previous era. At that time, people who were doing business would basically bring an abacus with them everywhere they went. If you use an abacus made of good wood, the surface will become brighter over time. Although it may not sell for a good price, it is still very meaningful to keep it at home.
Maybe one day the abacus will become popular again, and the value of the abacus made of those high-quality materials will increase a lot.
sewing machine
In the past, sewing machines, like watches, belonged to the wedding three-piece set. Of course, I can buy all three major pieces, and basically the family economic situation is still very good. Nowadays, there are very few sewing machines that are basically used, except that some tailors are still insisting on using them, and the production of clothes in the factory is automated by machines.
Perhaps many families still have sewing machines, but they think that such things are not of great value. In fact, if you still have this old object in your home, you must not sell it as "waste". Because many old-fashioned sewing machines have "increased prices", when the waste product is disposed of, it can only sell for a few dozen pieces, and the second-hand market recycling price is far more than this value.
Judging from the above 3 old objects, the value of many "old antiques" has been discovered one after another. Including some humble things in the countryside, they have collected value. For example, water storage tanks, stone tanks, etc. There are also people who specially collect these and use them to grow some flowers and plants.