My uncle earns 400,000 yuan a year by recycling old tapes. He once told me that tapes may seem inconspicuous, but after recycling, the profits are very large. This industry is very deep.

The tape is the soul of the recorder. It records not only songs, but also the memory of an era.

At that time, there were many video stores on the street. The recorders played the songs on the tapes. There were also some mini recorders that could be carried around and listened to wherever they went.

At that time, there were many pirated tapes at roadside stalls, 3 boxes for 10 yuan, or even more. Of course, people who really loved it would support the original version.

With the development of the times, MP3 appeared, MP4 appeared, mobile phones appeared, and electronic products replaced tapes. The tapes that were once popular in the streets were gradually abandoned by people, either thrown away directly or placed in The corners of the walls are gray.

However, most people don’t know that tapes are actually of extraordinary value. My uncle seized this opportunity and was able to earn 400,000 yuan in a year. Through him, I Only then did I learn the secret of recycling old tapes.

My uncle said that if you meet people who don’t know the ropes, you can recycle a pound for a few cents, but if you meet people who know the ropes, you can’t recycle one for 100 yuan. This is the cognitive difference.

My uncle will divide the recycled old tapes into 3 categories. Each one has different value and use, but each one can make money...

Chapter Category 1: Damaged old tapes

The reason why tapes can play music is because there is a black tape inside, which has the ability to memorize sounds. However, the tape is easily damaged and cannot be repaired.

This type of tape has the lowest value and is generally recycled as scrap. It costs a few cents per pound and is worthless.

After receiving this type of old tape, my uncle will dispose of it to the waste recycling plant, which costs 2,000 yuan per ton. If you disassemble it and just buy the transparent plastic shell outside, it will cost 4,000 yuan per ton. ton.

Category 2: Old tapes that can still be used to listen to music

If you meet people who don’t know how to do it, they will also dispose of such tapes as scraps for a few cents per pound. But after it got into the hands of my uncle, it became valuable.

My uncle said something like this, which I think makes sense. He said that the value of a thing does not lie in itself, but in whether people like it. If no one likes it, it is worthless. If someone likes it, it is worthless. Not worth a thousand pieces of gold.

Tapes have indeed been eliminated and are indeed a product of the previous era. However, some people are nostalgic and like old tapes. They will go to the flea market to find old tapes, and my uncle is specialized in Supply old tapes to flea markets, or set up a stall to sell them yourself.

There are really many people who like old tapes in the flea market. The old tapes that are collected for a few cents per kilogram will be sold in the flea market and their value will increase dozens of times. They will cost 5 yuan a piece. Box, 10 yuan per box.

Category 3: Genuine and rare old tapes

Many people like to collect old tapes, especially genuine tapes that are valuable, rare and in good condition, and their collection value is increasing. The higher.

The circulation of genuine tapes is generally very small. Most people don’t know that tapes have collection value, so they don’t take care of them when using them. After so many years, well-preserved good tapes are really worthless. There are many, and each one has great collection value. To put it simply, they are all valuable.

Take the Little Tigers for example. Many people liked the Little Tigers back then. They had a tape called the album "Goodbye", which is now rare. Someone once collected a tape for 1,100 yuan.

For example, Teresa Teng, her original Hong Kong version tapes are also very precious, costing 1,500 yuan per box.

For example, BEYOND had a signature tape in the early days. Now it is very rare and the price is as high as more than 10,000 yuan. Many people are rushing to get it, but it is out of stock.

In addition, there are many old tapes with collectible value, which can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars each. You can calculate, the old tapes recovered for a few cents per kilogram can be transformed into How many times has your net worth increased for someone who paid thousands of dollars a piece?

Therefore, recycling old tapes is a deep industry, and it is also a hugely profitable industry. However, doing this requires a certain vision. If the rare and good tapes are treated as ordinary tapes, then It’s a big loss...

Scratch magnets to make magnets

Nowadays, some people like to be nostalgic, and old tapes have become a good carrier of nostalgia, including songs, operas, and cross talk from the 1970s and 1980s. Sketch, various instrumental music, such as piano, erhu, symphony... and even English tapes from student days, are many people's lifelong memories and imprints of youth.

A melody is touching, a sound evokes infinite associations, and the tape has its own texture, which may be its value!

The benefits are certainly great, as old tapes can represent the society at that time.

To put it simply, because it is profitable, some people recycle it.

It’s like collecting gramophones from back in the day.

Collection~''Disease''

Old tapes are the soul of the recorder. They record not only songs, but also an indelible mark of the times and feelings that cannot be let go. . History is full of drama. Who would have thought that one day, they would usher in spring and quietly enter the collection market.

Collectible

Maybe it’s nostalgia, the sound quality of old tapes shouldn’t be that good…