Woman can't believe how much money she was offered for original Rubik's Cube from 1980
Anyone who's scoured the depths of eBay or watched a significant amount of daytime telly will know that certain toys and games of generations gone can fetch a pretty penny on the resale market.
Unopened LEGO kits, rare Pokémon cards (looking at you, Logan Paul) and collector's edition Barbie dolls can fetch a pretty penny.
Even old school games have a lucrative resale market these days, with Game Boy Colours and Nintendo 64s frequently spotted behind the glass at your local Cex shop.
But not all toys were created equally, with some collectors' items earning their owners thousands while others are hardly worth more than the original retail price tag.
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Which is exactly what one woman realised when she tried her luck selling an old Rubik's Cube.
Appearing in the fourth season of long-running US series Pawn Stars back in 2011, the woman tried her luck with Corey and Richard Harrison, hoping to make a couple hundred bucks on her old school toy.
At first, it appeared the woman could be in luck, as Richard noted that Rubik's cubes are the 'best-selling puzzle games of all time'.
"You can't find these anymore," she claimed. "It's unopened."
Unfortunately, the design of Rubik's Cubes hasn't changed since they first appeared on the market, meaning the woman walked away with a measly $5 offer instead of the $200 she was hoping for.
"It's not like Star Wars figures where they made a limited number," Corey explained. "They made these things, made these things, and they still make them today.
"Unfortunately, I wish there was something we could do with it," he added. "But there's just not."
How much can you get for a vintage Rubik's Cube online?
As the comments under a clip from the post suggested, the woman might have had better luck if she'd tried to flog the item on eBay, as a quick search on the resale market reveals the very same original 1980 Rubik's Cube priced at $124.74 (£92), while the owner of a 'retro' 1981 edition is hoping to fetch £130 for the item.
If this is a little out of your budget, then other listings have the toy priced at roughly £93, while a used edition is selling for just under £27.
Meanwhile, a brand new Rubik's Cube costs a tenner at most retailers, so you're really just paying for the packaging at this point.
How to solve a Rubik's Cube
While many of us played with a Rubik's Cube at some point in our childhoods, very few were able to actually solve the puzzle.
But what appeared to be a stroke of genius in our younger years is explained by a relatively straightforward strategy.
As none of the centre squares move, the goal of the game is to match up the rest of the colours on each side – with Solve the Cube explaining that you have to work in a row-by-row method rather than frantically spinning and hoping for the best.
The first step is to achieve a white cross with the colours on each other side matching up to the centre.
This is then followed by matching up the corners through a series of meticulous moves before moving on to each layer – which you can read in full at the link above.
Brenna Cooper