Does nobody use portable digital music players like the iPod or Walkman anymore?

I bought one a couple of years ago as a gift, a Sony Walkman, and it never got gifted (a whole other story), so in cleaning things out I found it, brand new in its box.

Originally I bought it for a little over $400 and put it out on local social media for sale at $125. Not a single person was interested, didn't even gat a lowball offer.

I'm thinking I'll end up giving it away... how can something go obsolete so fast? Is it because of smartphones?

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helenS · 36-40, F

Yes, it's because of smartphones.
I had a 128GB iPod, which died a sad death in a bucket filled with water. When I tried to buy a new one, I had to realize that they aren't produced anymore.
So I bought an iPhone instead, and I'm more than happy about it. Instead of copying music from CDs to the iPod, I subscribed to Apple Music, so I can listen to whatever I want, all the time, always. And it has speakers!
I had three renditions of Wagner's "Parsifal" on my iPod. Apple Music has at least a dozen of Parsifal stagings.

Ontheroad · M

@helenS Okay, I thought that might be it. Makes sense I guess.