Worth replacing/selling or just bin it?

Just having a tidy up and I came across my old ipod touch that died on me.
Self repairing seems to have come along way since when I shoved it in the back of my drawer and I'm basically wondering is there a market for purchasing it or fixing it myself (not worried about the warranty, that expired about 4 years + ago.)
I guess I must have dropped it one day, one day it just stops working and the Apple guy points out a slight dent above the power button and a slight seperation between the glass and metal back. I'm figuring with the dent it's basically worthless/impossible to fix? Perhaps myol' faithful may have a future in spare parts?
Cheers for the reccomendations.

I would say not worth fix a 1G or 2G iPod. There are few app not available that are compatible with those iPods. If you purchase a new one Apple will give you a 10% discount.

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