IanToys You Should Have Kept
November 27th 2009 02:20
Remember all those old toys you grew out of? What happened to them all? Did you give them away to friends or relatives or turf them in the bin when you moved out of home? If you're lucky they're still lying around in a box at your parents place. If so have a look through for you might find a rare collectors item!
Who knew in 1959 that Barbie would live to be 50 (and look better than ever) and be worth $7500? If they did maybe they would have left a few more of those $3 dolls in their box rather than dressing them up and cutting their hair.
Fans and collectors willing to pay for nostalgia aren't just looking at bits of plastic from the 60s. Some collectors are willing to pay top dollar for classic video games... and since video games have only really been around for 20 years a game made in 1993 would fall into the "classic games" category. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening for the Gameboy still in its original packaging fetches a thousand dollars on eBay. And you thought $60 for an Xbox game was expensive!
Factory sealed with an AFA (Action Figure Authority) rating of 90 this 1984 Transformers Starscream figure is a steal at $1225. And if you don't know nerd collector speak that breaks down to this popular Transformers character has never opened... ever. So don't expect your beat up old transformers that are covered in dust and scratches to sell for anything near that price.
Every little boy had at least a few dozen matchbox cars as a kid, but smashing them into each other and scratching those tiny wheels across the sidewalk definitely took its toll. That's of course why you didn't think anything of donating your old toy cars to your younger neighbor when you were finally old enough for some real wheels. You're really kicking yourself if you remember having a 1966 Opel Diplomat Matchbox Car which is worth $9000 today... which by the way is probably worth more than the actual Opel Diplomat.
What makes this old Mickey Mouse toy so valuable? The fact that it's from 1930 Prewar Japan, the included extremely rare original box, the manufacturing defect on Pluto's foot and maybe even the fact that celluloid isn't used anymore due to how flammable makes this vintage Mickey Mouse Cowboy Celluloid Windup Toy is truly a rare find.
*Images and information sourced from kidcrave.com here.
1959 Barbie - $7500
1993 Zelda Gameboy Game - $1000
1984 Transformers Starscream Figure - $1225
1966 Opel Diplomat Matchbox Car - $9000
1930s Mickey Cowboy on Pluto Celluloid Windup Toy - $6100
*Images and information sourced from kidcrave.com here.
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