Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1980s Actions Figures
*Hums in song* “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!” Yeah! We loved these guys back then. In fact, we loved them so much that whenever the show would come on, we’d be glued to the TV, waiting for Donatello to make his next move on the bad guy. These four awesome turtles became very popular in the late ‘80s.
They were popular collector’s items, too, with all kinds of merchandise that you could buy, such as action figures, comic books, and so much more. If you are one of those lucky people who still has an action figure or a lunch box somewhere, you could sell those online and earn yourself a quick $600 apiece. You can earn up to $5,000 if you have a rare one. Woah!
Beanie Babies
Here’s another favorite, the loveable Beanie Babies. If you were born in the ‘90s, this toy was a huge deal for a long period of time, starting from the ‘90s up to the late 2000s. Unfortunately, like everything else in this world, the fad died down.
But mind you, there are still hardcore vintage collectors out there that are willing to pay thousands of dollars for a rare edition Beanie Babies toy. Depending on the item, some of these toys will be worth hundreds or even thousands of dollars. If you have a 1997 first edition, you could earn a whopping $12,000. Awesome!
Lionel’s Pennsylvania “Trail Blazer” Train Set
Trains were another popular toy for kids back then, as they are today, and as they probably have been since the advent of rail travel. Having a train set in your house was the ultimate. You could set it up anywhere in your room and be as creative as you wanted with them, setting up the tracks in all sorts of physics-defying arrangements.
Modern versions of this toy exist aplenty, but if you happen to have one of these vintage collectibles lying around in your house somewhere, a 1934 Standard Gauge version of this train set will earn you $250,000. Yup, that’s a six-figure toy you’re looking at. Wow, that’s an insane amount of money, I guess you better look through your attic to make sure you didn’t miss out!
Vinyl Caped Jawa
Here’s another Star Wars action figure that was quite popular back in the day. Star Wars was known to have a lot of characters in the franchise, and most of them were the bad guys. If you don’t know who this guy is, these were the small guys that used to steal items from onboard Luke’s ship.
So, this specific version that you can see in the photo can earn you at least $5,000, or even more, depending on the condition. When this version of the Caped Jawa was released in 1978, its cape was made out of vinyl. This was before the Kenner company decided the cape looked too cheap and switched the vinyl to cloth, which makes it a pretty rare item.
Transformers
Back in the 1980s, the Transformers were an absolute smash-hit phenomenon. Judging by the sheer volume of merchandise available for sale at toy stores, there were a lot of kids crazy for anything Transformers-related. They were first released by the Hasbro company back in 1984, and millions of kids owned one.
Although there are many of these available for purchase today in an assortment of versions, there are still collector items that are worth way more than the ones produced today. If you own a first edition, you could earn more than $2000 for it if it is still in its original packaging.