Easy-Bake Oven
No tea party is complete without a muffin or two. And your childhood dolls deserved no less than your modern-day self. The Easy-bake oven first came out in 1963, and while it was just as much of a toy as your teddy bear, you could also use it for actual baking. This colorful little gadget has graced the dollhouses of many kids over the years.
We were pretty surprised to hear it’s not as popular as it used to be. After all, what kind of kid wouldn’t want to make their own secret batch of cookies? Since it’s harder to find these days, getting an original one could get pricey. In 2017, AOL reported that a still-boxed oven could cost about $300.
Boba Fett Action Figure
Yet another Star Wars Action figure makes the list. Were you a fan of the series growing up? Given the massive popularity of the movies, it's a safe bet that vintage Star Wars merchandise will sell well today and may even go up in value over time.
One of our favorites so far is Bounty Hunter Boba Fett. He is among the most popular action figures in the films. If you have a mint-condition Boba that’s still in the box, you can earn up to $5,000. Now, that is a lot of money for this toy!
Vintage Rainbow Brite Dolls and Accessories
How many of you remember the theme song from the animated TV series Rainbow Brite and her band of sidekicks the Color Kids? We remember these guys for sure! They were in charge of preserving all the color in the world, how can we forget them? They are one of a kind!
Nowadays, there are only a few of these guys left, and if you are lucky enough to get your hands on one along with all of the accessories, you can earn as much as $300 to $1,000. Starlight the horse can earn you over $1,000.
Nintendo's 'Stadium Events'
Toy collectors and vintage gamers make up the buyer's market for original cartridges of Nintendo games, and they will pay even more if the box has never been opened. Nintendo's 'Stadium Events' was released in 1987, but it only took a year for the name and the game to be changed.
This is exactly what makes this game so rare. In 2017, which wasn't that long ago, an original game in an original sealed box was bought for the absurd price of nearly $42,000. Suddenly, looking through the boxes of old toys in your mom's basement is starting to sound like the best idea you've ever had.
Vintage Lego Sets
The Lego factory was first founded in Denmark in 1932 and it has been making those little bricks ever since. This means that getting a standard Lego set is not that big of a deal. However, not all Lego sets are still being manufactured. If you find such a set that has never been opened and has all of its pieces, you could be looking at your next month's rent.
In 2015, for example, a limited edition of the Lego H.C. Anderson's Clumsy Hans was handed out to about 80 Lego executives. Get your hands on one of those and you could sell it for $2,000! So next time you step barefoot on one of those little blocks of plastic and wish you were never born, try to remember that this could in fact be your lucky day.