Atari 2600 ‘Air Raid’
You keep telling yourself that you’ve evolved from Atari to Xbox One X and that you’re not a kid anymore. Still, we all know you’re kidding yourself and there are just too many memories attached to your old Atari games so you keep them in a little box in your linen closet. Would you consider selling those memories if they turn out to be lucrative?
As it turns out, if you dig in that box and find a copy of “Air Raid” you’d be happy to know it could exceed $30,000. It would also be interesting to know that unopened copies with original instruction manuals could be sold for even more.
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.
American Girl Molly
Molly McIntire, one of the American Girl doll series, grew up during World War II and moved to America. This doll has such a life story it might as well be somebody's grandmother. Molly dolls first found their way into American toy stores in 1986, and they were discontinued in 2013 only to make a comeback in 2018.
An original Molly from 1986 is considered a collector's edition, and one of those was sold for $1,200 in 2018. Molly dolls from different years can still be worth more than their original value, but not as much as their 1986 sisters. Other dolls from the series, such as Kanani Akina or Samantha Parkington are also valuable.
Pogs
It seems as if the last time we heard the words 'Pogs' and 'Slammers' were at least two decades ago. And that's probably true as they were mostly popular in the '80s. But before you get into a why-am-I-so-old cry, try to think if you have any of the original ones lying around.
In 2016, a six-piece set of holographic Jurassic Park Pogs including a slammer was sold for (you'll need to sit down for this) one million dollars. A full set could still be worth a couple of thousands without a hologram and a slammer.
Sky Dancer
Never has a fairy princess made little girls go oooh and aaah more uncontrollably. Sure, some of them were recalled for being dangerous, but that's what happens when a toy is designed to fly out of your hand like that. This toy had all the drama and momentum a little girl could ever need to fulfill her fairyland fantasies and a little eye-poking sounds like a small price to pay.
Originally sold for about $10, they are worth a lot more now. If you have a set of two dancers (they go by Dazzle and Lacey if you really want to know) you could probably sell it for about 200 dollars.