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.
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!
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!
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.
Jurassic Park Figures
We loved dinosaurs! Okay, we have a question for you guys, who among you got scared after watching the movie as a kid? It’s not hard to see how you could get scared, these were humongous animals after all, and they wanted to chase and eat you. Let’s face it, no matter how scared we got watching the movie, it still felt like the coolest thing to have an action figure of the T-Rex displayed in your room.
Jurassic Park was on the biggest films of the ‘90s, and it was also perfect for the toy market. If you have an original version of these dinosaur figures, you could sell them online for $1,200. Although there are still dinosaur figures out on the market now, nothing compares to the original! Go take a look in your attic, you might find something, but be careful with your fingers, something might just come out and bite it!