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!
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.
Vintage Super Soaker Gun
Oh! This is absolutely nostalgic. Owning a water gun back in the day meant fun for every kid on the street. It was a favorite pastime on hot summer days, whether you were having a water war or just sneaking up on unsuspecting passersby. This Super Soaker is Lonnie Johnson’s recreational water gun, which is super vintage and rare.
Today, you can still find many sold on the market that are imitations of the original, however, they have all different features added and are much more complicated to operate. The first edition can be sold for up to $1,000. Nice!
Stretch Armstrong
Here’s another children's favorite from Hasbro. Stretch Armstrong was that man whose arms can be stretched as far as possible without breaking. Back then, if you had one of these, you could go hours just stretching and stretching and still get entertained.
This particular vintage Stretch Armstrong doll is actually very rare and has gone to auction for an insane $4,000, and since there are die-hard collectors out there, the price went up to $10,000. Well, what can we say, this toy was just the bomb, and having one today is another excuse to play with those stretchy arms. Or perhaps this is an indication of the hazards of excessive wealth!