Still, those items wouldn’t have been worth as much a few years ago, before the return of the “Masters of the Universe” franchise. He acknowledged that was a pretty unique situation. These types of toys will be hardest to find this holiday season
“We ended up giving him close to $10,000 for this collection of unopened pristine toys,” Hembrough said of the roughly 50 action figures. But it turned out that about half of them were left unopened. Since he had two sons, he got two of everything back in the day. Next year, Marvel is celebrating 80 years of Spiderman, so classic Spiderman toys may have renewed value, as well.Īfter the new “Masters of the Universe” series premiered on Netflix recently, Hembrough said a man came into his store with a box of toys he had held onto from when his sons were growing up. “Star Wars” action figures from the 1970s and “Masters of the Universe” toys from the 1980s are especially valuable right now, said Hembrough. “When you see a resurgence of a license or an IP (intellectual property) like we’re seeing on TV right now, the retro toys follow suit,” said Jordan Hembrough, toy expert and host of the show “Toy Hunter.” “A lot of people are going back into their attics or their basement and finding these toys that are worth a substantial amount of money.” We’re seeing old characters gain popularity again as comic book classics like “Spiderman” get made into new movies and the “Star Wars” saga continues to release fresh content. (NEXSTAR) – Some of those old toys collecting dust in your garage could be worth a hefty chunk of change.
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