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Cash in Your Attic - How much are your 1980's Toys and Gadgets worth?

1980 Cash In The Attic Valuable toys gadgets and video games EVER WONDERED HOW MUCH ALL YOUR OLD TOYS, COMICS AND GADGETS FROM THE 8OS ARE WORTH? YOu COULD HAVE A LOT OF CASH JUST SITTING IN BOXES IN YOUR ATTIC. IN THIS INFOGRAPHIC WE SHOW YOU WHAT SOME GADGETS AND TOYS FROM YESTER YEAR ARE BEING SOLD FOR TODAY! 1980 Sony Walkman TPS L2 MADE POPULAR BY "GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY" THIS DEVICE, IF IN MINT CONDITION, CAN FETCH SOME SERIOUS CASH! units sold 385 SONY $560 Value million, what it would cost WALKMAN in today's slO52 money original cost $239 Other valuable 80s Walkmans to look out for Apple may be the king of portable media in this millennium, but in the 80s, Sony was dominating the market with its portable Walkman cassette player. Here are some other valuable Walkmans from the 80s to look out for. Sony Walkman WMHO Sony Walkman WM-D6C Sony WMWB00 Duel SONY BONY SONY WALAnan WALKMAN $480 $560 $840 ebay · mint condition ebay · mint condition ebay · mint condition 1982 Savage HeMan THE RAREST HE-MAN FIGURE EVER PRODUCED, SAVAGE HE-MAN WAS MADE AS A PROMOTIONAL MAIL-IN OFFER FOR WONDER BREAD. A LOOSE FIGURE IN DECENT CONDITION STARTS AT $1120 original cost Value FREE $120 Value if boxed and in mint $1920 condicion More collectibles From 1982 SZH Sinclair Spectrum Lazor Light Skeletor units sold in UK $486 5 million PRETTY AMAZING CONSIDERING THERE'S $160 loose · mint condition ONLY 30 MILLION HOMES IN THE UK. ebay · mint condition bокed $120 knight Rider Talking KITY Car The toys from 80s cult tv show "knight rider" still has plenty of value among col- lectors. A vintage knight 2000 value voice car is worth close to £150. The car also comes with a michael knight action figure. This figure had a light-up "laser" feature. Channeling electricity from one aa battery in its backpack to light up the weapon as well as skeletor's eyes. In perfect condition & boxed, this is fetching up to $1120 on ebay. $240 ebay · mint condition 1983 ATeam Van with B.A Baracus THE A-TEAM" IS ONE OF THE 80'S MOST ICONIC TV SHOWS. EVERY BOY IN THE UK AND US WANTED THE DISTINCTLY PAINTED CUSTOMIZED VAN AND THE TACTICAL VAN PLAY SET MADE THAT DREAM A REALITY. TODAY, A VINTAGE 1983 VERSION IN ITS ORIGINAL Box COULD BRING AS MUCH AS $640. ATEAM TACTICAL VAN PLAY SET $640 original cost Value $32 TACTICAL VAN PLAY SET ATEAM Ramoable RoofAccessorien inchuet what it would cost in today's money $99 1984 Transformers Optimus Prime GI GENERATION ONE TRANSFORMERS ARE EXTREMELY COLLECTIBLE, SO IT'S NO WONDER THAT A BOXED OPTIMUS PRIME CAN FETCH AS MUCH AS £1700. BUT THIS IS BY NO WAY THE MOST EXPENSIVE. CHECK OUT THE OTHERS WE'VE LISTED BELOW. original cost $24 $640 Value loose · mint condition -TRANSE aFORMERS Value if in mint condition and boxed $2720 more insanely valuable 80s Transformers Toys Transformers Skyling Transformers GI $12000 boxed · mint condition Transformers Gl Hot Rod Released in 1986, Sky Lynx is a space shuttle that can turn into a large prehistoric bird or a lynx. A vintage 1986 version still in the box could score you $2,000-$3,500 and make one toy collector so happy he'll give you an uncomfortably long hug. bонed $3500 $8000 value boxed · mint condition 1985 Thunder Wings Liono FINDING A VERY RARE THUNDER WINGS LION-O FIGURE IN YOUR ATTIC IS THE "THUNDERCATS" EQUIVALENT OF FINDINGA PICASSO. IT'S NOT WORTH MILLIONS, BUT COULD FETCH $6,000-$8,000 IF IT'S IN PRISTINE CONDITION. Value $8000 original cost $20 what it would cost in today's money $99 More collectibles From 1985 Heman BattleCat MASTERS Teddy Ruxpin $80 to $160 $7000 loose mint condition boxed • mint condition bонed Star Wars Figure "Viix" sl00 STAR WARS TDROIDS ONE OF THE RAREST STAR WARS FIGURES EVER, VLIX WAS NEVER IN THE STAR WARS FILMS BUT value FROM THE IV SERIS WAS APART OF THE DRIODS CARTOON SERIES. EVEN A LOOSE VLIX CAN FETCH AROUND $3200. AN ORIGINAL 1985 TEDDY RUXPIN WITH ALL THE TAPES, BOOKS AND IN ORIGINAL BOX CAN FETCH AROUND £700 IF IN MINT CONDITION. LOOSE AND WITHOUT BOX AND ORIGINAL CONTENTS, YOU WOULD BE LOOKING AT $80 to $160. $3200 HeMan The Towers of Eternia 1986 original cost THIS IS THE LARGEST MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE TOY s142 EVER TO BE PRODUCED BY MATTEL. IT FEATURES 3 TOWERS, A MONORAIL TRACK, AND VEHICLES THAT RUN ON THE TRACK AROUND THE PLAYSET. ETERNIA IS COM- MONLY REFERRED TO AS "THE HOLY GRAIL" OF MOTU COLLECTING. AN EXTREMELY HIGH PRICE FOR A TOY AT THE TIME LED TO FEW PLAYSETS BEING SOLD. MASTER •Taonic Towes e Mov Connected by o 3D System-wth Acion-Poded Features & o THE ONIVEAGE ETERNIA Value $17,600 THE ULTIMATE DATTLEGROUND COMES TOUFE boxed • mint condition what it would cost in today's money Stadium Events Game · NES 1987 IF YOU FIND THIS IN YOUR ATTIC THEN YOU HAVE E BANDAI LITERALLY FOUND THE HOLY GRAIL OF GAMES. Family Fitness. STADIUM EVENTS. STADIUM EVENTS IS THE ENGLISH TITLE OF THE JAPANESE FAMILY COMPUTER VIDEO GAME RUNNING STADI- UM BY BANDAI. IT UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED AS THE RAREST LICENSED NES GAME AND WAS ONLY AVAILABLE INA FEW US STORES. THE HIGHEST CONFIRMED PRICE PAID FOR A SEALED VERSION WAS $22,800 RINMENT SVSTEM L ed by Nintedeoeyn (Nintendo ENTERTA STACN Value he Family Pun Fans Con $22,800 IS THE PRICE A WOMAN PAID FOR A FACTORY SEALED VERSION. SHE WENT ON TO SELL IT FOR A LOT OF MONEY! Other valuable video games From the 80s Wrecking Crew · 1985 · NES Super Mario Bros · 1985 up to $240 Not one of the most popular Mario games, but still very collectible A factory sealed version of the game can easily bring in over $4900, while a more battered boxed copy can fetch at least $100. unsealed box version CRE WRECK up to $640 $4900 sealed box version MARIO BROS. TERTAINMENT boxed · mint condition Rare Asian artwork Nintendo ENETEM version sold on ebay for... boxed SuperMan Atari 2600 · Yellow text $81,500 Arian version A rare version of Superman for the Atari 2600 was hugely popular, so chances are, if you owned an Atari, there's a good chance you had this game. Games with yellow text on the CUDERMAN Considering it's one of the best-selling games of all time, you might be surprised to learn that certain copies of Super Mario title is worth a fortune. Bros. for the NES can fetch tens of thousands of dollars. Red text versions go for £120 There are several different versions of the game that can dictate whether or not it's worth a large amount. A sealed copy of the game in normal packaging is worth around $640, while an unsealed boxed version is unlikely to reach anything higher than $240. $30,000 boxed · mint condition Record For the most expensive the world THE LEGEND OF gane in ZELDA 55,000 sold on ebay For In 2012, a prototype cartridge of The Legend of Zelda game sold on eBay for $55,000 fand with that a new record for the most expensive video game in the world was set. The prototype cartridge itself - which contains a fully playable, pre-release version of NES classic The Legend of Zelda -- is thought to be unique, hence the abnormally high asking price. 1988 Amazing SpiderMan 300 Comic 1988 MARVEL AMAZING SPIDER MA THIS COMIC IS A 25TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WHERE VENOM MAKES HIS FIRST FULL APPEARANCE. THE RECORD PRICE THAT THIS COMIC HAS EVER SOLD FOR AT AUCTION WAS $4150. original cost s.50 $350 Value Value of mint condition First edition $5400 more valuable toys From 1988 Teenage Mutant Ninja Türtle 1988 michaelangelo Happy Holidays Barbie TEENAGEHUTANTNONA TURTLES $225 bонed boxed · mint condition $400 value 1988 GI Joe Hit and GIJOE- Run Parachute Barble AMBORNE ARSAULT There are many rare and collectible Barbie's, but this wasn't supposed to be one of them - your mom may have bought it for your sister's stocking. But when the entire run of 300,000 quickly sold out, Mattel suddenly realized they could make a lot of money selling dolls to grown women $3200 boxed · mint condition and their Collector's Editions were born. 1989 Commodore Amiga A500 THE COMMODORE AMIGA A500 WAS RELEASED IN 1989 BUT WAS REPLACED TWO YEARS LATER BY THE AMIGA 500 PLUS. IN THEIR ORIGINAL BOXES THEY ARE STILL FETCH- ING REASONABLE AMOUNTS ON EBAY.A BATMAN PACK AMIGA A500 RECENTLY SOLD FOR £250. original tit $958 Value $160/s400 price what it would cost $225 in today's hauou more 80r game consoles and thcir values today Original Nintendo GameBoy Intellivision · Mattel loose £80 $120 value boxed · mint condition original $3850 Sega MegaDrive 1989 $16 to $80 loose · good condition price The SegaMega drive is Sega's best selling consoles ever. They sold 8 million units in Europe and retailed for $300. You can now be looking at selling your old MegaDrive boxed for around $150 and loose for $30 to $48 Often hailed as the first 16-bit game system, the Intellivision also introduced voice synthesis to gaming in 1982 with the Intellivoice peripheral. Originally released in 1979, Intellivision were the first main competitors to Atari. $48 / s160 Why Pre 80s Toys So Popular? Nostalgia sells, plain and simple. The internet has made it possible to remember the toys and gadget of our childhood, and has made it easier to hunt down. Children of the 80s now have kids themselves and are buying the toys and gadgets they once loved playing with for their own children. Where are the best places to sell collectible toys, comies and video games? Toys Video Games Comies ebay Comicl GamęGavel.com Auctions for Gamers & Geeks ebay.com gamegavel.com comiclink.com Toymart.com amazon.com. marketplace toymart.com amazon.com hakes.com bid Start ebay COMIC CONNECT he Collectibles Marketplace bidstart.com ebay.com comicconnect.com SOURCES: https://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/rare-legend-zelda-cartridge-now-world-most-expensive-164439192.html http://whatculture.com/gaming/25-highly-valuable-games-might-actually.php http://www.futureretrogamer.com/dan/batman-the-movie-for-the-amiga500 http://www.gamesradar.com/consoles-of-the-80s http://listverse.com/2012/12/02/top-10-toys-you-wish-your-mother-never-threw-away/ http://www.buzzfeed.com/katienotopoulos/27-toys-you-threw-out-that-are-worth-a-lot-on-ebay http://www.retroisle.com/others/segamegadrivelgeneral.php 80 Retrotoys.com WALHMAN 1 Ш

Cash in Your Attic - How much are your 1980's Toys and Gadgets worth?

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With the holidays just a few weeks away this infographic looks back at some of the popular toys and games of the 1980s and how much they are worth today. So when you are digging out your decorations f...

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