Ten classic toys from Barbie to Hot Wheels that could now be worth up to £2,110
BARBIE, Hot Wheels and Polly Pocket are just some of the classic childhood toys that are now worth a small fortune.
You might want to head into your loft and dust off your old toy box as we reveal how retro playthings can fetch you just under £2,110.
The most valuable old school toy based on its appreciation in value, according to new research by , has been named as Hot Wheel cars from 1968.
Costing 48p back in the day, the games room specialists found one car being sold on eBay with a “Buy it now” price of £434.36 – an increase of 90,625 per cent.
While it also saw a Barbie from 1959, originally worth £2.43, fetching £607.81 on the auction site – up by 24,867 per cent.
The next toy with the highest value increase was a Cabbage Patch Kids doll from 1978, which was first priced at £20.29, being sold for £2,109.88 – an increase of 10,300 per cent.
While these are just some examples of what these toys could sell for, there’s no guarantee you’ll make the same amount if you sell a similar product.
And if you're pricing your own toys on eBay, you're better off using sold prices as an indicator of what you can get as "buy it now" listings don't necessarily always sell.
It’s worth noting that rarer items, or ones that are limited edition, are often worth more.
Stuart Kerr, technical director at Liberty Games, said: “Many of the toys are still being sold today, with original Barbie dolls, Monopoly boards and Teenage Mutant Ninja dolls are worth up to thousands of pounds to collectors.
“If you’ve ever had one of these popular childhood toys it might be time to get in the attic and dig them out - you could make a substantial profit.”
Here we reveal the top ten toys, which have gone up most in price:
Hot Wheels (1968)
Original cost: 48p. Cost now: £434.36. Price increase: £433.88 (90,635 per cent)
They’re the miniature cars, first made in the 1960s, that kids still go wild for today.
Liberty Games said one particular model from 1968 sold for £434.36 and we found another car, a super elite Knight Rider, that went for £420 on .
Barbie (1959)
Original cost: £2.43. Cost now: £607.81. Price increase: £605.38 (24,867 per cent)
Barbie is somewhat of a childhood icon for most young boys and girls across the world.
One doll sold for £607.81, according to the research, but the closest price to this we found was a 50th anniversary doll that fetched £69.99 on .
Cabbage Patch Kids (1978)
Original cost: £20.29. Cost now: £2,109.88. Price increase: £2,089.59 (10,300 per cent)
Cabbage Patch Kids are a line of soft dolls that were originally known as "The Little People" until their name change in 1982.
While one was found going for £2,109.88, the most expensive doll we could find that had actually sold was one from 1985 that made £49.99 on .
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures (1980)
Original cost: £4.86. Cost now: £350. Price increase: £345.13 (7,089 per cent)
Action figures of the heroes in a half shell now sell for hundreds of pounds on auction sites.
Liberty Games found Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle figures selling for £350 but we spotted a 1989 four-set of the turtles that sold for even more at £555 on .
Rainbow Brite doll (1980)
Original cost: £5.68. Cost now: £385.18. Price increase: £379.50 (6,681 per cent)
Colourful Rainbow Brite dolls were first sold by Mattel in the US in the 1980s.
While one selling for £385.18, the highest price we found that had sold was a 1983 plush that went for £29.99 on .
Transformer action figures (1980)
Original cost: £16.23. Cost now: £850. Price increase: £833.77 (5,137 per cent)
If you have some old school action figures of the original robots in disguise lying around, they could be worth more than 5,000 per cent of their original price.
Transformers were found to be selling for £850 and we found a Transformers Metrotitan G1 Takara figure from 1990 that recently sold for £830 on .
Care bear dolls (1980)
Original cost: £1.62. Cost now: £81.09. Price increase: £79.47 (4,896 per cent)
They're the sweet little cuddly bears that have rainbows and sunshines on their bellies.
While the new research said one bear went for £79.47, the highest priced one we spotted on was a Care Bear that sold for £550.
Monopoly (1933)
Original cost: £1.62. Cost now: £55.99 Price increase: £54.37 (3,350 per cent)
Monopoly is the classic board game that either brings families together or tears them apart through competitiveness.
If you have one of the first ever Monopoly board games, it could now be worth £55.99, although we found one Franklin Mint edition board that fetched £300 on .
Polly Pocket (1980)
Original cost: £12.17. Cost now: £349.99. Price increase: £337.82 (2,775 per cent)
Polly Pockets used to be tiny plastic dolls that you could spend hours playing with in their make believe towns, although they look a lot bigger nowadays.
Liberty Games found some Polly Pockets going for £349.99 but we found a bundle including a Cinderella castle that sold for £486 on .
GI Joe Breaker action figure (1982)
Original cost: £9.74 Cost now: £249.99 Price increase: £240.26 (2,467 per cent)
GI Joe has been transformed into a feature film star now but the original action figures are worth a small fortune.
One was selling for £249.99 but we saw a GI Joe figure bundle that went for £900 on .
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