The Most Valuable Action Figures

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I have all my Star Wars 1977-1984 action figures from Kenner. Only a few are still in the original boxes. I still have the cardboard backs from the Action figures. The plastic bubbles have been removed carefully.

My nephew, Brandon, somehow lost a Snowtrooper Cannon in the past 6 years. .

I have been in collectable and antiques bus.for about 30 yrs.be careful folks,this is not a hobby for everyone,these new China toys,will most likely not be worth anything in your lifetime,look for deals on made in USA,Japan,and Europe.

No one knew they would be worth good money.I remember seeing the vinyl cape jawa and thought the cloth one was more authentic.And all those mail in offers that no one sent in.

My brother passed away last year and he left behind a complete collection of The Star Wars. We have the Star of Death, Hans Solo's ship... we still think we ought to keep them, but on the other hand, selling them would solve a lot of $$$ cause some of them, still have their package.

This author needs to do better research; there are dozens of those Darth Vaders on Ebay for under $20. Maybe a mint in package figure could be worth a good bit, but not a played with piece.

Yeah when I was kid I sold all my Transformers,G.I Joes and alot more stuff.That was mistake,never listen to your Parents when a Garage sale comes up.

I have 180 where should I sell them ?? I live in Peru I even have a couple that where used by my father before I was born in 1974

Amazing what goes around that comes around... what is old is new...

And people act like I'm weird because I'm in my thirties and my entire home is decorated with toys,games and comics I never got rid of.One day these beauties are gonna make my retirement that much sweeter.

I personally own a 1964 G.I.JOE that used to have his voice box with a pull cord; he has two left feet; other than that he is a sound action figure still. Does anyone know what he may still be worth? Respond to my email ghoppy11@yahoo.com

My Step Son is 28 and still crawling around on his floor playing with his Starwars action figures and making all the sound effects.

One reason plastic figures, comic books, sport cards, die-cast cars (and the list goes on) become valuable over time, is because with each passing year, there are less and less of these original items from the 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's. Think about it. House fire. There goes the collection. Major flooding. There goes the collection. Son or daughter goes off to college or the military, mom and/or dad throws out this "childish junk." House cleaning, load up the landfill, what was valuable is now gone. I've collected items since childhood (immagrant parents) and I had very little to enjoy. So I cherished what little I got. I've lost items from weather (blistering heat will kill collectibles as will freezing temperatures). Temites. Direct sunlight. Theft. Cats and/or dogs doing their business on them (who wants to salvage things these dirty critters done potty on). Can you imagine if dad or grandpa put away primo copies of Superman #1, or Batman #1, what you would get from a rich person today for it. How about loading up on Babe Ruth or Mickey Mantle baseball cards, not even necessarily their rookie ones. What if the government was to lose original prints of our Constitution, or Lincoln's Emmancipation Proclimation. What if you no longer had any records of your familie's history, showing your lineage. That's why items become valuable over time. If everybody had tons of the same stuff, nothing would be rare. I've got a vase for sale from the Ming dynasty if anybody is interested. How about an orignal Van Gogh. The very first thing Hitler pilferred when he invaded France was to confiscate all their works of art and their valuables, even their ancient wines and champaign. Human life is more important than any valuables one can own or attain. Just ask Bernie Madoff or Steve Jobs (all Jobs' money didn't buy him many days beyond the age of 56). Life is precious. Necessities we need (food, shelter, clothing, water, transportation and love). Everything else beyond this is just "stuff", for fun and/or enjoyment. Just ask any gamer.

a fool and his money are soon parted

you know if toy geeks can drop 6 digits for a toy, they might as well drop 4 digits for booty.

I knew back then I shouldn't have blown up my G.I. Joes with fire crackers & bottle rocket. But I do remember how much fun it was !

Having an estate sale next weekend, the selling company can't find any interested collectors in the GI Joe stuff made in the 70's in East Aurora NY, not mint, but not broken. The same goes for even better condition Big Jim Rescue Rig, Beast, etc. and other 40 year old toys, found some things on ebay for $10-20, most likely going in the garbage or to the grandkids to abuse and ruin.

The problem with rare collectibles is condition and price. To sell you must find someone that wants it badly in their collection. Otherwise be glad to get at least 65% of their original value and run with it. Good luck!

When I was a kid, we didn't play dolls. We went outside and found a good stick and a garbage can lid and went to town.

It's painted plastic and rubber...who cares?