Nostalgic 80s and 90s Christmas toys now worth up to £2,000 including Gameboy and Tamagotchis

IF your favourite puerility toys are stashed successful your attic you could beryllium sitting connected a tiny golden mine.

Classic toys from the 1980s and 1990s are hugely fashionable with nostalgic collectors looking for a portion of their childhood.

From Cabbage Patch Kids to Gameboys and Tickle Me Elmo toys a fig of bestselling gifts person accrued dramatically successful worth since their heyday.

Among those attracting the largest sums are boxed Megatron Transformer toys from the 1980s and carded and unopen Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles enactment figures from the 1990s.

If your artifact postulation dates backmost somewhat earlier you mightiness beryllium successful adjacent much luck.

Carl Stacey, of Stacey's Auctioneers and Valuers, said: "We clasp regular artifact income wherever we merchantability a assortment of toys. The astir sought aft toys astatine the infinitesimal are 1970s/80s toys including Star Wars, He-Man and Action Man."

Naturally an item's worth volition instrumentality into relationship its rarity, and condition.

But, immoderate acquisition abrupt surges successful popularity including Cadbury's 1p vending machines, archetypal released successful the 1960s.

It's ever worthy remembering, you're ne'er guaranteed to beryllium quids in, yet your aged items are worthy what idiosyncratic is consenting to wage connected the time you sell.

But, if you bash person an attic afloat of aged toys present are the bestsellers from the 1980s and 1990s you should support an oculus retired for:

1980: Mr Frosty

• Could fetch: £80 - £120

Mr Frosty launched successful the 1980s and remained fashionable passim that decennary and the 1990s.

The snowman artifact allowed youngsters to marque crunchy crystal snacks and lollies, adding effect foodstuff flavours.

The toys person been re-released implicit the years but Mr Stacey said an archetypal successful bully information could fetch £80 to £120.

Obviously the magnitude the artifact volition fetch volition beryllium connected its information and the mean merchantability terms connected eBay is £15.35.

1981: Lego bid set

• Could fetch £100 - £150

Lego has agelong been a favourite for collectors and these 1980s Lego bid sets tin fetch betwixt £100 and £150 according to Mr Stacey.

The electrical train sets had a 12v centrifugal and would question astir the way included.

eBay said the mean selling terms for sets is £48.97, but immoderate peculiarly uncommon Lego bid sets spell for up to £3,700.

1982: Cabbage Patch Kid

• Could fetch: £30 - £50

Cabbage Patch Kids were launched successful the 1980s and rapidly gained popularity.

The toys' fable is that a young lad named Xavier Roberts was led into a magical onshore wherever small children grew successful a cabbage patch.

The communicative goes that helium past agreed to assistance find homes for the children.

Original toys tin spell for betwixt £30 and £50, according to Mr Stacey, with the mean selling terms connected eBay £26.46.

1983 Care Bear brushed toy

• Could fetch £30 - £50

Care Bears were created by Elena Kucharik for American greeting cards successful 1981.

The teddy bears were launched 2 years aboriginal erstwhile the characters appeared successful 2 animated tv specials.

There were primitively 10 Care Bears, but much person been added since.

Mr Stacey said they could fetch betwixt £30 and £50 astatine auction.

The mean selling terms connected eBay is £17.60, with immoderate uncommon models going for arsenic overmuch arsenic £1,558.

1984: Transformers Megatron

• Could fetch: £300 - £400

Transformer toys, which accompanied the comics and tv series, were a immense deed successful the 1980s.

Action figures tin inactive beryllium worthy a just bit, peculiarly if you person a boxed Megatron.

Mr Stacey said 1 could marque betwixt £300 and £400 astatine auction.

The mean selling terms connected eBay of each Transformers toys successful immoderate information is considerably lower, astatine astir £35.30.

1985: Teddy Ruxpin

• Could fetch: £100 - £150

Teddy Ruxpin was a moving, talking carnivore that was hugely fashionable with children successful the 1980s.

The bear's rima and eyes would determination portion it told stories, which were played from a cassette portion stored successful its back.

Mr Stacey said the archetypal bears could spell for betwixt £100 and £150, portion their mean selling terms connected eBay is £42.86.

1986: Lazer Tag

• Could fetch: £30 - £50

These lazer tag kits allowed kits to conflict it retired done the festive season successful 1986.

As good arsenic the archetypal kits with overgarment and guns, helmets were sold implicit with further sensors.

While not 1 of the astir lucrative toys connected our list, sets tin fetch betwixt £30 and £50 astatine auction according to Mr Stacey.

On eBay the sets person an mean selling terms of £33.82.

1987: Sylvanian Families

• Could fetch: £30 - £50

Children person been collecting Sylvanian Families sets for generations and immoderate from the 1980s tin fetch sizeable sums astatine auction.

Mr Stacey said 1 of the astir fashionable is simply a boxed log cabin, sold successful the 1980s.

This could fetch betwixt £30 and £50 astatine auction.

A immense assortment of Sylavian Families items are sold connected eBay and fetch an mean sum of £31.

1988: Ghostbusters Proton Pack

• Could fetch: £60 - £80

The archetypal Ghostbusters movie was a immense deed successful 1984.

A fig of toys followed, with the Proton Pack among the astir fashionable with youngsters.

Mr Stacey said the toys could fetch betwixt £60 and £80 astatine auction, portion connected eBay they person an mean selling terms of £48.41.

1989: Gameboy

• Could fetch: £100 - £120

Nintendo's handheld Game Boy was a immense deed with gamers erstwhile it was released successful the 1980s.

The archetypal consoles were sold for astir £100 successful the precocious 1980s with the archetypal games including Super Mario.

Mr Stacey said the consoles volition present fetch betwixt £100 and £120 astatine auction, portion their mean selling terms connected eBay is £48.19.

That said, eBay said immoderate constricted variation models tin spell for arsenic overmuch arsenic £3,325.

1990: Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles enactment figures

• Could fetch: £200 - £250

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles launched successful a comic publication successful the 1980s with a TV bid pursuing later.

Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo, who fought evil successful New York City, rapidly gained popularity and the enactment figures are immoderate of the champion selling of each time.

Mr Stacey said unopened, carded toys could fetch arsenic overmuch arsenic £200 to £250 astatine auction.

On eBay their mean selling terms is £28.87.

1991: Super Soaker 50

• Could fetch: £50 to £70

For years if the prima came out, truthful did the ace soakers.

The pressurised h2o guns were invented by an technologist and released successful the aboriginal 1990s, with hundreds of millions having been sold since.

Mr Stacey said the archetypal Super Soaker 50 tin fetch betwixt £50 and £70.

Their mean selling terms connected eBay is £11.98.

1992: Thunderbirds' Tracy Island

• Could fetch: £30-£50

The celebrated Tracy Island play acceptable was released by Matchbox successful 1992, coinciding with the instrumentality of the puppet heroes to tv screens.

The artifact was hugely popular, with retailers moving retired of banal up of Christmas.

Mr Stacey said the sets tin fetch betwixt £30 and £50 astatine auction and person an mean selling terms of £33.63 connected eBay.

1993: Barbie dolls

• Could fetch: £40 - £60

Barbie dolls launched successful 1959 person been a favourite with youngsters since.

Thousands of barbie dolls person been launched since, with antithetic outfits and professions - including immoderate personage releases.

Some uncommon dolls tin fetch ample sums astatine auction.

Mr Stacey said the 35-year day doll tin fetch betwixt £40 and £60.

The mean selling terms of Barbie dolls connected eBay is £23.63, but uncommon models person fetched arsenic overmuch arsenic £23,983.

1994: Power Rangers Action Figures

• Could fetch: £50 - £70

The archetypal Mighty Morphin Power Rangers toys were launched successful the aboriginal 1990s, to coincide with the deed TV show.

Demand was truthful precocious that stores struggled to support up.

Mr Stacey said that carded and unopened figurines could fetch betwixt £50 and £70 astatine auction, and are apt to summation successful worth successful the future.

Their mean selling terms connected eBay is £29.93, but immoderate uncommon models spell for up to £2,890.

1995: Beanie Babies

• Could fetch astir £9

Beanie Babies were created by American businessman Ty Warner, successful 1993.

The toys became hugely fashionable with youngsters and person been cited arsenic the archetypal ever net sensation toy.

More than 800 antithetic Beanie Babies designs person been released since their launch.

Mr Stacey said the toys don't fetch precocious sums owed to however galore were produced and collected astatine the time.

However they merchantability for an mean terms of £9.42 connected eBay.

1996: Tickle Me Elmo

• Could fetch: £20 - £30

Popular Sesame Street quality Elmo became a artifact sensation successful 1996.

The Tickle-Me Elmo toys were successful immense demand, truthful overmuch truthful that stores reported unit arsenic stocks ran low.

The toys are inactive sold, but Mr Stacey said originals tin fetch betwixt £20 and £30 astatine auction.

The mean selling terms connected eBay is £14.41.

1997: Tamagotchi

• Could fetch: £30 - £50

Tamagotchis were archetypal released successful Japan successful 1996 and became 1 of the biggest selling toys of the precocious 1990s.

The handheld devices challenged children to instrumentality attraction of virtual pets, feeding, exercising and clearing up aft them.

Mr Stacey said archetypal Tamagotchi toys tin fetch betwixt £30 and £50 astatine auction, though helium expects their worth to summation implicit the years.

The mean selling terms of the toys is £20.

1998: Furby

• Could fetch: £50-£70

Furbys were released successful 1998 and much than 40million were sold successful the archetypal 3 years.

The toys resembled a hamster oregon owl-like creatures and responded to touch, airy and dependable by blinking, wriggling, dancing and speaking.

Mr Stacey said the archetypal toys tin fetch betwixt £50 and £70 astatine auction, but they person an mean selling terms of conscionable £12.61 connected eBay.

1999: Scalextric

• Could fetch: £30 - £50

Scalextric was launched successful 1957 and was hugely fashionable successful the 1990s.

A assortment of sets were launched featuring antithetic way designs and recognisable cars from the satellite of racing.

Mr Stacey said that the cars are present much sought aft than the tracks, peculiarly those released connected a constricted run.

But, the AFX vertigo track, which saw cars execute a loop the loop, tin scope betwixt £30 and £50 astatine auction.

Their mean selling terms connected eBay is £43.65.

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