12 Classic Toys From the 90s Now Worth Big Money

Let's take a walk down memory lane! It’s the late ‘90s, you're rocking your K-Swiss shoes, you've got your Lisa Frank trapper keeper in your backpack, a Tamagotchi beeping in your pocket, and a growing collection of Beanie Babies you’re absolutely certain will fund your future college education.

At least, that was the plan.

My grandma and I were all in on the Beanie Baby craze. She was convinced that if we collected the right ones, we could sell them and pay for college. Spoiler alert: I’m 37 now and still paying off those student loans. So… yeah. That didn’t quite work out.

I was also totally obsessed with Pokémon cards, trading them with my siblings like it was high-stakes Wall Street, and picking up new packs at literally every store. Most of them ended up bent, scribbled on, or forever lost to the couch cushions. Same goes for my Easy-Bake Oven and the tiny Polly Pocket sets I swore I’d never give away.

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But not every childhood toy flopped. Turns out, some of those '90s and early 2000s classics are actually worth real money, if you happened to hang onto the right ones.

Ready to see which childhood treasures could turn into actual cash? Here are 12 toys that are worth a surprising amount of money right now:

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So, how much are your old toys worth? Well, as the old saying goes, they are worth whatever somebody is willing to pay for them.

Here are 12 classic toys and the price we found as of this publishing date that is being listed o eBay. And these are not just any toys. Each one has been inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, NY.

Take a look.

The first number in each listing is the year the toy was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Following that you will see a current (as of this publishing date) listing for the toy on eBay.

Need a bunch of Matchbox Cars? Got $8,000 in your checking account. YIKES!

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