The FX Vintage Toy Roadshow Wants Your Old Toys!
Forget Ebay - sell your old toys and make a fortune!
Do you have your original Barbie doll that's been collecting dust in the attic since your Mom bought it in 1959?
What about that case of Hot Wheels cars or that GI Joe, the one that's been in your basement since you got it for Christmas in 1972?
If you have kept childhood treasures like these, then Lady Luck may be smiling your way. Why? BECAUSE THOSE TOYS FROM YOUR CHILDHOOD MAY NOW BE WORTH A FORTUNE! That's right-a fortune!
Area residents can soon discover how much their vintage toys are worth!
"This is a great opportunity for folks to clean out their closets and attics and discover what toy treasures may be hiding there, says Mark Leinberger, General Manager of the Roadshow. They can bring those toys to us for an appraisal and/or to sell them based on their fair market value.”
“We are looking for toys from the 1980s and before,” says Leinberger, who collects Beatles memorabilia himself.
Roadshow experts will provide instant access to over 20,000 collectors worldwide. “We can offer the highest prices for your pre-1989 toys because we often have a buyer for the toy before we make a purchase.”
We love large collections so folks can bring as many toys as they want!
Although a toy does not need to be in mint condition, the value certainly increases if it's in great shape or in its original box.
What’s hot right now? “While we are always looking for antique toys from the 1920s and before such as Shirley Temple dolls, pressed steel cars and trucks, battery operated and tin wind ups, toys from the 1970s and 1980s are becoming very popular as well,” says Leinberger.
Superhero figures, Star Wars, 1980s GI Joes and even Transformers are now popular with collectors.
1960s toys are good too. An original #1 Ponytail Barbie doll from 1959 can fetch up to $4,000 if it's mint in the box.
1960s Hot Wheels cars that have red lines around their tires are also highly sought after toys for collectors.
Even a lunch box from the 1950s or 1960s can fetch hundreds of dollars if it is in excellent condition!
Keep in mind a toy usually reaches its highest value at fifty years old. After that, toys begin losing their value as collectors get older and stop collecting.
The Roadshow is also interested in old metal advertising signs such as those made for oil, gasoline, automobile, soda and other companies.
Coca-Cola toys and collectibles from the 1960s and before are especially popular!
Kyle Foreman, author of several books on CocaCola collectibles will be at the show to appraise as well.
Toys newer than 1990, generally, are not highly sought after by collectors just yet.
Sorry, but the Roadshow is NOT interested in Cabbage Patch dolls or Beanie Babies.
Many people are surprised that there is very little waiting because they are used to seeing the lines on the TV road show.
"A mere cleaning of the house might bring hundreds of dollars to someone with the right item," states Leinberger.
The Toy Roadshow won’t be selling toys at this event, but there is no charge for admission or for appraisals.