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I worked at toys r us in the mid 90's and snagged a bunch of "rare" action figures. I've been sitting on them for 25 years now. They aren't worth anything more
by le-mark 8y ago
I worked at toys r us in the mid 90's and snagged a bunch of "rare" action figures. I've been sitting on them for 25 years now. They aren't worth anything more than what retail price back then. My lesson was to stay away from collectibles. It's too much like gambling, may as well take your money to Vegas.
- shiftpgdn 8y agoI like buying my kids weird old collectible toys from ebay, usually for about 50% of their original MSRP. I recently snagged a set of early 90s Star Wars action figures for damn near nothing in their original boxes. My kids had a blast opening them.
- dsnuh 8y agoI worked at a competing toy store in the mid 90s also. It always brought me great joy that Beanie Babies ended up being a bad investment. We had to call the cops the day we got our shipment of Princess Diana bears. I'd say about 90% of our BB sales were to adult buyers speculating on huge returns. Care to share what action figures you held onto? My guess is Star Wars reissue figures from the 20th anniversary theater releases. Maybe some early McFarlane toys? :) Fun fact: The small toy store chain I worked for is the toy store that Arnold goes to in Jingle All The Way. I make sure to watch it every year for a little trip back in time.