Everyone loves toys. It’s okay, you can admit it, whenever you find
yourself in a department store you at least wander past the toy section
and sneak a look at the latest action figures adorning the shelves.
Of
course, while those toys are getting pretty expensive in their own right
at this point, they don’t hold a candle to some toys that are out there
on the market, or even some of the toys you knew and loved as a kid,
when it comes to a price tag. These are some of the most absurdly
expensive toys in the world, just in case you have an extra thousand
laying around for some ridiculous stocking stuffers this year.
1. Hot Wheels Rear Loading Beach Bomb
That’s not a giant, working van right there, that’s a pretty standard
little Hot Wheels car that was made in 1969 and goes for the
not-so-standard Hot Wheels price of around $100,000 at auction.
That’s a regular version of the board game Scrabble, except for the
part about it being made of diamonds and being sold for tens of
thousands of dollars.
3. Henes Broon F-Series Luxury Kids Car
Now, you can actually get this for under $1,000, making it one of the
most reasonably priced items on this list, but we have to include a
kid’s toy car that includes leather seats, an MP3 player, and a
detachable Android tablet.
Now this is an expensive toy. The Nintendo Wii Supreme, which as you
can tell from the pictures is coated in actual gold, can be yours for
the low price of about $500,000.
Okay, so while a pacifier isn’t technically a toy in the traditional
sense, we have to include any item geared toward children that’s made of
white gold and retails at a little under $20,000.
6. New England Lodge Playhouse
Kids love playing in little clubhouses, but you’d probably be better
off just building one yourself rather than dropping more than $50,000 on
this little house that has the options to add cable TV and air
conditioning.
7. Lamborghini Aventador 1/8 Scale Model Car
For the record, at $4.8 million, this small toy car is vastly more
expensive than the real thing, thanks to it being adorned with diamonds
and platinum.
You would think that for just under $14,000 this giant “toy” dragon
would be something a kid could actually play with, rather than just
admiring it and using it as decoration.
9. Child’s Mercedes 500 SL 2-Seater
Coming in with a price tag of $9,492, it would almost be a better
idea to just find your six year old an actual used Mercedes and buy him
that than this absurdly overpriced toy.
10. Alice in Wonderland Toy Chest
It’s one thing to pay several thousand dollars for something you can
actually play with, but there’s something a little perverse about
spending nearly $3,000 on what’s basically a box to hold your toys.
If you’re looking for the absolute most expensive doll in the world,
look no farther, because L’Oiseleur is an old, creepy looking thing
that, astonishingly, goes for well over six million dollars in auction
these days.
12. Original G.I. Joe Action Figure
Arguably the most famous toy line for boys in history, GI Joe started
out pretty much as a Ken doll who happened to be wearing Army clothes,
and now that original action figure goes for more than $200,000.
13. Lionel 3360 Burro Crane
It seems like the toys that cost the most these days are often the
ones kids would never think twice about actually playing with, as is the
case with the Lionel 3360 Burro Crane prototype that goes for more than
$85,000 these days.
14. Babe Ruth Action Figure
This one is extremely expensive because it’s so absurdly rare, as
only five figures were produced with the Sultan of Swat wearing a blue
hat, and that’s why, if you happen to have one, you can expect to get
nearly $14,000 for it.
15. Miami Vice Slot-Car Set
There was a time when Miami Vice was the coolest thing around, and a
big part of that was the cool cars – which is probably why, if you have a
classic Miami Vice slot-car set that’s still in great shape, you could
sell it for around $1,500.
16. First Edition He-Man Figure
You knew we couldn’t make it through this without Boba Fett, and a
mint condition, still in the box version of everyone’s favorite (and
extremely overrated) bounty hunter goes for about $2,500.
17. Stefano Canturi Barbie Doll
Just like we couldn’t go without GI Joe or Star Wars toys, it’s a
little crazy to go through a list like this without Barbie, and the
Stefano Canturi Barbie goes for a staggering $300,000 thanks largely to
the very real diamonds she wears.
18. Steiff Louis Vuitton Bear
A Teddy Bear is supposed to be something a kid just cuddles with at
night, but frankly, if you ask us, paying more than two million dollars
for some late night, snuggly comfort just seems ridiculous.
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