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Price: $64,900 at at Hake’s Auctions on March 15, 2018 Obi-Wan Kenobi’s vintage “DT” figure is the hardest to find.

However, they were quickly replaced with a single-telescoping weapon (only extending from the arm) that was cheaper to produce and had greater functionality. These sabers were “double telescoping” because they contained an additional extra-fine wick extension that could be pulled out to expand the saber itself. ‍A desirable variant in the Star Wars action figure universe is the original double-telescoping lightsaber that slid up into a hollow channel in the arms of early versions of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, and Luke Skywalker. Price: $76,700 at Hake’s Auctions on November 16, 2017 It sold again in 2009 for $62K, while another showing some wear and tear went for $57.5K in 2008.‍ Only around 18 are known to exist, and this particular one was the only known toy in its original box. The record-holder for most expensive Mickey Mouse toy ever sold, a tin wind-up motorcycle sporting both Mickey and Minnie, was manufactured in Germany for the U.K. So, early Mickeys look distinctly different from the post-War mouse. Even though Mickey was an immediate hit, Disney evolved his most beloved character’s appearance for two decades, making him look less rat-like and more anthropomorphic.

‍Created by Walt Disney in 1928, Mickey Mouse is a merchandise juggernaut, with billions in product sold annually ( $3 billion in 2018). Price: $110,000 at Randy Inman Auctions on October 8, 2000 According to the Guinness Book, it is a Steiff Louis Vuitton Bear auctioned for charity in Monaco in 2000 for nearly €214K that holds the record as the priciest teddy bear ever sold.ĥ) Tipp & Co. Just 665 were made, with one selling for $135K in 2000.īut in more than a century of adorable creatures, Steiff’s most expensive bears are the collaborations with luxury goods manufacturer Louis Vuitton. Another rare bear is the all-black Titanic “Mourning” Bear, created when the infamous ocean liner sunk in 1912. Gifted to British Army Colonel Bob Henderson at birth in 1905, it remained by his side, even through World War II’s D-Day, until his death in 1990. Some are the stuff of legend, such as Teddy Girl, which sold for £110K ($171.6K) in 1994. Steiff’s oldest teddy bears are valued at upwards of $100K. The originals live on only as prototypes. Rocket Firing Boba Fett is the priciest and most infamous because he was recalled before he made it to market, due to safety concerns, and then reissued without his rocket-firing power. These outpace the value of other vintage Star Wars action figures. It’s the production variants, either by design or by factory mistake, that created ultra-rare versions of Boba Fett, Jawa, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Darth Vader. But so much merch out there means most of it isn’t worth big bucks now.

Star Wars and its toy licensee Kenner produced more than 100 figures for the first film trilogy, and sold more than 300 million toys by the time the initial craze ebbed in 1985. Noted for its consistency with the finished product, it’s a testament to the vision of veterans who wanted to honor others in military service-in addition to selling dolls to the untapped male market, of course.ģ) Star Wars Rocket Firing Boba Fett, 1979 Joe prototype, in a hand-sewn uniform, went for twice that amount in 2003 and was donated to the Library of Congress in 2018.

Rather than accepting a small royalty, Weston opted for a one-time payout of $100K. Levine, a veteran of the Korean War, bought the concept of a “ rugged-looking scale doll for boys” from licensing agent and army vet Stanley Weston. Joe might not have been such a game changer had Hasbro executive Donald Levine gone with one of the other names he was considering, including Salty the Sailor. $200,000 at Heritage Auctions on December 2, 2003 A mint-condition original “#1 Ponytail” Barbie, who made her debut in 1959, sold for more than $27K in 2006. Non-bedazzled versions of the doll fetch far less but still top expensive toy lists, such as the 1965 Barbie in Midnight Red, going for more than $17K in 2006.