These 15 Toys From the ‘90s Are Now Worth a Fortune

American Girl dolls have been a childhood staple for a long time. They're collector items after all. But this one, named Felicity Merriman, was released in 1991 to honor historical figures from the pre-Revolutionary War period. Today, if anyone was on the lookout to add to their collection, she could be bought or sold for around $7,820.

In the mid-1990s, the Nintendo 64 console was all the rage. Every kid wanted it and, of course, the most popular games to play on it as well. These were top-of-the-line at the time, and for anyone who was a superfan of the Super Smash Bros, trying to find an original N64 version could cost upward of $9,976. Thankfully, for those who don’t have that kind of cash, there’s a new game for the Nintendo Switch that doesn’t cost as much.

Two of the most popular movies in 1995 were Home Alone and Home Alone 2. Kids loved the action that happened as Kevin played tricks on the two guys who were trying to break into his home. And another hit that came from that movie was the Talkboy, which was originally just a prop made for the films. But it became such a talking point that it was made into a real toy. Now trying to find one will cost about $10,000.

If there was one toy we had to pick that spoke for the '90s, we would choose the Furby. It was all anyone was talking about — a toy that interacted with us was supercool technology at the time. They were nearly impossible to find during the holiday seasons, and since they could interact with each other, too, buying in pairs was way more fun. Today, an original Furby from the '90s can sell for about $10,000 each.

Who would have thought a crab named Claude would become so famous, right? This Beanie Babies stuffy is not just a basic crab. It’s a green and orange tie-dyed crab with a white underbelly and beady black eyes. The toy isn’t made anymore, so finding one is a challenge. He was originally released in 1996 and can now be sold for $14,000.

If we were to poll people who spent time as a child or teen playing with a Nintendo 64 console what the best game on it was, chances are most would say Goldeneye 007. It was a first-person shooter game, obviously coinciding with the 1995 Bond movie of the same name. The game was released in 1997, and it is still talked about highly today over the gameplay. Finding a copy to buy could cost as much as $14,499.

For anyone who calls themselves an avid Beanie Babies fan, they'll probably already know that this Royal Blue version of Peanut is really hard to find. It was introduced in June 1995 but was quickly retired a few months later after realizing the royal blue color was a production error. Later Peanut was reintroduced as a light blue color, making Royal Blue super rare and can cost upward of $15,000.

Specifically talking about only the fuchsia version of Patti the Platypus, it’s another Beanie Babies that’s not easy to track down. Patti was released in 1993 in several red colors including magenta, fuchsia, maroon, and raspberry when she came out as one of the original nine. Now the fuchsia color can go for $15,000 if anyone happens to have it stuffed away in a toy bin anywhere.

In 1996, the world was introduced to Curly the Bear, another Beanie Babies collection item of a cute little bear with button eyes and a deep red ribbon tied around its neck. The toy seems like a regular small teddy bear, but it’s so much more than that today. It’s another one of these toys that could run up a cost of $15,000.

Maple, a Beanie Babies toy, was the first country-exclusive bear outside of the USA, a nod to Canada. According to Beaniepedia, the bear was going to be named Pride, but it was changed just before the release in 1997. Some of the bears have the name Pride on the tush tag, and those ones are even more rare and expensive today. Finding a Maple to add to the collection could cost approximately $18,000 today.

In late 1997, Princess bear, a deep purple Beanie Babies bear, was released to honor the late Princess Diana who died in a car crash in Paris. The poem, which was included on each Beanie Babies’ tag read: “Like an angel, she came; from heaven above; she shared her compassion, her pain, her love; she only stayed with us long; enough to teach; the world to share, to give, to reach.” Now that bear sells for $18,950.

Pouch is adorable and it’s kind of like a two-in-one toy as well. Pouch is a kangaroo Beanie Babies that has a tiny look-alike joey in her pouch. The two were first released in 1996, and it’s one of the rare two-in-one plushies. If anyone happens to have one of these toys hanging around, it can get a huge paycheck of $19,000. Not bad for a toy that sold for $5.

Of course, the toys that commemorate a holiday or event is more likely to sell for lots of money years down the road, and that’s the case for this Valentino Beanie Babies bear. First released in 1994, this white bear had a red ribbon tied around his neck and a red heart on the chest. There are lots of these in circulation, according to Beaniepedia, but The Toy Zone notes it’s been selling for a lot of money, up to $25,003.

Four years after Valentino, Valentina was released in 1998. This bear is the opposite of Valentino, now a red bear with a white heart. We're guessing this one is rarer than the white one since these can sell for quite a lot more money, running upward of $29,999, which is bananas to think about.

The '90s toy of all '90s toys that will give enough money to put a down payment on a house or send a kid to college without having any debt afterward is another Beanie Babies. Rainbow the Chameleon, released in 1997, according to the data collected by The Toy Zone, can sell for up to $50,000.

To take a look at the full list, which is 343 toys in total, check out The Toy Zone.