12. Happy Meal toys
AVERAGE OG PRICE: Free (with purchase of a Happy Meal)
MIGHT FLIP FOR: $100
Most people still remember McDonald’s happy meals and the toys that came with it. Unfortunately, the food chain removed Happy Meals from its value menu, thus hiking up the price to $3.99 in most locations. The older toys that came with Happy Meals are skyrocketing in value, despite the meal no longer being considered ‘valuable’.
These toys were associated with happy memories and good moods, and this is perhaps the magic behind their high demand. They easily sell on eBay for $100, some for a lot more. Mental Floss said that a whole set of “McFurbys” was recently put up for sale for $899. Seems like embracing the whole Furby craze was the right call for Mc’D’s.