PEZ Dispensers: Prices Vary
Sugar fiends will be pleased to know that even that rusty, candy-free PEZ dispenser could some day be worth something. A dispenser known as the Astronaut B, developed for the 1982 World’s Fair, became a major bank in 2006, selling for $32,000 on eBay. The Mickey Mouse Soft Head dispenser, the 1955 Santa Claus Head dispenser, and the PEZ gun are among other collectible dispensers.
The Original Monopoly Game: $146,500
Monopoly’s original hand-drawn oilcloth version, made in 1933 and owned by the game inventor Charles Darrow, was sold at Sotheby’s auction house in 2011 for $146,500, almost double its estimated price. But, even if you don’t have such a rare version of this popular game, the 1930’s retro copies sold for $3,125 and limited editions on eBay sell for hundreds.