15 Most Expensive Toys in the World — Soldiers, Cars, Pokemon and More
Those who think that modern gaming consoles are expensive are greatly mistaken. For example, the popular PlayStation 4 costs about $400. This is, to put it mildly, nothing compared to a toy soldier priced at $200,000 and a dollhouse that costs $8.5 million. In our review, the 15 most expensive toys in the world that are unlikely to be given to children to take to kindergarten.
Originally released in 1978, this set sold for just $2.49. But after a few hundred toys were produced, they were discontinued. So today, they sell for up to $6,000.
Although this little sewing machine was not made of precious materials like many of the other toys on this list, it was sold at auction in London in April 1996 for $13,600.
In 2006, British jewelers Asprey created a limited edition Nintendo Gameboy, the most popular modern handheld toy. The 18-karat gold and diamond Gameboy can be purchased for "only" $25,000.
This particular Hot Wheels surfboard car was discontinued almost immediately after it went into production. This made it especially coveted by collectors. Only two pink examples have been found so far, and the owner of one of them paid $72,000 for his toy.
Jeweller Matt Case created this $85,000 pacifier for Russell & Case in February 2013. The 250-gram pacifier was made from solid platinum for the British Baby Show.
Racing car enthusiasts would probably sell their souls for a full-size model of a Porsche 917, inside of which is a 1:32 scale replica of the famous Le Mans race track. The unusual car costs $125,000.
To celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2008, Mattel's Hot Wheels created a special diamond-encrusted car worth $140,000. One of the most expensive toy cars in the world, it was made of 18-karat white gold and covered in more than 2,700 gemstones.
The Pokémon Trading Card Game was first released by Wizards of the Coast in North America in January 1999. The Pikachu card that came with the complete set is considered one of the rarest cards ever created by Illustrator, with only six of them ever released.
Don Levine's hand-crafted GI Joe prototype, which was made in 1963, became the world's most expensive toy soldier 40 years later when it sold at auction for a staggering $200,000.
The giant robot suit known as Kuratas, created by Japanese company Suidobashi Heavy Industry, will allow anyone to feel like they are in the skin of a transformer. The 3.8-meter suit, which weighs 5 tons, costs $1 million.
The world's most expensive version of the Monopoly board game costs about $2 million. It is made of 18-karat gold and encrusted with precious stones. It took San Francisco jeweler Sydney Mobell a year to create this masterpiece.
The teddy bear, created by plush toy design company Steiff and French fashion house Louis Vuitton, boasts the title of the most expensive teddy bear in the world. The toy was purchased by Korean Jessie Kim at an auction in Monaco in 2000 for $2,100,000.
One of the most luxurious and desirable sports cars, the Lamborghini Aventador costs around $400,000. As incredible as it sounds, German engineer Robert Gulpen created a model called the Aventador LP Lamborghini 700-4, which cost $4.6 million. Yes, the miniature version of the car is more than 11 times more expensive than the real thing, as it is made of platinum, carbon fiber, gold, and diamonds.
Every child loves to climb trees. Rich parents can spoil their child by buying him a tree house made by Treehouse Co for the Duke and Duchess of Scotland. The area of this fairy-tale house is no more and no less than 560 sq. m.
The world's most expensive dollhouse took over 13 years to create, with craftsmen including carpenters, jewelers, silversmiths and glassblowers. The 29-room dollhouse costs more than most real mansions.