Common Items Most People Don’t Know Are Valuable

54. Polly Pocket

Every little girl in the 1990s either had or wanted their own Polly Pocket set. The adorable minuscule doll came with a variety of tiny homes and hangouts that all, as the name implied, could fit in your pocket, which made them relatively inexpensive and fun to carry around. With ’90s nostalgia in full gear, all things Polly Pocket are now quite collectible and fetching some crazy prices on eBay. While the toys are the most valuable, even merchandise like pencil cases with the Polly Pocket branding on them are getting hundreds of dollars, so check your attic or basement.

Part of the scarcity of Polly Pocket playsets is thanks to the diminutive size. Children don’t have an excellent track record with losing things, especially tiny things, so many Polly Pocket sets are lost to the ages buried in playground sandpits or tossed out with the trash. The pint-sized doll of Polly herself was most likely to be lost. If you have a Polly Pocket set, definitely check eBay for a price before donating or gifting it to a child. You may just be able to get a very modern-sized paycheck for that retro 1990s toy.