I got excited when I saw my old Ghostbusters lunchbox and my Alf dolls. I was a die-hard Ghostbusters and Alf fan, as were a lot of people. Surely these treasures could bring in some cash.

Spoiler alert: your collectibles aren't worth much to anyone but you. Also, if your collectible was mass produced, it isn't worth much.

I went to eBay to see what my lunchbox was currently going for. Expecting to find at least $100, all I found was disappointment.

On average, these treasures from my child hood is going for about $20-$30. You wouldn't believe the number of "The Real Ghostbusters" lunchboxes up for sale. All of them, from 1986.

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The same goes for my Alf hand puppet from 1988 that came in a kids meal. It's worth about $6.

My stuffed Alf from '86? About $6, unless you're the "sponsored ad" which is going for about $37.

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At this point, I'm hoping for an eccentric billionaire with an obsession to offer to buy these things, or hold onto them for another 30 years and see what happens.

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