What do you do with all the toys you dig up? me I put each years on display then box em up for storage..this is this years finds so far. Funny how they turn up in strange places too.
Like in the middle of football and baseball fields.
When I find toys while beach hunting, often times I'll offer them to other kids I see at the beach.
You might offer to give them to a hospital or charity that deals with kids or a daycare facility.
SOME kid would like to play with them.
I dump them in the trash can on my way out of the parking lot.
But I knew this guy, who was a prolfic dry sand beach hunter at a certain family touristy beach near us. He'd save up all the tonka trucks, matchbox cars, toys, etc.... that he found each year, into a big box. Then 1x p/year take them all to the flea market and put them out for sale . At first I laughed at him for his "waste of time". But when he told me he netted over $1k in a single day doing this, I stopped laughing.
It's been a long time since I was a kid buying toys, but apparently these toy cars/trucks, when new, at the store, can run $5 or more. So moms at flea markets are MORE THAN WILLING to pay $2 to $3 each for them.
Save everything! I have started a bin for each type of "junk" I find, Toy bin, copper bin, brass bin, pull tabish stuff bin, ferris iron bin, probably will add a few more, shrug.
Coins, relics, silver and gold obviously have their own special place. Not sure what i will do with the toy bin once its full, flea market or maybe eBay, depending condition etc. its possible some of those older toys could be worth much more then you think,if it has made in China on it, then well its not going to be worth much.
I like the idea of giving them to hospitals and such, places where kids will appreciate them. On the other hand, you may want to check some of these car's values.
Find a good one and we're talking 5 figures or more. And to think I used mine for target practice...
Hi; I take mine to the New England Home For Little Wanderers & the Shriners Burns Unit for kids. Te smiles are more than enough payment. i'm sure God is happy too. I suggest the same for All of Us here. God bless You in dvance. PEACE:RONB