I have decided to part with my Tonka and other toy trucks. My question is what are they worth and is there still a demand ? There are approximately 50 of them, with half of them being Tonka brand. I would appreciate any insight you guys could offer. Thanks!
Hey Bowie, It's a lot of work, but my suggestion would be to do some research on Ebay and see what each is going for. I've always done my troy pricing research using ebay. The Mini (smaller) Tonkas don't have much of a following, but the bigger trucks (tonka, Nylint, Structo etc.) can demand decent money. But, right off hand, 2 of them caught my eye...the 2 in the left rear corner. The white Tonka Sanitary Garbage truck is a ONE YEAR (1960) production and can bring $400-500. Also the Nylint Mobile home set can bring $300-400 depending on condition. Selling Vintage Tonka Toys? Tonka Toys and Trucks Museum A good source of Tonka info. Hope this helps a little. Jack
Thank you Jack, for your insight and the informative link. I knew you would be a good guy to touch base with on this subject.
I don't have any more info for you, but just wanted to tell about the road grader we recently acquired. An orange, new in the box, #2510 like yours in the back row.
Hello, Every time I see such a collection, I think of our own toddler son’s Tonka Trucks and construction metal toys. He used those for hours each day under the sun for a while and then under a large umbrella. But, the hours spent playing was the key. Our parents gave him a set of Tonka Trucks for a birthday present and he played almost all day, each time out in the custom large sandbox I made for him. Our two $.99 cents truck and grader from a garage sale. In the early days of open air and under a large umbrella… But, for your collection, our granddaughter sold her dad’s metal Tonka collection at a garage sale, to a neighbor dad in need of toys for his own grandson. She was selling a ton of stuff, who could not resist a cool granddaughter selling things as if she was 25 years old in her own store… ha! She just outright said, we have some Tonka Trucks we don’t use any more. They were not in her mode of play at the time… The returned smile was huge… He was willing to pay to the moon for such toys at the pressing time. The Grandson was coming over later in the day. But, our granddaughter said $20 dollars and you can take them home. He made two trips carrying home the trucks. Our granddaughter had a smile on her own face that she did something good for the next generation of kids… Jnaki So, if you want to go through the whole idea of sales ads in various places, posters, swap meets and online, that is time consuming. Who knows who is coming over to look and see what is being offered. Sometimes it is not worth the effort to open up your garage or house to such visitors. We got to a point that it was easier to give away plenty of old clothes, toys and such to the various shelters and places where single moms and their kids are on the last legs of their journeys. So, it would give them a set of toys for the shelter to allow free play and get a little normalcy to their lives we all have missed growing up. But, again, it is simple to drop off some at one shelter and others nearby in most cities. YRMV
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