Sell your vintage ThunderCats toys

ThunderCats, ho. LJN's figures ran only from 1985 to 1987, reaching the UK through Rainbow Toys, and that short run makes surviving collections scarcer than people expect. Whether Lion-O's eyes still light up or the whole team is playworn and missing weapons, I'd like to see what you've kept. Send me a few photos for a free, no-obligation cash offer.

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What I'm looking for

  • Lion-O, Mumm-Ra and the full 1985–1987 LJN figure range
  • Figures with Battle-Matic action levers, working or not
  • Figures with light-up eyes and their power rings
  • Cats Lair, the Thundertank and Mumm-Ra's Tomb Fortress
  • Tongue-A-Saurus, the Astral Moat Monster, the Driller and the Stinger, complete or not
  • Smaller vehicles, companions and berserkers
  • Swords, shields and loose accessories
  • …and the rest of it: loose figures, stray weapons, tired mechanisms and mixed tubs all count. Incomplete is fine.

How much are old ThunderCats toys worth?

Because LJN only made ThunderCats for a couple of years, there's simply less of it about than He-Man or Star Wars, and that scarcity underpins the value. The serious money chases the big pieces: the Tongue-A-Saurus monster, a working Cats Lair and carded, unopened figures sit at the top of the range, with Mumm-Ra's Tomb Fortress and a boxed Thundertank not far behind.

On figures, collectors care about the details: whether the Battle-Matic lever still swings the arm, whether the light-up eyes still glow, and whether the little accessories (swords, shields, the Sword of Omens itself) survived the toy box. Later characters such as Jaga, Pumyra, Bengali and Lynx-O were made in smaller numbers and fetch strong prices even loose.

Incomplete doesn't mean worthless here either. A Driller with no legs or an Astral Moat Monster missing its wings still sells for more than many complete figures from other ranges, and mixed job lots do well as a whole. In the end, what matters is what someone will really pay. Send a few photos and I'll tell you what that is, no obligation.

How it works

  1. Send photos

    A few group photos are fine. Take everything out of boxes so it's all visible.

  2. Get your offer

    A firm cash offer, free and no obligation. Most people hear back within a day, postage covered.

  3. Post and get paid

    Bank transfer the same day your parcel arrives and checks out.

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ThunderCats questions

The Battle-Matic lever or light-up eyes don't work any more. Still worth selling?

Yes. Tired mechanisms and dim eyes are completely normal on forty-year-old figures, and they don't stop me buying. Working features add a little; broken ones don't rule anything out.

My figures have no weapons or accessories. Is that a problem?

No. Loose figures without their swords and shields are the most common way ThunderCats survive, and I buy them all the time. If a bag of loose weapons turns up in the same box, even better: include it in the photos.

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