“Happy Hippo”: This surprise egg figure is worth a small fortune (video)

Despite the low retail price, old figures made from Kinder surprise eggs are sometimes worth a small fortune. Collectors have long since discovered the figures of old children’s surprise eggs. Children’s eyes light up and older semesters quickly become sentimental: Children are the actual target group for the famous chocolate eggs with the little toys in the yellow capsule. The 20 grams of chocolate are quickly consumed, what remains is a little surprise in the form of a figure or a toy. The chocolate eggs are available from around 80 cents, but there are sometimes real treasures lurking inside. Despite the low retail price, old figures made from Kinder surprise eggs are sometimes worth a small fortune. Collectors have long since discovered the figures of old children’s surprise eggs. As with all collectibles, what is rarer is automatically worth more. So old figures or bad pressings increase in value. Single items from collectors can bring in more than 5000 euros. A hippo figure with blue eyes is currently available on Ebay for EUR 1,499. With white eyes, the figure is still available for 220 euros. It is worthwhile to go through the old stocks from childhood again.