Lunchboxes - Vintage - Vintage Lunchboxes, OH MY!

I don't really like lunch, but I do like boxes. I like art too. Kitschy designs, tv shows, nostalgia, all that stuff. Mostly because of the cultural relevance and the perserverance of the boxes themselves. TV has allowed our culture to be exploited by advertisers and lunchboxes allowed children to be a part of that exploitation too. The only positive element is that the lunchboxes that have maintained value have been more esoteric and symbolic for reasons that go beyond the simple exploitative motives of the manufacturers and marketers. I don't analyze, but I do and buy and sell these "lunchboxes" which is why I made this blog.

I have just finished an analysis of my retail price for a wide range of lunchboxes and I am going to post it here as a data list with abbreviated names for the lunchboxes.

1999 40
Alf 30
Archies 75
Auto 25
BattleStar 40
BlackHole 60
BlackHole 60
BlackHole 60
Buck 50
CareBears 30
CareBears 30
Charlies 65
CloseEnc 15
DarkCrystal 30
Dolittle 75
DrSeuss 45
Dukes 45
Dukes 45
Dynomutt 75
EmpireStrikes 75
ET 30
ET 30
ET 30
Fame 50
Flipper 150
Gremlins 50
Indiana 50
Korg 100
Kotter 75
Kotter 75
Kotter 75
LaughIn 100
Lidsville 100
Menudo 60
MOFU 25
MOFU 25
MOFU 25
MOFU 25
Muppets 35
Oakley 75
PacMan 40
Partridge 75
Partridge 75
PeeWee 30
ReturnJedi 75
Secrets 30
Sesame 40
Sesame 40
Sesame 40
SidMarty 150
Skipper 50
StarWars 60
Superfriends 50
Superfriends 50
SuperHeroes 60
Superman 40
WWF 40
Here is a list of the most common lunchboxes that I have recently purchased and their retail price:
Common Resale $
Black Hole 60
Care Bears 30
Dukes 45
ET 30
Kotter 75
MOFO 25
Partridge 75
Sesame 40
Superfriends 50