Hide Your Wallet From This Incredible Auction of Vintage Lord of the Rings Toys

Expected to fetch $10,000-$20,000, this Mattel playset is in exceptionally good condition (according to the auction house, a less-pristine version sold for just over $13,000 last year); bid here by March 20 if you are powerless to resist its charms. According to the lot description, “upon its release in 1986, Eternia was sold at an extremely high price for a toy at the time, which led to few being sold. This large and impressive playset is often referred to as the ‘holy grail’ of Masters Of The Universe collecting.” Appropriately, this thing is huge: it comes with “three themed towers (Central Tower, Grayskull Tower, and Viper Tower) with three different battery-operated vehicles (Battle Tram, Sky Cage, and Jet Pack Fighter) that run around the entire playset on monorail system.”

Expected to fetch $10,000-$20,000, this Mattel playset is in exceptionally good condition (according to the auction house, a less-pristine version sold for just over $13,000 last year); bid here by March 20 if you are powerless to resist its charms. According to the lot description, “upon its release in 1986, Eternia was sold at an extremely high price for a toy at the time, which led to few being sold. This large and impressive playset is often referred to as the ‘holy grail’ of Masters Of The Universe collecting.” Appropriately, this thing is huge: it comes with “three themed towers (Central Tower, Grayskull Tower, and Viper Tower) with three different battery-operated vehicles (Battle Tram, Sky Cage, and Jet Pack Fighter) that run around the entire playset on monorail system.”