• Select Pre-School Fisher-Price Toys

• Collect Fisher-Price Toys

• Find Fisher-Price Toys on eBay

• Buy Fisher-Price Toys With Confidence

Select Pre-School Fisher-Price Toys

Select Pre-School Fisher-Price Toys

Fisher-Price produces simple, durable, and often educational toys for children. Keep your child's likes and dislikes in mind while you shop. Popular Fisher-Price toys for pre-school age children include:

• Little People: The Little People line of toys features circular people and farm animals without arms and legs. You can also find play castles and licensed Sesame Street characters.

• Loving Family dollhouses: Loving Family dollhouses allow your children to establish small homes, complete with realistic-looking furniture, people, pets, and vehicles. 

• Kitchens: Tabletop and playhouse-size kitchens allow your children to prepare pretend food, mimicking mom and dad. 

• Musical toys: Help your child learn to identify rhythms in music with musical Fisher-Price toys such as record players and recorders.

• Rescue Heroes action figures: Rescue Heroes action figures measure about 6-1/2 inches and feature robots, rescue vehicles, command centres, and more.

• Imaginext toys: Imaginext Fisher-Price toys encourage the imagination with pirates, castles, fortresses, dragons, dinosaurs, and more.

For older children, Fisher-Price offers toys like the Colour Pixter and the Lightning PAC. These toys challenge the child’s expanded vocabulary and reasoning skills or their physical coordination. Consult your pediatrician for specific toy recommendations.

Collect Fisher-Price Toys

Collect Fisher-Price Toys

Herm Fisher, Irving Price, and Helen Schelle started Fisher-Price in Aurora, New York in 1930. Fisher had a background in toy and game manufacturing. Price and Schelle both came from retail management. The first line of Fisher-Price toys was released in 1931. The “16 Hopefuls” were introduced at the World’s Fair. But it wasn’t until the Snoopy Sniffer came out in 1938 that people really started to take notice. The realistic toy would “walk” behind you as you pulled on his leash. Five million were sold between 1938 and 1964.

Get to know Fisher-Price history

Between 1942 and 1946, Fisher-Price ceased making toys and instead it aided in the war effort, making boxes, crates, and parts for fighter planes. However, toy production began again following the war and 1950 saw the introduction of Buzzy Bee, Fisher-Price’s first plastic toy. By the end of the ‘50s more than 39 toys were part of the Fisher-Price line, and half of them incorporated plastic parts. In 1957, favourites such as the “corn popper” and the xylophone were made; these two toys are still popular today. 1959 saw the introduction of the Safety School Bus; it launched one of the most popular toy lines in history.

In 1961, Fisher-Price established the first “Play Laboratory.” The toy-filled room let designers and engineers observe children interacting with the toys they made. It was so popular that it is still used today. The Rock-a-Stack and Chatter Phone were introduced in 1962. In 1968 Fisher-Price was bought by the Quaker Oats Company. During the ‘70s Fisher-Price began making baby toys, and expanded their brand appeal by adding the Muppets to their toys. In 1985, “The Little People” was officially recognized as a registered trademark. During the ’90s Fisher-Price became part of the Mattel brand of toys and expanded their line to include Power Wheels and Rescue Hero action figures.

Build your Fisher-Price toy collection

With its 75-year history of making quality children’s toys, Fisher-Price has a huge fan base of collectors. While price guides can give you an idea of what a piece might be worth, many factors including relative geography, scarcity of pieces, and demand can change price significantly. To remain happy with all of your Fisher-Price purchases, buy items you truly desire to have in your collection.

Fisher-Price toys can be dated by their serial number. In general, model numbers between one and three digits long are pre-1990. Model numbers three to four digits long are between 1990 and 1995. Model numbers between four and five digits long are post-1994. This number will indicate the catalog year. The catalog year is the year Fisher-Price designated the toy for sale. There is a difference between the catalog year and the calendar year, so you could have bought a 1984 catalog-year toy in 1983.

Every year Fisher-Price puts on ToyFest, a weekend-long event held in East Aurora, New York, that celebrates the tradition of quality Fisher-Price toys. A special toy is produced annually specifically for the ToyFest and only collectors who attend get access to this one-of-a-kind item. It is a great place for collectors to meet and swap stories and toys.

Find Fisher-Price Toys on eBay

Find Fisher-Price Toys on eBay

Once you know what type of Fisher-Price toy you want, go to the Toys & Hobbies portal, click Pretend Play, Preschool, then Fisher-Price, and start searching for item listings on eBay.

• Categories: The Categories list on the left side of each page will help you narrow down your listings by item type. You'll find links for Modern (1963-Now) and Vintage (Pre-1963).

• Keyword search: Search eBay listing titles for specific words. For example, if you want to find Little People, type "Little People" (without quotation marks) into the Search box. Click "Search title and description" to expand your results. Visit eBay's Search Tips page for more tips on searching with keywords.

If you can't find exactly what you want, try shopping eBay Stores, tell the eBay Community what you want by creating a post on Want It Now, or save a search on My eBay and eBay will email you when a match becomes available.

Buy Fisher-Price Toys With Confidence

Buy Fisher-Price Toys With Confidence

Before making your purchase, make sure you know exactly what you're buying, research your seller, and understand how eBay and PayPal protect you.

Know your purchase

Carefully read the details in item listings.

• Figure delivery costs into your final price. If you spend a lot of money, make sure the seller will insure the item when it ships.

• If you want more information, ask by clicking the "Ask seller a question" link under the seller's profile.

• Always make sure to complete your transaction on eBay (with a bid, Buy It Now, or Best Offer). Transactions conducted outside of eBay are not covered by eBay protection programs.

• Never pay for your eBay item using instant cash wire transfer services through Western Union or MoneyGram. These payment methods are unsafe when paying someone you do not know.

Know your seller

Research your seller so you feel positive and secure about every transaction.

• What is the seller's Feedback rating? How many transactions have they completed? What percentage of positive responses do they have?

• What do buyers say in their Feedback? Did the seller receive praise?

• Most top eBay sellers operate like retail stores and have return policies. Do they offer a money-back guarantee? What are the terms and conditions?

Buyer protection

In the unlikely event that a problem arises during your transaction, eBay and PayPal are there for you.

• Pay safely with PayPal: PayPal enables you to pay without the seller ever seeing your bank account or credit card numbers. In fact, PayPal protects buyers 100% against unauthorized payments from their accounts. Plus, with PayPal Buyer Protection, your purchase can be covered up to C$1,250.

• eBay Security & Resolution Centre: Visit the Security & Resolution Centre to learn how to protect your account and use eBay's quick and efficient resolution tools.