Lofts in British houses are home
to a plethora of toys and collectibles, a study shows.
Brits are stashing millions of
toys and collectibles in their lofts, in the hope they could rise in value one
day.
Attics and loft spaces around the
UK house items worth around £584, according to research from Zurich.
But many savvy Brits are hoping
that figure will increase over time. Even though half said they still owned the
items for sentimental reasons, one in five claimed they held on to old items in
case they became valuable in a few years’ time.
Dolls were the most common toys
hiding in UK lofts. Brits have hidden away a number of Barbies equal to a third
of the UK population, resting alongside a cohort of Action Men larger than all
of China’s armed forces.
In addition, the nation is
storing 83,387 miles of Scalextric track - enough to send a train around the
circumference of the earth three and a half times.
When it came to film and TV
merchandise, more than half of Brits admitted to keeping some Star Wars
paraphernalia, while Doctor Who and Lord of the Rings took second and third
place.
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