Abandoned Toy Collectors Mansion in Barrington Hills Illinois

In Barrington Hills, Illinois sits a $1,500,000 Mansion full of vintage collectable toys. Most of the house was cleared out but the garage was packed full of valuables untouched!!! We found someone's lost Iphone, a pool in the backyard, and even family photos! Nothing online about the old owner or the story behind it's abandonment. My best guess is the mansion was lived in by someone who really enjoyed collecting and he has since passed away leaving everything behind.
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[@clearelement1051]

Passes all the collectibles worth thousands and grabs the old broken iPhone 😂

[@vintagecapgunsatyourmomshouse]

I know! 😂😂😂😂

[@HyzerFlexOnYou]

I like how you are so impressed with the features you'd expect in a mansion like this

[@kraziivan_]

LOL

[@rr_cowboy2610]

Antique toy collectors are punching the air watching this. The knight rider set brought 😢back so many memories as did a lot of these toys

[@DollaHowsMyDictate]

Ohh they cleaned it out 1000% ..these vids are just to make it look like there doin a video an that's it ...but I know 😂😂😂

[@roland_the_cursor]

As someone who collects Mario, Sonic and Pokémon figurines, displaying many of them unopened, it absolutely irks me. >>;

[@jean-mi1825]

Such a magnificent house. It's almost criminal to destroy it... I hope all thoses vintage toys were not thrown away. Aside from the fact that some are literally worth a fortune, they are just AWESOOOOOME !

[@aldricazucena9598]

@24:33 I recognize those! Those are all classic GI Joe action figures from a set I used to have! My uncle gave me his when I was little and I recognize some of the figurines! Cool stuff there!

[@pelicanphuucker4life]

Yeah they were...that stuff is VERY VALUABLE and VERY COLLECTABLE right now. I'd love to hear an update about what's being done. I'd drive from Ohio to clear it out!

[@danabrooks8312]

Unopened collectibles from 1940's to the 2000's should be worth a fortune 🤑

[@AnythingandEverythingMusic]

Fr bro I would pack ALL of that in my truck that stuff is worth a lot of money, plus I collect antiques so those things really speak to me

[@kenroberts9082]

And those punks just walk by all of it & get so excited about an I phone. Dumb! If this is the future of America we're SCRUED!

[@man-by9iz]

@@kenroberts9082 those “punks” should have stolen someone’s property? Wow the past of America sucked

[@stephencollins9062]

@@man-by9iz no not stolen Preserved for future generations. The cash is just morally:/

[@stephencollins9062]

Escape from New York the board game?​@@man-by9iz Awesome

[@joeottsoulbikes415]

That box of GI Joe toys just from what I could see was worth a min of $500

[@benjaminhawthorne1969]

For me, this video elucidates the transience of our lives and how the material THINGS that we spend so much of our lives chasing, are just that, THINGS. Things that are static, are left behind by time. For example, those video cassette tapes were probably desperately wanted gifts at some point. Today's generation would probably not even know what they are and if they could find a VCR to play them on, they would be horrified by the poor fidelity.

[@ItIsJustKetchup]

"Elucidates the transience of our lives".... Well said! Experiences had in life vastly outweigh things acquired in a life.

[@whiskeygirl1478]

The antique furniture is beautiful! All those toys bring back so many memories❤ The house is beautiful it’s a shame they are tearing it down

[@csch810]

I love how respectful and appreciative y’all are! Thank you for sharing all of this with us!! 🩵

[@Howdy991]

They're not respectful. They broke into the home of my great uncle who is a war veteran with dementia, the home and possessions are not abandoned. They stole and are being prosecuted.

[@Annie5.56]

The “radio” is an intercom. So you could buzz down to the brown one in the kitchen and talk :) that bed and furniture are stunning tho! I died seeing the buck rogers toys! I bet it was an amazing place to explore 💜 beautiful home

[@FrankCutugno]

Are you SURE that this was exploring and not B & E? Seriously, I envy whoever gets the salvage rights to this place! 😊

[@TylerSoto]

I would spend hours looking through everything

[@Manley156]

Shame they demolishing it, such a nice area too and the outside of the home is actually well done

[@yaboiii64]

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[@zaahidha294]

Hi

[@sa_med]

Why wouldn't they just sell it in an auction or smthn, I'm sure there will be plenty of potential buyers

[@Ocean-zj2jf]

A beautiful home boys ❤ all those collectibles would be worth a fortune $$$$$🍀🌈 i am just blown away by the capacity of stuff left & how big this place is 👍🏽😉 thank you for the adventure boys ❤️ stay safe out there 🙏🏽

[@nancyweliczko9334]

What a waste of a gorgeous home I would love to own it and I hope before they tear it down they would salvage all of the collectables, furniture, fans, woodwork and those gorgeous windows, there's quite a bit of money left in this house.

[@HannahRoot55]

Nancy

[@nalong55]

There is like $100k of stuff in that garage. What did they do with the stuff?

[@ambermyers1330]

I love it when you explore old homes! Looking forward to this one..

[@JasonFanth]

This house isn't old. Was built in the late 1980s/early 90s and the exterior was finished to appear old. Cool house tho!

[@RedWhiteAndBlue4evr1]

Hundreds of dollars of GI Joe stuff. And he has no idea what it is.😂

[@benjaminmorgan2169]

Painful to hear him have zero idea of what he was looking at

[@NiclasHorn]

i as a Swede are blown away that there is so much Abandoned places in USA that is just left to rot. Sure you have all the space. here in Sweden this type of thing dont happen. if a building is Abandoned it´s torn down to make space for a new building. or torn down to make sure we are taking care of the environment. There is buildings and complex that is un-used but not Abandoned cuz they still have value and are not left to rot.

[@lahart2003]

Exactly.. it's so heartbreaking to see beautiful homes I could never afford wasting away. We have 2 times as many empty homes than we do homeless... I’m not a brain surgeon or anything. But come on! This is ridiculous.

[@sa_med]

​@@lahart2003why would they demolish these houses instead of putting them in auction or smthn, I'm not american so this is a genuine question

[@Scorned405]

@@lahart2003 The United States is ridiculous

[@lahart2003]

@@Scorned405 Yes it is!! Totally Ass backwards! Our entire government is corrupt. They don’t give a shit about the people. I don’t know how long that’s been going on. It was definitely before I was born in 1965 when it started. Testing on its own people. Cancerous Banded foods in Europe are Staples in America. Just dangerous everything even our water is fucked. They want most of us dead. Leaving our borders open?! they think doing this to us, and our country is going to make us beg for the New World order. IMHO. They think wrong!

[@rathernot1502]

That's was somebody's dream house, shame no one wanted to buy it or inherit and keep it going. Signs of the times though, when that house was built America was in much better shape overall. Now I don't know anyone who could afford the property taxes for a place like that, let alone buying it and then having to spend another fortune to fix it up. Lot's of hidden gems in that place I bet.

[@mannyscott9560]

At the 15 minute mark that big gray plastic piece is the deck to the GI Joe USS Flagg. If you found the rest of it that's worth about $1000

[@Patmanx1]

5:16 that looks like parts to the 1986 gi joe USS Flagg playset. thats $$$

[@ChadManDudeGuy]

The amount of stuff in the garage is in decent shape. A lot of it is still worth keeping. The fact that it gets thrown in a dump along with the demolished house that is just sad. I’d say it’s free for the picking b/c it’s all going to the dump anyways.

[@johnkap17]

I grew up in Barrington hills, so many amazing properties there. Some of the biggest houses in IL.

[@britnoble8o2]

my home has that same exact wood, including the design - my dad’s a self employed master carpenter though so he does it all! but I have to agree, this house is beautiful 🤩

[@AB-these-handles-are-stupid]

All about the unusable iPhone when thousands of dollars of crap is just strung about

[@patriciayauger9535]

OMG, this is a very nice house to destroy, and ever who lived in this house like to collect nice things. It is very bad to destroy this beautiful house. The person that owns this house needs to sell some of the collectibles in this house and restore this beautiful house.

[@lonm6928]

You need to get someone in there who knows toys to get all the good stuff out.

[@kingcree27]

Those toys are worth mad money

[@MrOchrisius]

You literally grabbed the box to the gi joe USS Flagg aircraft carrier box….. 🙄 it was a 7ft long play set!!!

[@neohistoryfan1014]

you should donate the family photos and some of the toys to the local history museum.

[@BunnySpaceMachine]

Why? They aren't his to donate.

[@Qokdnzjuql7163]

@@BunnySpaceMachine it probably gonna be thrown in trash whole building is getting demolished

[@modest_meghan]

i've been binging and enjoying your videos, great job :). very respectful of the properties as well.

[@DanC-go9lc]

Tony Oliva Louisville Slugger bat at 7:14. From Cuba, he won 3 AL batting titles in the 1960's and is in the Hall of Fame. Ken Griffey Jr. at 18:55.

[@joeottsoulbikes415]

That Star Wars was a box set of all three movies pre Geroge Lucas messing with them and re-release. You can't get them like that any more

[@Aktheabstract]

So what’s gonna happen to all those things there worth hella money hope it gets donated

[@HolographicCathawk]

Poor spidey, you left him hanging there.

[@Joanne_Wilder]

Literally walking past, stepping over and ignoring $10's of Thousands of dollars worth of stuff and has absolutely no Idea! The ignorance is truly mind boggling to me 😑

[@iamsontavaman5760]

Dude! This house had a stove! And light fixtures!!!

[@Jeffrey52552]

You best be taking all of that stuff before it gets destroyed

[@nwoizaakgoldmann4519]

At 20:42 you can see a box with GJ Joe action figures in the original boxes. These a worth a lot of money

[@Lpm920]

There is a small Fortune in that house.

[@mro4ts457]

Very small now, given the state of the house and the amount of repairs it would need, It’s only worth a couple hundred thousand at most now (Compared to the 1-2 million it probably cost to build originally)

[@Leader1138]

@@mro4ts457I think they were referring to all the toys.

[@joeottsoulbikes415]

That Star Wars Bobba Fett ship in original box is worth $300

[@amberbryan9125]

Makes me VERY UPSET that theyre demolishing this home. ITS GORGEOUS. Theres no need to.... Sad so so so sad 😢😢😢 I wish i wasnt a poor unhealthy woman, and could fix/buy it. 😢❤

[@cynthiagarcia2770]

I actually went to school in Barrington im surprised they have abandoned mansions there

[@mro4ts457]

Also grew up in Barrington, looking at the inside of this house and how dated it is, I can see why they had a hard time selling the property compared to other houses for sale. Everyone is moving out of Barrington and out of Illinois, so there’s a lot of house for sale and most are selling for the same price or less than they were previously bought at. My parents lost money selling their house.

[@Scorned405]

⁠@@mro4ts457 Why is everyone moving out of Barrington?

[@mro4ts457]

@@Scorned405 Illinois tax increases and a government In decline in this state. Also, nobody wants to go downtown to Chiraq anymore😂 So there’s no appeal to living in Illinois except if your family is already there.

[@Scorned405]

What happened to the previous owner??

[@beccahare498]

Him: look at that fountain Me: BOAT!

[@darrenbeavers8099]

Noway I bet they had a fireplace also....a leaf fan wwhoooaaa!!

[@davidhibbs6989]

Oh wow it's got family pictures and first picture is Jesus 🤣

[@monicalogtenberg9403]

Been investigating this property… sad tragedy of little boy who accidentally past… lots of ghost stories

[@lucywebber3588]

These kids had everything😊 and the adults wow 🤯 cx

[@kirstymcdannels7731]

I collect old toys, mostly 80s and 90s nostalgia stuff...this is my dream ❤❤

[@bdw85597]

That Tom Mix thing you picked up is pretty cool if you ever go to Oklahoma in a town called Dewey there is a Tom Mix Museum

[@Tomeccho]

That cool old furniture just begging to be restored 😭

[@kellypage8232]

Too bad they didn’t auction off the stuff. So many great things. Sad really sad

[@christineharo3943]

What a shame they are going to tear down that house! But the colors of the walls! Horrible! But to each their own.,.

[@metavision8292]

Those bats were old game bats that had autographs

[@hyepwr23]

$165.00 knight rider car with figure

[@teresascrochetandanimals]

This house is awesome

[@exoticmanscud5434]

Is it cheaper to destroy then renovate?

[@decayingmidwest]

Usually

[@Straline.]

Could they not sell it to some rich dude who would like the history?

[@kingcree27]

The midnight rider toy car and figurine worth $200. Evel Knievel set worth $200 or more

[@jplxlabelle1681]

Nintendo box alone, empty of worth enough alone..

[@GeorgeNadaYT]

Kinda sad to see all those things just left behind as if he passed away alone with no family😢

[@radzieckikultywatordwurzedowy]

Amazing building i must say with lots of great stuff, regards from Poland

[@esthersiersema]

Wow was is abandoned or were they still taking tings out of the house? Love it tough ❤

[@makeuplover6852]

You know "bro" took that iphone..but those bats would have been worth far more $$

[@Wistful77]

Such a shame how beautiful homes can be turned into piles of debris...

[@pablotupone4190]

Imagine owner s sons watching this video....."hey , why did you enter the house?!?!?"

[@MinkoMinko]

So schöne antike Möbel...

[@TylerSoto]

There’s so many Gijoes I seen

[@Feeglesnort]

Very underrated video, also very enjoyable. Good job👍

[@RichardFranciskovich]

We should try to save it ❤❤

[@Choso01]

I whould like to see that house remodeled

[@jadcock1023]

Cant believe thats been left there all this time

[@GenXfrom75]

I Love that house!!

[@vivid_bass6875]

I would be taking as much as i can and either selling the non-cool stuff and then hanging up all of the cool things in MY HOUSE

[@richarddahlberg1289]

You get caught in Barrington Hills your absolutely will be going to the county joint.

[@amberbryan9125]

OMG I LOVE THE LEAF FAN IN THE "PATIO ROOM",or so you called it in the video. ❤❤❤

[@Ooohyeaaa]

Beautiful

[@ds-xo3hp]

i think that guy owned a toy store

[@Pigeonwithpropellerhat]

Cool those army vehicles are from the 80s line gi joe!

[@evgenysoltys]

that’s crazy, so cool

[@enzopuppydog7082]

You should check out the Sarasota Florida kennel club abandoned dog track

[@GxthMMeming]

That Iphone was a cool find

[@bryanc1]

Yeah. I’d a left. Came back the next day t day with a phony work order to move all that out. Getting creeper vibes with the second house with no front door.

[@MajorasSkullKid]

I’ve got that same type of fan from the patio room in my master. Wife had to have one.

[@twistit6307]

nobody would care about a iPhone that was in that place and knew what they were looking at

[@arlieberry]

cant believe they destroy these places

[@JamesRiddo]

Wow amazing

[@robertmanella528]

I wouldn't be going there houses in Barrington! They are mostly professionals, like lawers!!!!!!!

[@karenstraw7301]

The Leaf fans are $350 at Home Depot I have two different color ones in my house. These are Recent. Not much here are old

[@richbowie76]

WOW ! Three Bathrooms !

[@susankrzciuk2729]

What road is this on? It doesn’t look like that old of a house.

[@stinkywhizzleteats3673]

PLEASE check out the forest fair mall in Fairfield, Ohio! It's awesome!!!

[@AMERICARIFE5454.]

Is beautiful house ❤❤❤❤❤

[@caddyv2327]

Whoa bro no way a 5$ iphone that's so crazy

[@joeottsoulbikes415]

I sold that same Dick Tracy figure on EBay for $150

[@ashleynicole7532]

Wow please let me know if thr owners are still alive i would love to have that barbie doll for my 4 year old daughter wow absolutely loves babries! Wow all these toys brings back so many memories

[@Stumblingthroughlife]

OMG I had that type of strawberry shortcake bike 😂

[@mygrammieis]

Wow🧐🤷🏼‍♀️maybe grand parents died and family hasn’t finished getting stuff