In this compilation, we discuss the 9 priciest PEZ dispensers that are currently available for purchase.
9. Pure White Lavender
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The first Disney-themed PEZ dispenser won’t definitely be the last on this list. This PEZ dispenser is revived from sometime in the late 60s when Disney classic designs were in a lot of their merchandise. It has a big forehead with sleeping eyes and kissy lips to emulate the end of the film.
The PEZ dispenser, named “lavender” White Snow, recently sold for $2,600. It has a hard plastic head and a hot pink stem, with a hair bow on top that matches the color of the dispenser.
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In 1937, the first full-length animated film was made, but it was not a safe bet to make a film about the Seven Dwarfs and Snow White. Making this film cost a small fortune, but it was the first ever full-length animated film. Almost immediately, it received critical acclaim and even won an Oscar. However, the returns were enormous, thanks to the huge ticket sales.
8. Gentle-headed Dumbo
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The first Disney-themed PEZ dispenser won’t definitely be the last on this list. This PEZ dispenser is revived from sometime in the late 60s when Disney classic designs were in a lot of their merchandise. It has a big forehead with sleeping eyes and kissy lips to emulate the end of the film.
The PEZ dispenser, named “lavender” White Snow, recently sold for $2,600. It has a hard plastic head and a hot pink stem, with a hair bow on top that matches the color of the dispenser.
Were you aware?
In 1937, the first full-length animated film was made, but it was not a safe bet to make a film about the Seven Dwarfs and Snow White. Making this film cost a small fortune, but it was the first ever full-length animated film. Almost immediately, it received critical acclaim and even won an Oscar. However, the returns were enormous, thanks to the huge ticket sales.
7. Soccer Player
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The PEZ Football Player dispenser came out in 1964, featuring a kicker and a box with 2 flavor refills. Unfortunately, it did not come with the box, but one unused dispenser was sold in 2021 for $3,044.56.
John LaSpina, the foremost PEZ collector, has frequently written about his collection of PEZ. The PEZ football dispenser, which came in many different varieties, was sealed in a plastic bag along with the packing materials and candy.
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Many PEZ Football Player varieties and colors can be found. One dispenser that sold for a record amount had a solid blue helmet with a white base. Another rare variety is the reverse, with a white helmet and a blue stripe. Some also come with red stripes or red helmets.
6. Violet Lion’s Club
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The dispenser base is purple and the lion head is a vibrant shade of yellow. Authentic specimens feature a commemorative inscription on the surface. The PEZ dispenser, known as the Purple Lion’s Club, is a relic from a Lions Club convention held in Austria in 1962.
The base of the dispenser had a minor chip, yet it remained in impeccable shape, being sold for $3,075 in 2021 at auctions, often fetching more than $2,500. These PEZ dispensers, even in the absence of feet or functioning springs, are sufficiently scarce.
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Lions Club International, established in 1917 by Melvin Jones in Chicago, Illinois, is a non-partisan organization dedicated to community service. Presently, it operates in more than 200 nations and boasts a membership of over 1.4 million individuals globally.
5. Chewbacca Printing Error
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The dispenser is a hard plastic dispenser with a Wookie-brown base and a Chewbacca head. It recently came with the classic candy packs in lemon, cherry, and raspberry flavors. You will still find it sealed in the box. This dispenser is unique because it is the only one on this list with a misprint of Chewbacca on the PEZ dispenser, making it a valuable and ultra rare candy dispenser.
The Disney Princess cardback may catch your attention if you look underneath the “Collect Them All!” Dispenser that shows princesses like Snow White, Cinderella, and even characters from Star Wars.
Several Chewbacca PEZ dispensers packed in the factory into the incorrect cardback are currently listed on eBay for $3,500-$4,500 at the time of writing. However, there is no consensus on the internet regarding the exact value of these rare misprinted items. Surprisingly, a handful of them have managed to exist.
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Although you may not know it, the character that inspired George Lucas’s dog, Lucas, was an Alaskan Malamute named Chewbacca. Everyone knows about Han Solo’s furry co-pilot from the Star Wars films, who used to stand tall and ride shotgun in his car.
The dog was named “Indiana,” which, if you were wondering, is also the source of a certain famous educator-explorer’s name.
4. Mickey Mouse Soft Toy
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Dumbo, along with Captain Hook, Pluto, Donald Duck, Goofy, and the Mouse king himself, Mickey from Disney, were the remaining unsold PEZ prototype characters to receive one, thereby making him the priciest and final “softhead” prototype PEZ dispensers on this compilation.
EBay sold a 1979 base dispenser in grey for $3,500, and there are a few red ones that exist from this year. However, Disney never approved the full production of these dispensers.
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The PEZ softhead dispensers, which are thought to have been prototyped by the same company that made the superhero DC softheads in Hong Kong in the 70s, are associated with Disney.
3. Witch Hazel
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The dispenser PEZ B Witch is truly a rare find. That’s because this is one of the oldest and most valuable PEZ dispensers, dating back to 1957. However, the head of the witch on top of the black body dispenser may appear plain in its orange color.
In May, this PEZ dispenser, which came with an angry tiger tooth saber mask for Halloween, sold on eBay for $4,500.
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This is another reason why functional examples like this are not sold. In particular, the candy dispenser’s kicker, which is missing in most of the ones that exist, is due to a manufacturing flaw in PEZ. It is estimated that there are fewer than 25 of these PEZ B Witch dispensers.
2. Foghorn Leghorn
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The whole concept of PEZ relies on marketing famous characters to sell the candy, while not being the most famous in the Looney Tune’s bunch, Leghorn Foghorn is a valuable spot that lacks the desirability and production numbers to make PEZ a sweet hit.
This PEZ dispenser, featuring Foghorn Leghorn with an orange head, yellow beak, white eyes, red crest, and throat, includes a headpiece with three components. It was manufactured in Austria in 1980, making it one of the most valuable dispensers sold on eBay in 2021 in excellent condition.
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In 1946, the short film “Leghorn Foghorn” was created as a comical tribute to the Hawky Talky Walky melodies. From 1989 until his death, the character was voiced by Mel Blanc, who also lent his voice to numerous Looney Tunes characters. Throughout the years, other actors such as Eric Bauza, Bill Farmer, and Billy West have also portrayed him.
1. Political Ass
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According to the homeowner, the PEZ dispenser featuring the Political Donkey is the priciest. It is known that there are only two of these rare items, with one being discovered in a house in 2012. The homeowner claims that it was gifted to them by the vice president of PEZ in the 60s.
The donkey PEZ dispenser was invented in 1961 as a present for President John F. Kennedy, given to him in Vienna, Austria. Additionally, there were two other uncommon dispensers: a golden one meant for his wife, Jackie, and a Bozo the Clown one for Caroline. Clearly.
The Secret Service, however, ordered the return of the PEZ dispensers to the company possibly for safety reasons, after the team management gave one away as a gift to a key staff member and kept the other two in storage.
The political donkey vending machine was purchased for $13,000 at an auction for rare items.
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A second political donkey PEZ dispenser was found in storage at the PEZ offices in Austria. It has been kept on display in their European corporate office and has never been sold.
