Inside the Collection: Meet Zespy

1. Chuck E. Cheese Band

Drum roll, please! 

You may recognize this iconic animatronic band of beagles from your childhood days at Chuck E. Cheese! For some, animatronics are scary, but for Zespy, they propelled his interest in collecting.

This animatronic band was a sidestage attraction at Chuck E. Cheese and was a Beatles cover band named The Beagles.

He acquired this piece about six years ago and spent his time fixing it up so that it could bark again.

Our expert valued The Beagles at about $50,000. Now, that's a doggone good price!

Zespy's band of beagles still sounds great, thanks to his hard work, but they've also had many years of practice.

2. RoboForce Set

These RoboForce toys and figures aren't the most sought-after robots around, but Zespy is proud of them.

They were originally released around the same time as Transformers, which overshadowed these robots because of the popularity of the brand.

Zespy bought all of the pieces over time at local toy shops for only $5 to $8. There are many different versions of these robots, and he has the complete collection, including multiples!

Our expert valued the whole set at $10,000, but for Zespy it's about the hunt to find each item and the memories that come along with it. 

3. Mechagodzilla Prototype

Lisa called this item "cute," but true Godzilla fans know just how formidable its power can really be! 

This is a prototype from the recently released Shogun Warrior Mechagodzilla line by Super7 Toys. 

Although Zespy isn't usually a collector of monsters, this prototype represents his love for robots and quirky, hard-to-get items. 

According to our expert, prototypes and pre-releases are among the most coveted items for any toy collector, which adds to the overall value.

This Mechagodzilla prototype is worth around $9,000 because of its rarity.

4. Compoboy Technorobo

This Compoboy Technorobo combines two things Zespy loves: robots and audio. 

This unique robot is made up of stereo components. Each of the components can be taken out and interacted with, including a tiny working record player! 

Zespy has tracked down three of the four versions of this item. The Technorobot did not sell in the United States, but his love for the hunt led him to it. 

However, he's still searching for the blue-colored robot, so if anyone has seen it, please call this collector! He's one away from completing the collection.

These robots were cheap at the time, but were hard to track down. Because of the rarity, our expert valued this item at $2,450.

5. Telecoma Set

This is the Telecoma set from Takara. They may look like little Happy Meal toys, but they are much more valuable than that. 

These robots were made in the same era as Transformers and were made by the same company.

They take food fights to a whole new level! These food-robot combinations battle it out and can go up against each other. They are as weird and silly as Zespy likes them to be. 

He owns about 30 of these toys and currently owns the entire collection. 

Our expert valued this set at $12,000. That's one expensive meal! 

6. Trade Show Robot

This is an R2-D2 trade show robot! According to Zespy, when Star Wars first came out everyone wanted to design an R2-D2 of their own. This item is a result of that.

This specific robot used to shoot out business cards at conventions and trade shows and was used to promote a business. 

He thought it was so silly, he had to purchase it! It also has an unusual tie to Mr. Rogers, who he loved and used a role model growing up.

Today this fully functioning R2-D2 is worth around $5,000

7. The total value of Zespy's robot collection: