Happy Meal toys are worth a fortune!

If you're an avid happy meal fan or need a good excuse to pay McDonald's a visit, we've got the perfect solution.

You can now make yourself a small fortune thanks to the McDonald's Happy Meal! Communities on the internet are cashing in on vintage happy meal toys and you can too.

Collectors can be found with toys from all over the world and it's not just the toys they're selling, the boxes are being sold off too.

The boxes are being sold online on sites like eBay for $25 and more.

You can cash in big with toys as well - for example, Fraggle Rock toys from 1987 are being sold for a staggering $200.

But don't panic if you haven't collected anything that old because complete sets of newer toys are also fetching high prices.

On eBay.co.uk we found a number of Happy Meal toys up for sale including a complete set of The Smurfs 2 toys from 2013 and Angry Birds movie characters from this year.

Do you collect any surprisingly pricey items? Let us know in the comments below!