How much is a Pet Rock worth?

When Pet Rocks swept toy aisles in 1975, they were a cheap fad everyone could play with. But now, those toys can get you a little spending money in your pocket. If you have a leftover can of pet rock food, you can get as much as $50 for it online. Not bad for a tin of sand!

How much money was made from the Pet Rock?

In 1975 the perfect pet was…a rock. DID IT MAKE MONEY? My Pet Rock sold for $3.95, and creator Gary Dahl unloaded more than five million of the igneous invertebrates in six months. He walked away with a cool $15 million.

How much did the guy make selling Pet Rocks?

“You think the Pet Rock was a really great idea?” Michael Bolton (David Herman) asks. “Sure it was. The guy made $1 million.” As the fad fizzled, Dahl estimated that he had sold 1.5 million Pet Rocks for $3.95 each – not a bad haul for devising a preposterous but pleasant pet.

How many Pet Rocks have been sold?

1.5 million rocks
Once the dust settled and the fad was over, he sold approximately 1.5 million rocks for a gross sales total of about $6 million or about $27 million today.

Is Gary Dahl still alive?

March 23, 2015Gary Dahl / Date of death

How much did pet rocks cost in the 70s?

The Mexican beach stones cost a penny a piece in the 1970s. They were packaged in a cardboard box (with air holes cut out), placed in a straw nest, and sold for $3.95. Gary Dahl, the Pet Rock’s inventor, became an overnight millionaire.

How much did a Pet Rock cost in the 70s?

How much did Pet Rocks cost in the 70s?

What happened to the guy who invented the Pet Rock?

Gary Dahl, Inventor of the Pet Rock, Dies at 78 – The New York Times.

Do they still make Pet Rocks?

A company called Rosebud Entertainment now holds the Pet Rock trademark and operates petrock.com. The company brought the Pet Rock back to store shelves in 2012, and you can buy one online for $19.95.

How long do Pet Rocks live?

about five years
How long do pet rocks live? Your pet rock will outlive you; she will outlive everything breathing on God’s green Earth; she is eternal, everlasting, non-dying, all-surviving. Either that or about five years.