With a niche collectible having as rich a history as temporary tattoos, values can be all over the place, depending on where fans want to focus their collection. Generic sets like the 1981 Topps 24 Tattoos wax pack can routinely be found for a dollar per unopened pack. On the flip side, Topps 1962 Monster Tatoo, on those rare occasions when they do show up, might go for a hundred dollars for a single tattoo. This is a set that is estimated to have close to 100 different designs.
Many sets, like the aforementioned Monster Tatoo, or the 1962 Topps Superman set, were reprinted, at least in part, under a different name years later, and that can give beginning collectors a less expensive way to get their foot in the door. However, the pre-1970 market for temporary tattoos can be extremely volatile. An unopened piece of gum from the 1967 Topps Comic Book Tattoo set, featuring Superman and others, might go for upwards of two hundred dollars. Even generic temporary tattoos from before 1970 can easily command ten or fifteen bucks, or more.