[Iceman]

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Originally Posted by Crazy Jetty

They are when you consider the fact that back when Beast Wars was king, that Basics cost $5, and now Legends are $7, and Cyb Commanders are almost $10. Both classes smaller than Basics were, and Commanders now cost the same as a deluxe did back then.
Back then, $8 got you a Marvel Legend with a 6" fully articulated figure, a full comic, and a gigantic BaF piece that was as big as the action figure.
Now it doesn't even get you a 3.3/4" MU with no accessories.

I agree with Iceman completely on this. Rising prices do have a lot to do with the failing toymarket.

It's the rising price over such a short period of time (5-6 years) that is doing it. Look at how fast housing prices rose compared to income. Eventually it became unsustainable and housing far less affordable. That market corrected itself but a lot of damage was done.

A lot of things combined to make higher prices for many products such as shipping going up when fleets became docked because of less goods moving around in a slower world economy. Oil prices directly effect the price of many plastics but even when prices to make figures go down it's not like we will ever see lower prices at retail. Once a price gets bumped up it stays there.