[DogFashionDisco]

I think there are a lot of misconceptions about toy value. Toys from the 80s are expensive and highly sought after because back then they were just toys. Kids asked their parents for them, they played them until the damn things fell apart or ended up buried in the backyard, and what survived was a miracle. After enough time people started to get nostalgic and when they realized that their favorite childhood toys would be a cool thing to collect, they started hunting for them. Fast forward to 2011, and we are doing the same thing, except there is now a collecting market and people are buying and selling toys as collectibles even when they're still current and readily available.