[Crazy Jetty]

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Originally Posted by bmorr

your sort of right about costs, but looking back, i remember the prices for, say, beast wars toys. guys like TM1 megs cost like 20 bucks. A MONTHS allowance for me....I dont think costs today are too much different to tell the truth.

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.