1986 Transformers The Movie Ziploc Promotion Salesman’s Sample Kit
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 9:45 am
lmb3.net has gotten a hold of an obscure piece of Transformers history, a 1986 Transformers The Movie Ziploc Promotion Salesman’s Sample Kit. The kit would have been given to retail clients by salesmen to encourage additional sales. The kit, which was packaged in a Transformers branded backpack, contained iron-on patches, a Powerdasher figure, thermos, coupons, promotional materials, and some really interesting financial stats from Hasbro regarding the Transformers brand. At that time the Transformers held the record for first year toy introduction at $100 million in 1984. They expected to the brand to rake in around $300 million in 1986. Click here to view all the materials and paperwork contained within the kit.