william-james88 wrote:Ironhidensh wrote:
The quality has gone downhill, but prices have gone up.
That's what Skywarpt was replying to and he is right to call this out since it is inaccurate. Once again to anyone doubting prices, G1 coneheads issued today are 30$ each (the fair inflation price considering they were 13$ in 1985) while Voyager Roadbuster is 25$. Would anyone (including parents) find any of these overpriced?
I would agree with this sentiment in general. Just look at the legends figures, someone just brought up that we're paying the same amount for figures that now lack targetmasters, or how expensive the rid legion and warrior figures are for how unpainted and insubstantial they are ($15 for what could have once passed as a scout almost), or how high the msrp is for the cw limbs ($18) - tru only exacerbates this to the nth degree. Prices in general have definitely gone up and quality is certainly decreasing (for me, from my experiences), I would certainly never go overboard about it, but this is the trend I've seen develop for a while now...
I'd angle that the current 'leaders' (with possible exception of megatron) are more akin to up-scaled, hollowed-out ultra class figures, at a $15 mark-up, is that fair?
As for roadbuater, he had a ton of accessories, plus a full sticker sheet - that probably added some costs into him somewhere, and might detract from your argument, but I agree with it in spirit