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by **Healthiest_Stomach** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:25 am

I'm looking for G1 catalog scans from the 1980s. Does anyone know where to find these? Please note that I am *not* looking for check list scans. I'm looking for scans from department store catalogs because I want to see what they cost back then.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:57 am

Healthiest_Stomach wrote:I'm looking for G1 catalog scans from the 1980s. Does anyone know where to find these? Please note that I am *not* looking for check list scans. I'm looking for scans from department store catalogs because I want to see what they cost back then.

I don't know where the scans are right now. But I do remember their prices, plus what Omega Supreme cost back then.

Basics (Bumblebee, Cliffjumper): $4.99-5.99 (depends on the retailer)
Deluxes (Prowl, Hound): $9.99-10.99 (same as above)
Megas (this wasn't what they were called, but to give you an idea... Soundwave, Shockwave...) $19.99
Leaders (Prime, Megatron) $39.99
Ultras/Supers (Jetfire, Omega Supreme, etc) $39.99

With inflation of 2007, those prices come to:

Basics: $9.99-11.99
Deluxes: $19.99-21.99
Megas: $40.00
Leaders/Ultras/Supers: $80.03

And I had a mib Omega Supreme with the K-Mart tag on it. $39.99

I saw a Jetfire MISB auction about a year ago, it too had a price tag of $39.99

So, when you compare them to the prices of today, we're getting figures that are better than some of us expected, and the prices are competitive.

News Credits: 1 · by **iron maniac** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:05 am

Autobot032 wrote:
Basics (Bumblebee, Cliffjumper): $4.99-5.99 (depends on the retailer)
Deluxes (Prowl, Hound): $9.99-10.99 (same as above)
Megas (this wasn't what they were called, but to give you an idea... Soundwave, Shockwave...) $19.99
Leaders (Prime, Megatron) $39.99
Ultras/Supers (Jetfire, Omega Supreme, etc) $39.99

With inflation of 2007, those prices come to:

Basics: $9.99-11.99
Deluxes: $19.99-21.99
Megas: $40.00
Leaders/Ultras/Supers: $80.03

And I had a mib Omega Supreme with the K-Mart tag on it. $39.99

Prices must have been MUCH different here in the Detroit area because I remember them quite vividly.

Prime & Megatron $19.99-$25 TOPS(I never saw them for $39.99!)
Minicars $2.99-$3.99
Soundwave $15.99
Jetfire $29.99
Seeker Jets $12.99-13.99
Autobot cars $8-$10

Omega was indeed $39.99, thats what I paid for mine from Service Merchandise.

Never had Shockwave so I don't know what he cost.

News Credits: 668 · by **Autobot032** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:14 am

iron maniac wrote:
Autobot032 wrote:
Basics (Bumblebee, Cliffjumper): $4.99-5.99 (depends on the retailer)
Deluxes (Prowl, Hound): $9.99-10.99 (same as above)
Megas (this wasn't what they were called, but to give you an idea... Soundwave, Shockwave...) $19.99
Leaders (Prime, Megatron) $39.99
Ultras/Supers (Jetfire, Omega Supreme, etc) $39.99

With inflation of 2007, those prices come to:

Basics: $9.99-11.99
Deluxes: $19.99-21.99
Megas: $40.00
Leaders/Ultras/Supers: $80.03

And I had a mib Omega Supreme with the K-Mart tag on it. $39.99

Prices must have been MUCH different here in the Detroit area because I remember them quite vividly.

Prime & Megatron $19.99-$25 TOPS(I never saw them for $39.99!)
Minicars $2.99-$3.99
Soundwave $15.99
Jetfire $29.99
Seeker Jets $12.99-13.99
Autobot cars $8-$10

Omega was indeed $39.99, thats what I paid for mine from Service Merchandise.

Never had Shockwave so I don't know what he cost.

Why do you think I could never afford them? lol
I had the entire set of Devastator....just not at the same time. lol

News Credits: 1 · by **iron maniac** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 1:18 am

Autobot032 wrote:
Why do you think I could never afford them? lol
I had the entire set of Devastator....just not at the same time. lol

I hear ya.
I had to save my lunch money, that's how I knew the prices so damn well.
I had to see how many days to go without lunch to buy each TF. lol
Service Merchandise was always a couple bucks cheaper than everyone else BTW. Since I was on such a tight budget every dollar counted! lol