william-james88 wrote:Fun fact, if you use the inflation calculator, G1 Optimus Prime would be sold today for.... $50!!!
... with his trailer.
No idea if that Sears catalog page from 1985 is from the USA or Canada. Assuming it's American, that Optimus was 24$. Meaning 56.22$
Yup. That's pretty much exact. So that mean it's not just inflation at work here. And that Optimus could be considered a "leader class" with his trailer. So the price was fair at the time. So here, we are definitely overpay the "premium collector fee".
BTW, the city bot Omega Supreme was 40$. Meaning around 94$ today.
Oh, and assuming Tracks was a "deluxe", at 10$ in 1985, it's 23$ today. That one is on point I guess.