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Originally Posted by Omegatron
Cool. I may be a rare bird but I love this nerdy math stuff. The bank of Canada actually has an inflation cluculator on-line:
https://www.bankofcanada.ca/rates/related/inflation-calculator/
In running a couple of prices through it:
Soundwave: $16.66 in 1985, should be $39.93 in 2022
Optimus Prime: $24.44 in 1985, should be $58.58 in 2022
Astrotrain of Blitzwing: $12.88 in 1985, should $30.87 in 2022
Make of those prices what you will. They seem low to me based on what I'd expect a re-issue to cost but not by as much as I thought. |
When you look at some of the recent releases of some of those characters it?s not a bad comparison. Considering if you jumped on the 1st Optimus recently before the price jumps and repacks or a WFC and then Netflix Soundwave. Considering exclusivity pricing/licensing for Soundwave and class changes for Astrotrain/Blitzwing from TR to WFC/Legacy. Now those Walmart Optimus and Soundwave reissues you can definitely see a direct difference between price and inflation.
