Post by @90stoyvault

The thirty inch Optimus Prime at Target is a future grail, and the reason is standing next to it: my G1 Optimus Prime and the G2 reissue. People ask why some vintage toys cost so much to collect. It comes down to one thing: how many survive in good shape. Rarity at release barely matters. What matters is 30 years of sun, moves, garages, kids, and lost boxes. Small toys hide in a shoebox and make it. Big toys get displayed, played with, and thrown out. That is why clean 90s blow molds are hard to find now, and it is exactly what happens to a 30 inch Transformers figure. Fewer survivors plus Optimus Prime nostalgia equals grail. 2056 sounds far away. So did 1996. Which big toy from your childhood got thrown out? #optimusprime #transformers #90stoys #vintagetoys #toycollector