I used to buy whole boxes of Outer Limits gumcards when they were new, 24 mint un-opened packs,and the mint box for a whole dollar and 20 cents.
Hi Bob, couldn't agree more. But, I don't want to offend anyone on this site, that's not my intent. Maybe I should look at this in another way perhaps. I guess you could almost say that the constant out-pouring of "collectibles" pertaining to monster type toys is in actuality, keeping the "spirit" of monsters in general alive?? We all know what happens when toys sort of go through their "cycles", a lot of the older tin and steel type toys now have a much more limited market, mainly because of collectors dying off for toys from this period, and the "newer" generation really not wanting these types of toys. It's not to say that these toys are not good anymore, hardly the case, but, certain toys go through cycles, however, monster toys from the 60's and certain ones from the 70's are still quite popular. Which, is a good thing. It's just that I just can't see the logic, for the life of me, when someone buys a "limited edition" of anything really, for some big bucks, and like you so well said, you could buy something truly rare for the same money. But, that's just me. As mentioned earlier, some people like other things, and I guess this is what keeps collecting alive and well, at least for our type of toys.
I also remember vividly putting pennies in all those gumball machines to get those weird plastic figures if you were lucky, they were mixed in with all the gumballs, however, if you got a gumball with a red circle on it, you traded it in for a 5 cent candybar!! When I think back, it almost seems unreal.
Don't know why it would amaze you. In the realm of 1960's monster toys, or really, with almost any toys from that era, give or take 5 or 10 years, original price for the product has virtually nothing to do with prices of today for what these toys are worth. I sometimes just don't understand the "mindset" sometimes of collectors. Aurora monster kits used to be a "whopping" 98 cents for crying out loud back in the day. Or, even cheaper at discount stores. Superman toys,Batman toys, Green Hornet toys, non-sports gumcards, all the "golden-age" monster toys, etc. were all usually really "cheap" by todays standards. I used to buy whole boxes of Outer Limits gumcards when they were new, 24 mint un-opened packs,and the mint box for a whole dollar and 20 cents. They were 5 cents a pack. Just remember, back then, that was about 2 weeks worth of allowence too!! Sure, we would all love to find these things at yard-sales, flea markets where the person just wouldn't know what he had, or other places. But, if you're a real collector, and just aren't "crying-the blues" because you want an item but don't have the funds available, you're going to purchase, plain and simple.
... And back then, one of these bucket heads went for $100-$200 or so...
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