Around the Hobby

Some trends I've noticed in the last few weeks/months in the Transformers hobby arena.

Going Up -- Larger figures like Fortress Maximus, Scorponok, and Trypticon appear to have taken a healthy 25%+ rise in value over the last year. Metroplex and Omega Supreme are holding steady or up slightly. Other Headmaster figures and late G1 small vehicles seem up around 10%. Decepticon jet Thrust is also up some in value, perhaps due to not having as common of reissues around for it as the other jets. A number of accessories are up in value (or at least higher in demand), most notably guns for Series 3 and 4 figures.

A number of G2 figures are increasing in popularity and value, such as the G2 jets, Megatron, Hero Prime, and some of the smaller G2 vehicles like the water squirting ones and ones with the rotor circles.

Early Beast Wars figures look to be enjoying a rise in value and popularity, though I don't have as concrete of data on them.

Hanging Tight -- Most Autobot Cars and Decepticon jets that had seen a period of decreasing value due to reissues seem to have levelled off in price.

Not as Hot -- Most figures that have recent Knock Off's produced (see earlier Blog post for a list) have seen a little bit of a decline in price. Mirage is a good example of that, down from a high of around $85-$90 for a complete figure to $65-$75. Another example is Ratbat, that sold briskly in the past at $65 but is now a slow sale at $55 mostly due to fears from buyers on authenticity. Gnaw is a figure that has jumped in value in the last year, going from $45 all the way up to $80+, but a large influx of KO's on that figure will likely bring it back down a bit in the near future.


Perhaps you've noticed other trends, too (or even the opposite of what I've seen), feel free to post!