So, what toys did you buy or get this week?

[Ran]

The "Retro" GI Joe stuff just looks like the rest of the modern stuff in vintage packaging.
https://news.hisstank.com/2020/07/17/g- ... ages-69551

The "Retro" Ghostbusters stuff looked like it was from the 80s.

[anarky]

It's the 50th Anniversary figures, with fewer accessories, put on some of the flimsiest cards (which look mostly like the 80s ones but not quite) at more than double the price point.

The HISS Driver and Crankcase have a few new parts.

It's crazy. I might buy them if the prices were fair.

[Diabolical]

I really don't get the retro figures. If you want something old, buy something old. If you want to buy something new, take advantage of 35 years of toy technology. Why buy new stuff that looks like the shit you had when you were ten?

Because it's generally cheaper than buying good vintage figures, even loose.

[jjreason]

Agreed, it's a cheaper way to have an approximation of your old toys, MOC, without having to do much seeking or spending.

[Diabolical]

Found the Grand Master and Korg Marvel Legends 2 pack for $15 and the DJ Roomba (or whatever his name is) from Galaxy's Edge for $10 at a discount store.
The boxes are beat six ways to hell so they're definitely getting opened.