I found an old picture of the 2002 botcon ...



if you're an OG collector in 2005, you're completely screwed. Reissues destroyed the vintage market.

Grapple for $55
Inferno for $65
Hotrod for $145
A beat up Starscream for $85
Sideswipe for $75
Hoist for $75

What we're paying now for identical toys is a fraction of what it was for the past 10 years.