They're going hard for the Xennial kiddult with money!

Posted by FreemanAMG@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 10 comments

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Jonestown_Juice@reddit

Honestly, it feels like most action figures and stuff are marketed toward us. Do kids today even care about action figures? My little nephew always wanted video games or game cards (like for Fortnite) growing up.

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threefeetoffun-@reddit

You can see from my photo I am a Power Rangers/Super Sentai fan. They 100% market to adults. We get memorial editions like crazy. Top left corner, the MMPR first season zords, were $850 retail.

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SquirrelyMcNutz@reddit

Nowadays a 3.75" scale action figure can be on the order of $20. For a single goddamn figure. In order to have anywhere near a playable amount, you're looking at close to, if not more than, $100.

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FreeTicket6143@reddit

I’m sure glad I enjoyed my toys as a child. Now I don’t have to spend ridiculous amounts of money for things to sit and on a shelf.

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Jonestown_Juice@reddit

A lot of the appeal for adults collecting this stuff is that many weren't able to get these items as kids due to not having money or other factors.

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SquirrelyMcNutz@reddit

When I was a kid, one Transformer I always wanted, but could never get, was Shockwave. Well now, I managed to snag a Masterpiece Shockwave. Plus, a Fortress Maximus.

Kid me would be in sheer awe at the things I've found. I think of kid me and get happy every time I get something that he would never have been able to get.

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