{"id":47090,"date":"2026-08-11T19:58:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T23:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/?p=47090"},"modified":"2026-08-12T08:10:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:10:56","slug":"hasbro-is-stealing-from-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2026\/08\/hasbro-is-stealing-from-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Hasbro is stealing from you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the news, via Amazon, that Deluxe Class <i>Transformers<\/i> will be going up to $29.99 starting in 2027, someone made this chart comparing the regular <abbr title=\"Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price\">MSRP<\/abbr> against the US Consumer Price Index, showing what Transformers would cost if they were actually following inflation:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tfinflation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tfinflation-300x175.jpg\" alt=\"2000 MSRP: $9.99\n2000 CPI: $9.99\n\n2006 MSRP: $9.99\n2006 CPI: $12.65\n\n2010 MSRP: $16.99\n2010 CPT: $13.75\n\n2015 MSRP: $19.99\n2015 CPI: $15.01\n\n2020 MSRP: $24.99\n2020 CPI: $16.50\n\n2026 MSRP: $29.99\n2026 CPI: $19.03\n\nKey takeaway: 2000-2010, prices tracked inflation. 2011-2015, prices outpaced inflation. 2016-2026, actual price exceeds inflation by more than 50%.\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" class=\"aligncenter\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And remember, while all this was happening, the sizes went down and the quality went down.<\/p>\n<p>Fans get defensive when we tell you that Deluxe Class Transformers, that Marvel Legends, that GI Joe Classified, that Star Wars Black Series are $20 toys and you shouldn't pay full price for them, but this shows that we are 100% correct.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><H5>&lt;i&gt;And now, some more OAFEry:&lt;\/i&gt;<\/H5><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Transformers Legacy Evolution: Nemesis Prime review\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2025\/01\/transformers-legacy-evolution-nemesis-prime-review\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Transformers Legacy Evolution: Nemesis Prime review<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Turkimus Prime\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2015\/11\/turkimus-prime\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Turkimus Prime<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Flippin' through Previews - March '12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2012\/03\/flippin-through-previews-march-12\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Flippin' through Previews - March '12<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"First <i>Transformers: Prime<\/i> toys appear\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2011\/02\/first-transformers-prime-toys-appear\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">First <i>Transformers: Prime<\/i> toys appear<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Transformers BotBots Goggly Spy PI review\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2021\/09\/transformers-botbots-goggly-spy-pi-review\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Transformers BotBots Goggly Spy PI review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the news, via Amazon, that Deluxe Class Transformers will be going up to $29.99 starting in 2027, someone made this chart comparing the regular MSRP against the US Consumer Price Index, showing what Transformers would cost if they were &hellip; 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