Everywhere you look now in vintage Transformers collecting, every niche and sub-category, the bitter end items that are required to polish off a section of the hobby are running into the very high hundreds or even low thousands of dollars. The purposeful march of certain toys and rarities towards four figures has left many a collector grateful for their early interest in things such as Japanese Transformers, pre-Transformers, minibots or even Mexican Transformers and premium North American items before the waves crested.

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All the best

Maz

I'm still in the 3 figure category. I think I only spent over $100 on a TF just a handful of times.

The most I've spent is a cumulative $300+ for 3rd party combiner Transformers and Fortress Maximus. That's where I draw the line when it comes to spending money on Transformers. I sure wouldn't want to spend that much or more on an old G1 toy, no matter how rare it is.