Back when I was a little boy, the one toy that I always wanted but never got was the original Optimus Prime action figure. My mom never got me one when I was a kid. I even remember her telling me one Christmas that Santa called her and told her that he ran out of them. Dang elves.
However, 2009 marks the 25th anniversary of The Transformers. And to celebrate, Hasbro has re-released that original figure, along with DVD of the pilot made-for-TV movie, and the first issue of the original comic bundled together in a fancy new box all for a suggested retail price of $70. It's a little bit cheaper if you can find it at Wal-Mart or buy it off Amazon, but despite my desire to own one all these years, that is still a bit too expensive for me.
Well, my wife and I went to this little store called Dirt Cheap today, and guess what I found.
Of course, there's a reason such a high end collectible ended up at Dirt Cheap. First, the box was torn up. But hey that's cool, it just gives me an excuse to open it up. Secondly, its obvious there are some pieces missing, namely his hands and his gun. The fact that it is missing Optimus's hands is actually a bit of an issue for me, but the price I'm paying for it makes up for that fact.
Like I said, the figure retails for $70. The sticker on the beat up box of this figure says $39.99. Plus, it is 60% off. That brings us down to sixteen bucks. The DVD is almost that much by itself. Plus, I figure I can always leave him in vehicle mode when I'm displaying him on my desk. That way no one will notice the fact that he's an amputee.
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