Why Hot Wheels are one of the most inflation-proof toys in American history

Re:Why Hot Wheels are one of the most inflation-proof toys i... by spike021 on Friday December 16, 2022 @10:13PM (#34024077)

If you want similar toys that are higher quality, I highly recommend Japanese Tomica. They also usually have doors that open. Loads of variety. I believe in the US you can now buy them at Walmart, but they're not too difficult to order from Amazon JP either (just make a new Amazon account with your same or different email as the US or wherever account and confirm the seller ships globally).

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Re:Why Hot Wheels are one of the most inflation-proof toys i... by Aeolun on Saturday December 17, 2022 @01:46AM (#34025472)

Tomica is also 4 times more expensive.

If you want really high quality there’s even nicer german brands (Siku), with rubber wheels and all.

All made in China though :/

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Re:Why Hot Wheels are one of the most inflation-proof toys i... by spike021 on Saturday December 17, 2022 @04:15AM (#34026197)

As is usual, price to quality (to enjoyment factor) ratio.

These days as I'm older and collect more sparingly, I prefer quality over quantity and the price evens out.

But if you're just buying for kids to have a ton of cars then hot wheels are probably still the option.

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Re:Why Hot Wheels are one of the most inflation-proof toys i... by Aeolun on Saturday December 17, 2022 @05:59AM (#34026749)

Eh, it adds up. One car a month for 2-4 years means you have 24 cars spread throughout the house.

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Re:Why Hot Wheels are one of the most inflation-proof toys i... by bombcar on Saturday December 17, 2022 @08:03AM (#34027419)

And if you keep an eye out at Goodwill you can find them mixed together in a grab bag now and then for cheap.

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