I am right there with you on toys from the 80's. I was born in 1976 so I was prime age for the toy craze. I had tons of toys - 90% were knock-off figures from the local supermarket that had $3 to $5 toys around the checkout (Go-Bots was the only name brand toy I got around then). I had Japan imports for Macross, Mospeada, etc. All I knew was it was cheaper than Transformers, was cool because it was a robot and a vehicle, and my parents could afford to get it for me.

Same for He-Man. The 5 1/2 inch tall figure in that style was HUGE in the 80s. Especially the knock offs. I had tons of those. They were cheap as hell - some just came in a baggie from the local store for even cheaper. I would look at the wild text on the carded ones then grab the baggie version for $2 cheaper (that was a lot of money in the 80s). I don't know if they were damaged in shipping and the store was trying to recoup something or what, I just knew I could get 2, maybe 3, in a bag versus one on a card that I was going to tear up anyhow.

Then there were the yard sales! OMG. Model kits were WAY above my understanding but I got them anyhow.

It was a wild time to be alive.

I have since become a reseller to fund my collecting and sometimes I want to cry at the value of some of those toys, especially knock offs that absolutely no one took care of. 😂