Rancor Monster Prices Dramatically Different in 1984

Yesterday I questioned the sale status of the Star Wars Rancor toy back in the eighties. Was the toy one that was commonly on sale, I wondered, and then couldn’t leave things alone: this 1984 ad from Fred Meyer (in the October 24, 1984, Spokesman-Review newspaper) immediately tells me that Rancor prices were all over the place for Christmas of 1984. Yesterday’s ad listed the Rancor for $7.99 while this one shows the toy at $13.33. I know which I would have liked to buy the toy for back then, though today either price would be a spectacular find.

Best of all is that the two ads use different art to illustrate the toy!

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