Quote Originally Posted by Tetsuwan Convoy View Post
My guess would be becasue they would lack mainstream appeal. Sure the older folks would probably buy them up like nobody's business (especially at $25) but compared to toys today they are crappy and kids would be more inclined to go for the more recent ones I think. And kids are where Hasbro gets their moneys from.

Also need to bear in mind the cost for making the toys. I think Skids would be pricey to make, despite his scoutish size. They wouldn't be able to pump him out at whatever the cost of a scout is now methinks.
Yeah, now that I think of it that way - even if they did release the G1 toys at the cheaper mainstream prices the only customer-base that would really buy the toys would be the collectors whereas the kids would prefer playing with the newer, technologically advanced toys. And you're right about the costs associated with reproduction, considering many of the G1 toys used chrome parts too; nowadays production at Hasbro has probably reached a point where they use much more environmental and costly efficient materials than back in the G1 line up.

Ah well, like SharkyMcShark said Hasbro did kind of try putting out the G1 line again in mainstream stores and marketed it as the 'Commerative series' but because they were quite expensive themselves the line didn't last that long (iirc).