you would be surprised how little we have spent...we really hunt around a great deal before buying. the only things that we dont check around for pricing would be cars from companies like danbury, as there isnt any haggling over those prices. some of the more unusual pieces are actually things that are small, and very cheap, but those end up being the items years down the road that were cheap back when they were new, so kids played them into the ground...so they prove to be valuable because so few are left in good shape.