The Official Price Guide To Action Figures (OPGAF) is a very useful book, particularly if you're interested in older toys. The book was published in 1999 so it is a bit dated. But it doesn't matter. It's still a great resource.
Obliviously the prices are out-of-date. But if you wanted to know the entire lineup of heroes and villains for LJN's Bionic Six, this book has you covered. It includes all the vehicles and play sets as well.
For a collector like myself who wants to collect some of the more obscure toy lines, this book is invaluable.
As mentioned in a previous post, there are not a lot of Bionic Six toys on Ebay. So without OPGAF, it would be hard for me to figure out what I was missing. As for the prices, just check out the market. Honestly, that's the way it is with any price guide. The market dictates the price, period. Not some book.
So yeah, if you're wanting a true price guide, OPGAF is not for you. But if you're wanting an encyclopedia of pre-2000 toys, man, this book is IT!
It really has everything. From Laverne & Shirley (Mego) to The Tick (BanDai). All the Gi Joes are listed as well as playsets and vehicles (there is a better GI JOE ARAH book out there, but that's a post for another day). Kenner's Super Powers, Mattel's Secret Wars, Toy Biz's Marvel and Xmen.
The big lines as well as the smaller ones. I learned about Tyco's Cadillacs & Dinosaurs from this book.
The best part? Getting a used copy is pretty cheap! I got my copy for around $5 earlier this year. If you're interested, look around on Amazon for a cheap copy (link to book on Amazon). Well, that's my review. Special thanks to Shipwreck and Polly for livening things up. Hope you enjoyed it. Book It! Get yourself a pizza!
Pros: cheap on secondary market
vast amount of info (pre-2000)
well written summaries
Cons: outdated
black & white photographs
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