16 Nov
2006
16 Nov
'06
3:19 p.m.
In article <m1GkUVF-000IysC at p850ug1>,
ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) writes:
Maybe it seems that way, but the original poster was speculating that
rarity was the price driver.
My point (which I didn't explain that well) is that 'desirability to
collectors' is almost certainly the main factor in the price. I think
that 'rarity' may well be a factor in 'desirability to collectors' (some
collectors will want to have a machine that nobody else owns), but may
not be the main factor.
-tony
That
seems to support my feeling that the price is driven more by
desirability of collectors than rarity. On the other hand that means
Isn't that rather stating the obvious, in that collectors will pay more
for items that they really want?