Is TRON overpriced forever?? is it just temporary?

[chas010]

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None of those things invalidate the comparison. The comparison hinges on the question: Will people spend money to repair or restore an object of their hobby which doesn't have much monetary value? The answer is: Most likely.

You chose the comparison to home consoles, which almost everyone has two or more in their attic but ill reference classic cars. People dump thousands of dollars into "restoring" these cars when and if they find them. Typically they expect this money and possibly more can be returned when the time comes to sell or move to the next project.
They love the cars but aren't looking to squander away their retirement on something they love if they can avoid it. The professional and aftermarket part support for cars is tremendous because there is money to be made.

 

[brotherhay]

$2,200 for a perfectly restored Tron...

What did they cost brand new in the box, probably even more than that in 1980s. $2,200 becomes a pretty sweet deal.

Prices for any luxury item (things you dont need to survive) are comprised solely on the Supply and Demand for that item. If everyone truly understood the workings of precise economics, there wouldnt be anything to bitch about.

If you dont like the price, move on. How can you be "price gouged" on something that is not necessary for you to live? You do have the option of NOT BUYING IT. Its all kind of simple if you ask me. The only people that are pissed about high prices are the ones that do not already have the item in their possession, and would like one eventually. The rest of us with said item LOVE IT.

 

[MaximRecoil]

People hardly spend any money to repair anything console / console game-related.

They still spend plenty on the hobby. It doesn't matter whether it is for a repair or on other things (such as programmable game cartridges for X-in-1 functionality, custom controllers, custom hardware, homebrews in professional packaging, video and audio output hacks, etc.).

And their point is that you cannot separate the two;

Yes you can, given that this is hypothetical. I've been responding to the idea that prices are lower. In a hypothetical scenario, that doesn't automatically mean that interest is lower. If it were a real world scenario, then it may mean that interest is lower, but not necessarily. It could mean other things as well.

I agree with them.

Who is "them"? Chas010 invented this argument, and you are the only other person arguing about it thus far.

 

[MaximRecoil]

You chose the comparison to home consoles, which almost everyone has two or more in their attic but ill reference classic cars. People dump thousands of dollars into "restoring" these cars when and if they find them. Typically they expect this money and possibly more can be returned when the time comes to sell or move to the next project.
They love the cars but aren't looking to squander away their retirement on something they love if they can avoid it. The professional and aftermarket part support for cars is tremendous because there is money to be made.

The aftermarket and custom services industries for the 1911 is huge too, even though it is almost inevitable that you will lose money when selling one that you've sunk a bunch of money into, or sunk any money into for that matter.

People spend money on their hobbies in general. Resale value is only a priority for a minority of hobbyists; it is an afterthought for most.

 

[8up]

$2,200 for a perfectly restored tron...

The only people that are pissed about high prices are the ones that do not already have the item in their possession, and would like one eventually. The rest of us with said item love it.

100% wrong

 

[chas010]

Who is "them"? Chas010 invented this argument, and you are the only other person arguing about it thus far.[/QUOTE]

Whoa LOL... not arguing, debating .

 

[MaximRecoil]

Whoa LOL... not arguing, debating .

I generally use the two terms more or less interchangeably, but technically a debate is a formal method of argument. I wasn't suggesting anything negative by using the word "argument".