Or the easily butthurt. When an item regularly sells at what seems,to some anyway, to be ridiculous prices than those prices must not be so ridiculous. Free market baby.
Can someone explain the price gouging business model?
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I understand that, but when you see resale posts for the USA commemorative BK Rush literally the DAY AFTER 4th of July, each listing asking $100 more than the previous, it’s a bit ridiculous. I swear there was a guy with a “for sale” post with his receipt in the pics, said he would ship it out as soon as he received it. WHILE the said cue was still available to buy online. Go figure.
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Isn’t that a bit different? That SW can have that asking price because there’s probably nothing else like it, anywhere else.
Congratulations on your opinions, it is almost as if there are different strokes for different folks. You are quite emotional over this whole topic. Did a Predator player steal your girl or something?
Do you have any quantitative data to back up your claims that the Raven can do everything the Predator can do? I agree that the newest Predators are ridiculously over priced, but a few years ago you could get them pretty reasonable. I enjoy buying/selling/trading so I do try and stick to cues that are easy to sell if I do not like them. The world does not revolve around your opinions, plenty of ways to live life.
If you can not play well with a House Cue, with a decent Tip you worked over with sandpaper, and master chalk. Trust me you still will not be a DCC contender with a Black Boar.
JMHO.......
JMHO.......
Woodshaft
Do what works for YOU!
Cues are works of art, even the production ones. Many are also limited.
People are collectors and the value of collectibles is determined by the desire of the collectors.
Just because something cost $100 to make doesn't mean it's worth $100.
An item's "worth" is the price that people will pay for it.
And many people's desire for these cues is obviously worth the price they pay.
That's how economics work.
Now that said, many manufacturers (like Predator) severely underestimate the amount of people willing to pay huge money to buy their "limited" products, and thus lose literally millions of dollars by not producing enough of these products--- and scalpers thank them.
When you see items being constantly scalped, the original seller is severely underestimating their own product's demand/value.
Predator is a gold mine that has diamond mine potential, they just need to bump supply to meet demand.
People are collectors and the value of collectibles is determined by the desire of the collectors.
Just because something cost $100 to make doesn't mean it's worth $100.
An item's "worth" is the price that people will pay for it.
And many people's desire for these cues is obviously worth the price they pay.
That's how economics work.
Now that said, many manufacturers (like Predator) severely underestimate the amount of people willing to pay huge money to buy their "limited" products, and thus lose literally millions of dollars by not producing enough of these products--- and scalpers thank them.
When you see items being constantly scalped, the original seller is severely underestimating their own product's demand/value.
Predator is a gold mine that has diamond mine potential, they just need to bump supply to meet demand.
Zerksies
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I work in a place that sells plumbing supplies. And the funny thing is people nickel and dime over the price of a water heater or boiler. I probably make $40-$100 tops. Which is alot for them things. But people don't question the pricing on fittings or anything else where i am charging 4-5 times on my costs.