Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 330968, member: 2972&quot;]Ben,</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have that perspective, how do you justify the statement &quot;I can pretty much guarantee this incredible upward spike came with the advent of the internet which opened doors like no other magazine special or telemarketing scheme&quot;?&nbsp;&nbsp; Because I just don&#039;t get it....</p><p><br /></p><p>There was no such thing as the Internet in the 80&#039;s and the prices went through the roof.&nbsp;&nbsp; The point being that demand, from collectors like you and me, are what cause the price increases (and decreases), not the supply side (and not a letter from David Hall).&nbsp; The internet facilitates things (just like the TPGs did when they started), and thus helps with the demand side (although I would argue the Internet also provides more competition and thus lower prices), but there are far broader economic forces at work which led to the increase in prices -- and almost all of this is demand.</p><p><br /></p><p>Listen, it is easy to point to the TPGs, the internet, or the CAC as the &quot;problem&quot;, but I would argue that they are doing nothing but what the market is asking for.&nbsp; If they had no value, they would not be present.&nbsp; But they do add value, they do facilitate transactions, so they continue -- because we as collectors need/want them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, you could argue that collectors <i>shouldn&#039;t</i> need them, but the facts are that they do, and the market (i.e. demand) has spoken.&nbsp; So you can pee into the wind that they are evil and profit hungry (which is at least in part true), but to deny their impact or value -- or the reason they are in existence (collectors/demand) -- would be a mistake, in my opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Respectfully...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in