Quoted from Shapeshifter:Whether anyone agrees or disagrees with this is irrelevant.
The simple fact is that this works for Stern.
Instead of selling 500 LE, they now sell 600.
Instead of 30 BM66SLE, they sell 80.
People say 'that's it, I am done with Stern'.
Until James Bond LE is shown and it's 'take my money now'
Exactly. When Stern sees people flipping LE's for $1000 or $2000 more or LE's selling out in minutes, that tells them they are leaving money on the table. Everyone can cancel their LE orders or decide not to buy whatever pin Stern is selling. People gladly giving money to Stern and then calling Stern 'greedy' for that is ridiculous. Nobody needs a pin. You approve of Stern's business decisions with your money.