Well I bought the elvis for 3100 plus the 18% buyers fee for a total of 3658.00. If you research here the median price of elvis is 4400. So I guess the pricing is not out of range as some think.

Exactly, seems funny that the prices paid at auction or ebay are always "way to high" and there is a group of people jumping on the band wagon that its a rip off, or these people are out of their minds!

But I bet these are the same people that when they sell their games, quote these values to potential buyers to justify their pricing. Different geographical regions have different pricing thresholds and other factors that need to be taken into account.

The facts are that 87 pins went across the auction block and one and only one did not meet reserve!
with buyers local and national, the market is the market supply and demand.

I for one welcome the fluctuations of the market, as it adds another aspect to this hobby, like the stock market when to buy and sell. I personally purchased two pins, and taking into consideration the exchange rate, buyers premium and shipping, these games came in under the local market pricing in my area. So I must be one of the nuts that got ripped off.