Quoted from Lermods:

I don’t see why there should be uproar about the price increase.
Doesn’t affect existing deposits
Supply and demand dictates price
Their costs may have increased and they need to maintain a certain margin.
They can’t build fast enough and need to slow to prevent a backlog too far in the future so they can move to the next game.
Market is very strong - Accessories at inflated prices are selling out
Jjp is a business
It sucks for new entrants, but if you can afford 9500 for a game, can you really argue you can’t afford 10500. The SE is priced like a stern premium, but offers a lot more.
If you don’t like the price, don’t buy it. If enough people do that, price will fall. Or, find one on the secondary market, but even these are going above retail so how can anyone blame jjp.
We don’t have all the facts. Jjp knows more about their business and the market than we do.

Quoted from Lermods:

Read my post: “If you don’t like the price, don’t buy it. If enough people do that, price will fall.” Where does it end? Ask delt31, he claims he has two buyers for his potc close to $20k.

Quoted from Lermods:

Balancing supply and demand is not price gouging. Price gouging is when demand sharply exceeds supply, particularly on essential items in an emergency situation, yet you keep raising prices to take advantage. Think of paper products and cleaning supplies last spring. Like you said, there are plenty of other pins out there at a price your are good with. If enough people feel that way, the price won’t hold.