Quoted from Whysnow:pretty sure nobady has paid over original sales price for a single GBLE.
Same with all the other high end titles. They cost too much fomr the start as the companies have wised up to charge as much as they can and cut the used car salesmen out of the picture as much as possible.
We've seen a sale go through on Pinside on a GBLE that was above sale price already.
As the risk of getting a thumbs down from PanzerFreak, I don't think that comparing TH to LOTR is a good idea. LOTR has way better shots, more shots, and a faster flow to it. After the early dust settles, people are going to realize that you get a much deeper experience with LOTR. Both might end up with very deep code and rulesets, but only LOTR has a variety of shots to carry the game to all-time great status.
Comparing WoZ to LOTR is more apt.