Quoted from Colsond3:A guy I know, a former hobbyist, wanted to get back into pinball and gave me a call a few weeks back.
I understand economics, so I don’t need a lesson. I understand supply and demand. I understand "market value." What I don’t want to understand are the price-gougers and people who just want to make a buck (or several); or those ruining the hobby and preventing newbies with limited funds or some level of reservation to spend serious amounts until they know they like it, from enjoying what we all enjoy every day.
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Which came first - the 'price-gougers' or the increased demand? since you "understand economics"