My only issue with the NIB model (especially in Stern's case) is that there isn't any risk to the original buyer since their deposit is 100% refundable. The risk is all on the distributor and speculators are making money off of their backs. I'll admit that I briefly thought about putting down a refundable deposit on an IMDNLE even though I had no intention of taking delivery as I prefer the Pro model of the game.-which it could have helped pay for. I think deep down I feel this is taking advantage of someone (the distributor) and also making the game more difficult to buy for people that really care about buying an LE which is why I don't do it. What's to stop someone from putting in a refundable on every LE game and waiting to see if the value goes up or down before either flipping the game for big money or asking for your money back. There's zero risk and you are gaming the system that is in place.

I'm not sure about that? Just because a few people are willing to spend $10k or more for the game doesn't mean that 500 buyers are.

The $10k wasn't referring to overseas pricing as they are used to paying more. The big reason that they sold out so fast is because the price delta over the premium was around $1500 and in this case Stern actually gave people upgrades that made paying extra worth it. If that price delta was $3k I think a lot more buyers would have opted for the Premium.

If people are willing to pay $10k for 500 games than I hope Stern raises prices on their next LEas that extra money helps Stern subsidize my Pro