not surprising that there were people who jumped in on MMRLE so as not to be shutout, and then after the initial excitement, determined that it was just too much money. I doubt few, if any, who are changing their mind, are doing so for concerns about the quality of the machine itself.
Beyond the excitement of the machine being re-released, the 'debate' and the 'watch' on the prices of what old and new will sell for, is one of the more entertaining things to happen in a while, and will continue to be so for the next year or two.