dung,

I don't know who appointed you Pinside Price Police, but you need to chill. It's one thing to offer an opinion on a game's price, but you have a tendency to argue your point in a very nasty and condescending way. Plus, repeatedly making remarks about how RGPers are superior to Pinsiders isn't going to win you any friends around here. This is the exact type of behavior that got you kicked off Pinside the first time. I was hoping you would have learned from your past mistakes, but unfortunately this doesn't appear to be the case.

Absolutely. What has happened is that a lot of new money has recently entered the hobby. This new blood is eager to grow their collection, and doesn't necessarily want to sit around watching craigslist for months until a great deal comes along. People insist on saying that such and such a pin is only a $1,500 game, but the fact of the matter is that if enough people are willing to spend $2,000 on it, it's no longer a $1,500 game. Obviously, this is pissing off some collectors who are used to lower prices, but it's not as if you can force the prices back down by explaining to everyone that they are overpaying. The market is going to go where the market is going to go. It's simple economics.

Jim, please lay off the "troll" stuff. People aren't always going to see eye to eye on everything, and everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I think we are all capable of having a healthy debate without resorting to name calling.

I think what's happening here is that people are arguing two different points, both potentially valid.

Stop doing that, TDA! You're screwing up the whole market for all of us!