No, not really. RS has always been an also-ran, due to the linear software, lack of stacking and repetitive quotes. Shadow has always been considered a better game, even back in the 90s when they both sold for around 1K at auction. Shadow's ass-kicking reputation turned off more casual buyers. Congo was unpopular for a long while, then inexplicably became sought-after despite system-11 era rules and a crappy mini-playfield. Whitewaters were cheap because most were blown out and spare parts were hard to find, but even back in the day it was considered a better game than RS.

I agree RS was more expensive than those back in the day, but I stand by *my* assessment that it was the inferior game RS has lots more "stuff" and is a great beginner game, not to mention attractive in appearance, but it gets old... that's why the price never really rose - high churn. Shadow and WH20 started cheap but eclipsed RS as more people liked the gameplay and wanted one for themselves. Price went up as supply dropped.