I don’t agree with the OPs claim. Deadpool LE can be had for $1000 off retail, many other LEs drop that much if not more. Many recent stern pro models are in the mid-4K range off a retail of $5700-5900. Acdc premium seems to go for low 6s to high 5s off retail of over $7. I bought DI nib at retail, sold for same price, potcle price rose sharply. Woz prices seem to hold up fairly well despite repeated runs. Hobbit has held up well in mid to upper 6s to low 7s off a retail of about $7300. I don’t think you can easily find wonka standard for $6500. I had someone offer me 7300 for my standard. I’m less familiar with AP, but hasn’t Houdini fallen sharply?

Nah, I sell games just like anyone else, advertise on pinside, word of mouth, nothing to do with “being in the business”. Timing helps, but in general I don’t think price drops are specific to one manufacturer. Some titles go down more than others, but stern pros percentage wise and even in terms of nominal dollars, do tend to fall pretty significantly and almost never recover.

Maybe, reality will set in at some point, kind of stupid where prices are. Jjpotc is not better than two stern pros like jp and dp. Much rather have those two for $10k than a jjpotc at $12k, and have money left over.