Don't you mean that $5K is the high end for a HUO Stern Pro? JP2 and Deadpool Pro's seem to top out around $5K on the used market. I sold my Maiden Pro HUO a few months back for $4700 with a shaker. I do think that the higher priced games depreciate at a slightly higher rate than Stern Pro's because there is more room to fall, but most games seem to take at least a 15% drop after opening the box.

For whatever reason JJP games have eluded me because they haven't dropped enough on the HUO market. The two I've been most interested in were WOZ and JPOTC. At one point in time I had a WOZ on pre-order but ended up canceling because I bought a house in the time-frame I was waiting and needed the cash. I figured since they were $6500 initially that I would one day be able to pickup another one in the high $5K range which never happened. I've always liked JPOTC but didn't want to buy NIB and take the depreciation hit and hoped to find one HUO for less but we all know what happened there.

I think another thing that hurts JJP resale is warranty coverage. I've never had an issue with Stern replacing a defective part even if I was the 2nd or 3rd owner years down the line, whereas you hear stories about people shelling out $$$ for light boards on games like WOZ and getting stuck paying for parts if they aren't the original owner of JJP games. I think most people with lots of disposable income would rather just buy NIB than pay $1K less for a HUO.

I thought maybe the recent revelation that Depp was a victim of domestic violence rather than the purveyor may have changed that and made it sociably acceptable again?

https://amp.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/eyp2d3/audio_of_amber_heard_admitting_she_was_the_one/