I'm in an a POTCLE, but would really like to get a BK as well. One thing to consider, BK will almost certainly drop in value more than JJP POTC. In fact Pirates may go up, since production has stopped and IF they ever rerun it, it could very well be 11500, like YBR.

This is an interesting thread and I'll have to admit that I had the same dilemma in my mind for a short bit. It may still go to BK if for some reason my pirates never gets delivered. For now, the decision I came to was get both! Get JJP POTC now (if you can find one) and BK later in the year. POTC is a super game, loaded with more features than any other game I can think of and a deep rule set to boot. I think BK is going to be a great game, but we won't know for certain until people have a chance to play it and the code matures (assuming its not at launch). It sure does scratch the right itches for me at first looks!

That's the big mystery isn't it? My distro told me that if he had 10 pirate LEs right now they would be sold instantly. I can only think that it wasn't as profitable to build as JJP had planed. That's why they are either going to torpedo the title altogether or run it later down the road for a higher price point. You can't just raise the price in mid production (like right now) or everyone will grab the torches and pitchforks. You have to let it rest for a year and then fire it up again at a higher price point so that everyone just assumes its inflation.