From Petter Ottosson Sent Tue, Jan 19th 1999, 18:43
From Petter Ottosson Sent Tue, Jan 19th 1999, 18:43
That is not the way it works. The record is rare now, and, because of that, interresting for some to own. In case of a re-release, the original will be priced higher than the re-release, but not higher than what it is today. Give me one reason for a record getting more expensive, when the music on it is more easy to acquire than before. The people who want rare records never enjoy re-releases, because their old gems aren't as unique anymore. That won't increase the prices. The people who want the songs can get them by buying the re-release. That won't increase the price. The re-release of a record can't increase the value of the original. It works the other way. Ant to comment on the MASK example: If they were avaliable for cheap money, instead of being expensive, the prices of the expensive ones would not increase. A simple example of pricing set by demand. Higher avaliability - less potential buyers per copy - lower price. p ---martin wood <xxxxxx.xxxx@xxxxxx-xxxx.xx.xx> wrote: > > warp are not re-issuing mask...the point is...at some point there may be a > re-issue of the stereotype e.p. > this is purely hypothetical...so there is a possibility that if it was to > happen, the originals would be prized more highly than the re-release...in > this case, the normal supply / demand characteristics dont apply (giffen > goods), the demand curve is inverted (to an extent)..... higher price, > higher one-upmanship value... > (im not saying this is a good thing...personally i agree that you shouldnt > have to pay stupid prices just for a record > with #### on it...)...but it happens... > > > rbc3 wrote: > > > Steve Taylor wrote: > > > > > Yeah that is the point, but if Warp reissue then the > > > original will probably start selling for stupid money > > > like that MASK bullshit, that was the point of my advice. > > > If you want the original, buy it now. > > > > Am I missing something here? Is Warp reissuing MASK? Warp has > > nothing to do with the MASKs being so expensive. They're expensive > > because there are only 100-400 of each issue and probably a good 5,000 > > people who wish to buy them. It's simple supply and demand market > > economics. The top wealthiest people (or those willing to spend the > > most) get the MASK releases. It's simple capitalism really. If Warp > > re-released the MASKs the originals would be worth a lot less. > > > > So here's to hoping Warp does! That'd make a LOT of people happy (and > > a few people really pissed). Hell, even a CD compilation would be > > wicked cool! > > > > -rbc3 > > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com