From martin wood Sent Tue, Jan 19th 1999, 16:23
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