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:
quoted 20 lines Steve Taylor 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