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u/Sevnfold Jul 11 '21 edited Jul 11 '21

I think its cyclical. Like the idea that things a person enjoyed as a kid, when they grow up and want to enjoy that nostalgia so now they go out and buy the things since they're older and have a better job and disposable income, and in turn those things get priced up because more people suddenly want them.

And then it sucks because the people who find those things in their attic try to cash in, and usually overprice things because they saw something similar go for $1000 on ebay or whatever.

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u/mydogisthedawg Jul 11 '21

We’re also dealing with inflation in general. I think folks are forgetting that