No need for the FSB, Tim. At least not this early in the evening
But the total pool of dollars available to be spent on lighthouse models does not appear to be increasing.
...at least not quickly enough to absorb 10,000 units times what, 15 or 20 new models per year?
This is exactly why I support the lower edition sizes, fewer introductions per year, and judiciously applied early retirements. You see, scary as this might seem, I too believe that
The relative health of a Collectible can be gauged by its secondary market.
and that the secondary market *is* important to the line, since a Collectible (with a capital "C", as you've defined it) is what Y&A clearly set out to create in HL. Personally, I'd buy them regardless, but since much of the support for the line comes from (capital "C") Collectors, this must be acknowledged and tended to. Of course, I'm more than happy to go along myself for whatever financial ride these models will take me on, especially if it's upward.
Frankly, there is little for me to disagree with (try as I might [g]) in the above posting, framed the way it is. But *my* belief is that the creation of GLOWs *has* led to a net increase in collectors; and I'm not aware of any evidence to the contrary. (v,vbg)
And I really don't see what damage these cute little GLOWs can do to anything.
And I'm sure glad that I'm not the only one here who begins sentences with conjuctions.
"Really?" responds Art, as only he can. :-)
Geepers Tim, does my incredulity come through even in cyberspace? LOL
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-Art