BR and Market Forces

[TheGipper]

[quote author=DBNInc link=topic=50674.msg197450#msg197450 date=1597902042]
There were auction sites before?  Or there was some rush on aged stuff?  I’m honestly curious, if you don’t mind elaborating for someone still pretty new to it all.
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He means HSA across-the-board price increases on new production.

People are conflating the high auction prices on aged/vintage with the price increases for new production stuff.  I don't know why, I don't buy into the thinking that the one is causing the other.

People forget the significant price [i]drops [/i]we saw in 2002-2003, and 2012-2013.  If we're lucky, that history might repeat sometime in the future.

[DBNInc]

[quote author=TheGipper link=topic=50674.msg197464#msg197464 date=1597939366]
He means HSA across-the-board price increases on new production.

People are conflating the high auction prices on aged/vintage with the price increases for new production stuff.  I don't know why, I don't buy into the thinking that the one is causing the other.

People forget the significant price [i]drops [/i]we saw in 2002-2003, and 2012-2013.  If we're lucky, that history might repeat sometime in the future.
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Ahhh, thank you!

[euodias]

Hell, with those HSA increases some boxes are going for cheaper on Bond Roberts than they are on the 24:24s.

[HunterD]

Negative. Maybe listed for “lower” but ending at stupid $$$$

[Malakai]

Depends on what your looking for. I have already found some solid deals/steals on what I was looking for.

[perfectoman]

$316 for a cab of shorts of reg production smokes?  WTF
How did it go from 205 on sale to that in a matter of a few weeks?
Out of control.....I've seen increases over the years but I don't ever remember short period jumps like that in the past.

[burnem]

2008 Partagas  898 went for $580 yesterday.  Very reasonable price for that box.  Wish I didn't have four boxes in-bound or I would have snagged that box.

[DBNInc]

[quote author=Malakai link=topic=50674.msg197529#msg197529 date=1598323849]
Depends on what your looking for. I have already found some solid deals/steals on what I was looking for.
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I’ve found this to be the case as well!  I finally completed an RE set with an old box that I couldn’t find ANYWHERE, and honestly for way cheaper than I would have happily paid.

[Jimmy_Jak]

I made 2 purchases on BR early on that were steals. People were asleep at the wheel. Not anymore. Its high roll indeed.

[TheGipper]

15 CoRo Tubos, El Laguito factory, 2016 box date: $310 on BR

15 CoRo Tubos, not El Laguito, 2021 box date: $464 from Ravi

15 CoRo cardboard pack, 2020 box date: $369 on FOH 24:24

All you whiners about crazy auction prices can STFU.