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Mark Hastings, How is price determined for collectible items? Is it determined by the manufacturer? In that case, there isn't a single baseball card on this planet that should cost more than $1. There isn't a single coin that should cost more than face value. The ONLY thing that keeps these...

Jonathan makes a great point... thank you, Jonathan. According to some of the logic in this thread, scarcity or demand should have NO influence on price. Therefore, if you are fortunate enough to have a copy of a rare and in-demand collectible, you should not charge more than what the market...

Mark and Mike, You are trying to compare items that most people consider necessities (batteries and gasoline) to luxury items such as tickets to sporting events. Come on, now...

Joseph, Did you get a ticket online this late? When we finally did get through (and it was before 8:55) we were informed that it was sold out - same deal on the phone. By 8:00 we got messages both ways. I did enter the Monster raffle, and I'll be trying on Monday for the next round of...

I hate ticket brokers myself as well. However, as someone who believes in the tenets of Capitalism, I have to admit that what they are doing, while unethical, is not illegal nor should it be. Last Friday night at 6 PM, tickets for the Red Sox playoff games went on sale. Both my wife and I...