Comment on Who buys crazy expensive "new retro" consoles and why?
otp@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
- They aren’t making more of them, so supply only ever decreases
- People are finding reasons to get these consoles
- The “target audience” is increasingly finding more disposable income. While they couldn’t spare the $100 years ago when they were cheaper, they can find the $300 now (for whatever reason)
squaresinger@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
That’s exactly what I want to know :)
I mean, for people who can’t or don’t want to afford original hardware, there’s more than enough options out there, so I’m not questioning why someone sells these things for those prices. I’d just like to know why someone pays that much.
otp@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
The reason has to do with money.
Over 5 years, someone can get a first job, a raise, finish paying off debt, etc
squaresinger@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Nah, I don’t mean why do they have more money and thus can afford stuff.
The question is why is the original console worth so much more to them than the alternatives?
HouseWolf@pawb.social 5 weeks ago
Social media turning every hobby into a “hustle”
“Retro, Vintage” old stuff in general is trendy right now. And people saw this and bought up as much cheap stock as they could and raised the prices to insane levels because all the cheap stock is now own by them…
That’s a very oversimplified explanation but it’s affected more than just retro consoles.