Are We In A Recession?

[🪦 ThePhantomKiller ●]

<!--quoteo(post=341825:date=Dec 9 2009, 04:55 PM:name=Nightmaresetc)<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE (Nightmaresetc @ Dec 9 2009, 04:55 PM) <a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=341825\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--quotecYou hit the nail on the head Dr. Channard.<!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndThink about that statement, though, it's a generalization... If a mask maker/artist lowers their prices just to keep themselves in the game, taking this loss, for however long they might have to, how many great new masks that the artist thinks might be "worth" his while to make in the future are you going to see? Next to none probably. You know the threads you see in here from time to time that ask for a specific number of guys willing to pay X amount of $ for a commission of sorts, just to make a certain character? They do this because of no inherent or guaranteed sale outside of making such a project worth their while. If they sell any kind of product <i>actually worth</i> the price they're asking for it, why would they feel forced to take such a hit and be the mask maker who starts to lower their prices just to accommodate the collector market? And I'm not talking about crap masks that sell for less than $100 on eBay. I don't think it's ever gonna come to this projection of getting a lot more for a helluva lot less. For example, I'd like to see any one of you email Justin Mabry right now and ask him to lower his mask prices, or threaten to stop buying his stuff and wait until he does. Can almost hear the laughter. Some of his prices are high, some of them very reasonable but you likely wouldn't see a price drop because Johnny Maskcollector just can't afford a $250 mask right now. And a mask price guide? You'd need some real help with that one from a variety of sources to have anything remotely authoritative. Didn't David Lady have something akin to this awhile back? You're talking a fairly good amount of work and research there, so good luck with that. Just hope that it won't be written by some uninformed person who wants to sell their mask price guide for $20 each.