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That is sad as I will never be able to enjoy / afford such art :-(

I could swap you some oil for a system :-)


Grant Richter wrote:
>
> > The price increase has to do with the crazy state of the whole music 
> electronics industry
> and not any personal or corporate greed.
>
> I should clarify: Not MY greed. I am not a greedy person. You DO NOT 
> make musical
> instruments if you are greedy. If you are greedy, you get in the oil 
> business.
>
> To illustrate: When I was still selling modules new for $479.00, two 
> businesses spang up
> which would buy modules from me at the low price and immediately 
> resell them for $750.00
> the day they were received.
>
> It is basic business logic that if you can purchase something directly 
> from the manufacturer
> or hand-crafter and immediately turn around and resell it for a $300 
> profit, then the item is
> under-priced to begin with.
>
> So much for my well meaning but naive attempt to keep prices 
> reasonable for the "real"
> musicians and enthusiasts.
>
> It is other peoples greed that drove the prices up insanely fast, not 
> mine.
>
>