From tonysounds@yahoo.com Wed Jul 14 18:46:24 2004
Subject:Re: Musings on the XK-3 brouhaha / lack of posts

Well chew on this: they're selling the $15k organs. I agree that no car or SUV is worth $100k, but ever notice how many Hummers are on the road? This is a pointless topic.

T

theb3freak wrote:
OK, here goes:

using 1967=100, the Jan 1973 (around the end of B3s) US City Average
was 127.7. In January 2004, it was 554.9. This suggests that $20,000
in Jan 04 was $4,603 in Jan 73, around the end of new B3s. The CPI is
widely criticized for overstating inflation, meaning it was likely
even more than $4,603 in 1973. I honestly wasn't hip to the market
for new B3s in 1973, but I seriously doubt a new B3 (without Leslie or
other cabinet) was anywhere near $5,000. Older list members, please
feel free to testify on B3 prices in 1973.

As far as cost of development, that's irrelevant. Cost does not equal
value. Cost < Value means profit; Cost > Value means loss. Either
situation is not the consumer's problem.

Regards,

Doug