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Here's a couple of images I've borrowed from ebay of the very first Batman card from the '60s. This one card has an asking price of $199, plus p&p $17.23, and import charges of $50.28. That translates as £146.65, £12.63, and £36.93 respectively. However, another one has an asking price of - wait for it - $1,995, which is approximately £1,462.88. Postage is $57.75, which equals £42.35. Import cost isn't specified, as it says that international postage may be subject to... additional charges.
Now as we all know, an item is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, and nobody's twisting their arm to buy it. However, do you think that some sellers are opportunistically exploiting the compulsive desire of those who are desperate to reunite with an aspect of their past; in short, out-and-out crooks who have no shame in asking for ridiculously high prices for items of nostalgic interest - or are they only ordinary businessmen trying to earn an honest buck?
Here's another question for you. Even if you could afford to, would you ever be prepared to spend an extravagantly-inflated amount like those above for something that you desperately wanted to own, or would you be able to resist the siren call to part with your money for something that originally cost mere pennies or shillings? Would you even be tempted? Feel free to make your views known in the comments section if you'd be so good.
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