New level of ridiculousness

the problem with "ridiculous", "overpriced" and other connotations, is that one person's example of extravagence or a poor value is another person's example of a fair price or an acceptable price.

i think each of us has different priorities, which influence our estimation as to what constitutes "value".

So, Mrtennis,
You do see value in this product, or you know somebody who does?
Interesting

I see value in this product. Now, given my disposable income and current hierarchy of needs, I place significantly less value on the strip than the offered price. But that’s true for just about every thing I buy. I wait for sales, I buy things used. I rarely value a product at the price being offered.

I don’t know if anyone has actually bought one of these things yet but when somebody does, the value of the strip will be precisely the price paid for it, to that person paying.

Actually, I could imagine it being a (gag)gift to a very wealthy man from his wife.

its not that i find value in the product, but rather, i have presented a rationale for finding value in any product regardless of its cost.

it's based upon the adage "the value in use equals the value in exchange". it is an explanation of the way commerce takes place. another way of saying this is the price of a product is based upon what the "market" for the product will pay for it.

for example, if a manufacturer prices an amplifier at $25,000, maybe no consumer will consider it worth the asking price, hence none will be sold. if instead, the amp was priced at $15,000, perhaps it would sell.

i am talking about an equlibrium between the value an individual places on a product vs the cost of the product.

whoever sees value in a $9000 (approx) power strip will buy it. those who don't , won't.

so i don't think the issue is ridiculousness, but rather economics, or performance vs price. there is nothing intrinsically ridiculous about the price of a product, only wheteher it is priced to high to sell in quantity or it is believed to be fairly priced, in which case more will be sold.

think economics, not ridiculousness.

the "rules", or concepts embodied in the discipline of economics can explain the behavior of audiophiles.

'Kgturner: For $4K, I'll make ya one out of Corian and call it the PowerMaster Corian. Who wants a PowerSlave when you can have the PowerMaster?!'

- that's some funneh chit raight thurr!