If a company can profitably sell a product over a long period of time, is it worth the price simply by definition?
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In contrast, some people pay good money for items I think are worthless. Elvis (or Michael Jackson) memorabilia come to mind. Didn't Michael's rhinestone glove sell for like $350K. To me, it's not worth $5 but someone else thought it was worth $350K. It may turn out that it will be worth more in the future and it was a good investment. Or, it may turn out to be worth less. That's a gamble but investors do it all the time.
But an item that has consistent sales over a long period of time, I would think, shows that the marketplace can handle it just as is. I'm trying to think of an example of something that has been around for a long time and still sells at a similar price (allowing for inflation). I'm not sure if this is a good example but computers come to mind. They are sold in all different price points. However, when we go to buy them, we generally pay about the same price each time because we are often looking for the most up to date computers with good graphic capabilities. So, does this make it a good product, I think so if I consistently go back for the same product because I was happy with it before and think I will be just as happy with an updated version. If I were not happy, I would probably switch manufacturers.
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M$There is such a thing as a natural cycle for a product, but that is for another question.
There is also such a thing as cost accounting. That would be another definition
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M$Hey bklynj. I left the question open because I wanted to see what direction people would take it. However, I admit that I did kind of have something in mind. Most people would generally answer "yes" to this question until confronted with $400,000 cars or $3000 handbags. I wanted to see if people think the principal still holds true in those cases.
What about the price of an electric chair? Not so many sold but are they worth the price. How about guns? That is why I asked what is the product. Also your question openly asks value. Value is in the eye of the beholder and their wallet. Is a $400,000 car as much a value to you as it is a billionaire? I have been in Vegas and watched high-rollers throw more than $400,000 on a bet. Or the person who spends $25,000 a night for a penthouse room in a top hotel. It is once again perspective.
I believe in the free market system. I know that a certain amount of regulation is needed to keep companies honest, but I really believe the market should determine prices based on supply and demand. That way companies don't end up producing a bunch of goods that go to waste, and customers don't have to wait long periods of time so that artificially low production can be adjusted.
These types of things happened in the former Soviet Union all the time. Production was regulated according to how many workers needed how many hours, and that screwed up supply and demand so badly that the economy collapsed.
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