Everything that is worth way more than it should be is just something that is over hyped.
Like Taylor Swift.
People only went to go and see her on her last tour because they knew others were going and they wanted to tell everyone else.
If no one had ever heard of her and you had have shown those people, a video of Taylor show and said " do you want to go and see this girl that you've never heard of. Look what she does…."
They probably wouldn't have bothered going.
However, there are people out there that I would go to see based purely on Mert and how good they are.
This goes for everything. Quality vs reputation.
Usually a reputation is built because of Quality.,, but not always.. a.k.a. hype.
The model 29 is Quality.
Sell it with the story (hype) as well and it's worth maybe 100 times as much.
The banana against the wall in the art museum was pure hype. No Quality…, it's still sold for way more than a model 29 is worth.
I don't understand it a lot of the time. but I would still take Clint Eastwood's model 29 from "Dirty Harry" over any other one purely based on the story.. because it is also part of my childhood.
The nostalgia element and the connection to your own personal history is a big part of Sales.
It is why people go and see Bob Dylan…. Ahem… which naturally brings me back to the 22 registered Magnum…. was getting a little off track.
...Ben
...Ben
