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Lessons to be learned from vint.RLX market

  1. al128 unsolicited co-moderation giverer Apr 3, 2016

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    Hi there,

    Given that some of the Omega models (speedies, Connies, ??) seem to get heighted attention on the vintage market (from a new demography, often perceived as the RLX boys in search of new and possibly cheaper / better bang for the buck alternatives for their subs, etc...

    what was the RLX market like, say 10 years ago? ... Did they focus on what today is high $$$ models and then moved on to "lesser" years or models?

    What was the grow path, what could be analogies for the Omega market?

    anybody been-there-done-that and like to venture a guess on what will happen in the omega market in the next 5-10 years?

    interested in your thoughts or (un)educated guesses.

    cheers Al
     
  2. al128 unsolicited co-moderation giverer Apr 3, 2016

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    let me be the first to throw my thoughts in ...

    speedies: given that the 4-digit models are already out-of-bounds for many ... we see/will continue to see a trickling down effect for "lesser" models/years ... so your:

    2014 - straight lugs are (interest and dollar-wise):
    what in :
    2016 - 321 (all lugs) are,
    2017 - pre-moons
    2018 - stepped dial /
    2019 - 861 / metal brake
    2020 - 861 / delrin brake
    2021 - 1861

    (years just used for illustration)

    will we see more fine sub-division? I guess so ... like the infamous 220-bezel

    ....
     
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  3. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Apr 3, 2016

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    I would think the 220 is under valued. The Don will stabilize and the following dn will go up a bit.

    Things can always fall the rlx 1655 went from obscurity to 40k and now around 12k in 15 years.
     
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