I think the opinions on this forum are more slanted toward serious collecting and serious operating. From what I see at train shows, the sellers with postwar and good prices do very well. I priced my stuff at or below eBay completed sales with multiple bids. I was very happy with my sales; postwar, mpc, LTI etc. The vast majority of buyers were not there to buy legacy version 16 or dcs ver 22.0. They were shopping for items with value or some specific items. The overpriced stuff stayed on the tables, as it has for the past 30yrs. Just like other retail and secondary market places, people tend to shop for value.
I seriously appreciate that high priced stuff at train shows cause it makes my stuff look like a bargain.
It's funny that people expect their cars, furniture and clothes to go down in value over time or with use. But they expect their TOY trains to go up in value endlessly.
Remember it is simply supply and demand. Kinda like capitalism. Is this a great country or what.
