Indeed. At the start of the pandemic, I was talking to some buds who are always on the lookout for deals. We all assumed with people being out of work, there’d be a ton of gear going for cheap. At one point, I even said “If someone is hard up for cash and doesn’t really want to sell whatever it is they’re selling, I’ll sell it back to them for the same price once they’re back on their feet.”, I think I made a post here discussing that. Well, that never once happened because practically everything of interest I’ve looked at has been selling used for new prices, or more.
Craigslist, Facebook, EBay, Reverb, etc. It’s almost like there was a discussion at one point where it was mutually agreed across the board to only sell for high prices. I’m sure there are a multitude of reasons on the seller’s end; not actually wanting to sell so it’d have to be worth it for them, figuring “The whole world is in a pandemic, I’m sure people will understand why the price is so high”, and “Shit, I don’t have a pot to piss in, I need EVERY dime I can get”. Who knows.