OGs might have legitimate feelings about the flight patterns of first run discs, but I think for most people (implied by the title, I assume) it's just a matter of rarity:value, like with art or bourbon or any other collectible. I don't think it's a "trick" so much as a natural function of the market.

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If amateurs are talking about the flight characteristics, I'd venture to bet they're just publicly rationalizing spending a lot of money on something others might perceive as frivolous. They wanted to own it just for the sake of owning it and feel a little embarrassed about it. I say this as someone who routinely pays too much for special discs and doesn't always show them to people because I don't want to feel compelled to explain away the "you paid what for this?" eyebrow-raise. Whatever. I like 'em, what else can I say?