I agree with ya on the printed cardboard part, but the scale-of-value is exactly what this thread is about. How does one actually place a 'value' on a kettle someone picked up on a whim and came here for info about it? Yes, the market dictates this, that, and the other thing.
But, I ask again - Has anyone here paid $200 for a 22.5" kettle?
A robins egg blue should hold more 'value' than a red, brown, yellow, 'cado, etc simply because of it's rarity. As gummi said - he saw 3 on Saturday. I wonder if any of them came with a two hunnert price tag to acquire? Even if they did, where does that leave the other colors on the pecking order... I've only been on the WKC for a handful of months, but I haven't seen a single robins egg blue on the Trading Post. But, I've seen a handful of yellows & 'cados, a good number of browns, and countless reds.
And this is where the scale-of-value comes into play. Since the CAB yellow kettle has been brought up in this thread, lets use that one. Yeah, it's a beautiful yellow grill in fantastic condition that any one of us would love to own. A range of value by WKC posts places it in the 150-200 range. Not by me - out of my league. And I'm certain I'm not alone. So who's out of line? Me for thinking the value is artificial or the info stating said value. That's where I agree with landgraftj about not posting values for semi-rare kettles. It's different all over the board. (location & individuals)
Edit to add - I don't have any issue with the 10 posts by CAB all pertaining to her thread. She came here asking for info about the grill, which she was supplied with, and well after the fact decided to sell it. That's not the same as coming in trying to sell a kettle right out of the gate. Actually, I think she did the perfect thing. Posted up a semi-rare grill, provided pics, and even followed up with the desire to sell. As Troy (?) said not too long ago, he'd rather see it posted here than ~not~ here.