Originally posted by xiexie987 at 7-5-2010 15:05Well actually quoting some of the replies from above, a shortage does not always imply a higher price. Just look at them european girls - many of them are the same as other asian girls, yet there are more asian girls than euro girls. It comes down to personal preferences I guess. Forget demand and supply economics, one needs to look at the values composing the punters preferences. As most punters in asia are asian (duh), they are likely to have a fetish with JP girls from what they are constantly exposed to through the media and japans very large porn industry. Therefore, this goodwill form of image JP girls have is the factor which increases their prices entailed by the increased demand by punters combined with a shortage of JP girls means a JP WG can be a very rich person.
So how can you say "forget demand and supply economics", but then later in your post, you are talking about increased demand and increase in price? You should probably take economics over again because you just stated supply and demand. Same thing with Ferrari's, they cost so much because the supply outnumbers the demand. If Ferrari flooded the market with enough 599's, do you think the consumer would still pay the +300,000 USD for a 599 just because of personal preference and racing heritage? Or would they happily pay the 70,000 usd that it costs now?
