RE: OS Engine Prices - Then and Now
Nice posting about price, I've noticed the same thing over the years looking at old boxes in my collection.
My opinion is if you like the OS's, then wonderful, you are getting what you paid for. I think prices have remained stable regardless of inflation because they have dialed back on the quality of the engines. They still run great and perform well like always but my newer OS's have catastrophic failure rates that were unheard of with my older FSR engines. I think 20 years from now if there are still glow engines, we're going to look back and still speak fondly of that old FSR that is still running and the FX or AX that has long been traded off, or used as a paper weight.
The prices of MVVS and Webra engines have remained fairly stable considering the years gone by, and still I look at these newer models and current production engines that run exceptionaly well and have longevity that rivals any competition.
The trend you noticed is fairly common in the RC marketplace