Why is there so much secrecy regarding prices?

[jimmy2x2x]

Just wondered why lots of posts don't have a price attached to them, or when an invoice is shown - the prices are removed, even when asked directly about it, a Joker is played hehe

Money is an ugly topic, but its also a good guide as to what can be achieved with enough contacts and long term hunting

[Q*ris]

On JAMMA+ you have that topic called "valuations" where you can get a rough idea of what a game is worth.
Quite interesting for a newbie like me... even thought you always have to be careful and read between the lines (prices are VERY different if they are given by a collector or by a seller of course).
On this forum I thought it was cool that Paul50s wrote the prices of his cabs in a public post.

[Superully]

On this forum I thought it was cool that Paul50s wrote the prices of his cabs in a public post.

but paul's prices are NOT what you normally pay for a cab. well, at least i don't 

[level42]

But Paul runs a business so you can't compare.

The reason why people don't post prices for what they bought is that they probably had a great deal and they expect the cab to be worth (much) more, even unrestored.
You never know when or if you want to sell on a cab. I always thought I would never sell any cab, but sometimes you find cabs you want even more than the one's you have. However, I didn't make any profit on any videogame so far. I am often happy as long as I break even.