Interesting that you pointed to two of the same Danny Gans strike, and the one with the scan, even though it's got more days to go, is $5 higher than one with only a description.

Someone can get a nice digital camera for under $200 that will do macros (closup) with autofocus. If someone is selling strikes for higher prices, they might invest in a camera which is good for parties, vacations, birthdays... you get the idea, and encourage people to buy. Some of the auctions have such crappy scans, that they might as well have not wasted the time.

If the expense / investment is an issue, get a cheap scanner, they work just fine and are probably around $50 for a nice one.

Same concept. If someone is trying to sell higher priced items at auction and the picture looks terrible, the bids are going to be lower. Invest a little and you will get better prices and more sales.

As for the $40 tournament strikes, it needs to be seen how many people will pay $240 for a $40 strike, for their collection? Is there enough demand to support the price, especially when the "auctions" start with a bid of $240 or $250.

If they were auctions, someone would start the tournament LE at $40 and see what the public is willing to pay. Doesn't that make more sense?

Only entrants got them, so that should be a nice added value for the strikes. But asking six times face for minimum bid seems a little steep for starters?