I wrote: "If someone can explain why a casino doesn't want to increase their profits half again, create a better public image, create goodwill, encourage more new collectors, hold the interest of current collectors and make more happy buyers, I'm listening."

Norm Answered:
They have created a demand by issuing low numbers.

Nice Norm, but you didn't answer one point of the question and creating a demand does little or nothing for the casino. It does make collectors unhappy, discourages new collectors, does not increase profits (as 150 strikes would), does not create good will or a better public image for the casino.

The casinos profit is fixed by the number of strikes they "MOVE".

Let me try and example. You own a store and sell fresh cooked chickens. Every day, 150 customers line up to buy a chicken, but they sell out because you only make 100. Also because there are only 100 cooked, some people pick up 14 and most buyers will take two, so they can have one and have a spare to sell to a friend. Each day customers are begging for more. You insist, demand is better than profits... Hmmm is that the way it is Norm?

If 4Q could charge $250 or $300 for a $200 strike, then the limited edition and only make 100 each time, would make sense, but their profit is based on a fixed price, so the way to make more money for the casino is more sales volume.

The only people who profit from the limited editions and making 100 instead of 150, are the re-sellers.