Originally Posted by
serioustraveler
That said it's always fascinated me how caviar(which is really easy to produce) has always kept such an expensive place in the market.
Much like Diamonds, they're jacked up and controlled by a few big corporations and governments in order to keep the supply low and the "demand" high.
I've had caviar, if it was half the price then it might be worth every penny, luxury products are a way for companies to part suckers and their money...
Lobster used to be a poor man's dish, gold used to be worthless, and bitcoins didn't even exist....
But hey, maybe I just don't "get it" because I'm not interested in getting short changed by professional scam artists.
I think you need to get a better understanding of the industry before you make these kinds of statements. The supply of (true) caviar is limited because of overfishing not because of government manipulation. What government manipulation took place was to prevent the extinction of the sturgeon which produce caviar.