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Artificial scarcity has existed for ages. Watches, playing cards, cars, etc.

Selling 10 of something for $1000 instead of 1000 of something for $10 is not new.

Also builds brand value.



I feel watches and cars are different. You cant magically "print" 10000000 Bentley's so supply will be constrained and they are expensive to make. I feel the luxury is more tangible than just being rare.


See the discussion around the supposedly lost Van Gogh painting, eg at https://news.artnet.com/art-world/van-gogh-lmi-group-2602847

Nothing about the painting itself would have changed, but its market value depends very much on whether Van Gogh painted it.




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