[HPforGrownups] Re: Theory: Inflation in the wizard economy

[bufo_viridis at interia.pl]

No: HPFGUIDX 93236

> Alshain: 
You make several good points, Steve, but at least when it 
> comes to wands and omnioculars, I don't think the Muggle-world 
> analogy holds [...] A wand in the Potter world is a hand-made, 
> unique magical instrument for channelling and amplifying a witch or 
> wizard's inner magic, with a core of a magical substance difficult to 
> obtain. [...]

I also always thought the wands are badly underpriced, especially, when there seem to be very few wandmakers around. Olliveander for some (magical?) reason decided to barely make a living :)
 
As for the Stevie's list I found and item which I think doesn't fit:
 Daily Prophet (with delivery) costs 5 knuts= 6,5 US Cents, which seem to me much too cheap. 

There is also a contradiction with large number of "very expensive" Lockhart's books and Mrs. Weasley withdrawing all their savings, whcih couldn't amount to more than 3 (5 at the best) galleons.Of course she had to have some money on herself and some things were second-hand, but still.

IMHO, even inflation doesn't really explain the changes of prices, especially with basic stability of WW. Goblin bankers wouldn't be interested in destroying the financial security of the WW, they'd be hit back very hard, too. 
So I think it's the JKR math which is at fault. Wizard economics suffers more from it than from inflation :) BTW, house points also lost their value between PS and the next books.

Cheers, Viridis
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