Collectibles Markets vs Economy - Why does it have to be this way?

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The Bacon, Egg and Cheese Indicator — October
Bodega owners — or bodegueros — said the price of a bacon, egg and cheese remains roughly stable. Although eggs are cheaper than they were last spring, bacon prices have stayed high or continued to climb, bodegueros said.

Their observations mirror food price reporting from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Daily prices for New York eggs were mostly flat from June through late October, hovering around $1.30 to $1.70 for extra large eggs. The weekly average cost of a pound of sliced bacon, however, jumped from $4.58 to $6.52 in the Northeast from early August to early November.