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Is this not simply supply and demand in action? There are simply more airworthy Spitfires around today than there were 30 years ago. Most of those sitting on poles at RAF bases were taken down and restored to flight, plus there have been a number of 'restorations' from wrecks - effectively new aircraft - entering the market.
I get the supply and demand thing, but genuinely believe that it is a somewhat limited market. One wonders what the cost of a fully restored Spitfire must be if it has literally been built from scratch. Is there much profit in it?