QFT. This is pretty much what I going to post. The main things being that we need to compare Yen prices over the years and not USD prices that domestic sellers charge.
I don't see Yamato as greedy at all. If a company doesn't profit from their products what's the point of being in business? Sure they are milking the VF-1 mold but at least their releases make sense. If you want to call a company greedy for price gouging and milking molds then I would point the finger at TakaraTomy or Hasbro. How many times have we seen G1 Optimus Prime reissued? And the price of the 25th anniversary Prime at $69.99 is ridiculous especially since all they did was add a dvd, voice box, and comic.