the stage 1's resale was driven down by the release of the stage II.... resale prices are determined by the market... like for instance played a "$20,000" vintage les paul and it sounded like *** compaired to the brand new custom they were selling for 1900..... so is that guitar worth $20,000 because of the way it sounded? no .... its because there is a vintage market where gear that old is hard to find and that lp happened to be one of the rarer vintage lps out there.... it still sounded like *** but to a because there is a demanding market for that lp its value goes up.... conversely, since mesa released the stage II for the price the stage Is originally sold for, they drove the resale prices down..... rectifiers experience the same thing... the only difference is a recto new has a 1700 price tag which is a few hundred more than a stiletto.... therefore if used rectos go for around 1100-1300, it only makes sense the resale for a stiletto is around 800-100.... you gotta love capitalism