So when will they come down to a reasonable price? It's ridiculous how over-priced they are. They will probably never pay for themselves.
If I were to buy one, I'd want it to pay for itself within 2 months. That means my ideal price is currently $50. Let me know when it drops down to that.
I think the days of instant ROI are over. Even folks getting BFL devices have to factor in the year-long wait before they started to make their money back.
Don't get me wrong, I think the Block Erupters are overpriced at 1.99BTC as well, but I bought one just for kicks. Anything else I get will have to be cheaper.
If it's not going to pay for itself in a few months, it will probably never pay for itself.
Assuming immediate delivery, you're probably right. Block Erupters are still selling as fast as friedcat can make them, which is really our own fault for buying them.
There are a ton of devices promising almost-instant ROI out there, they're just not readily available yet. If they were, the secondary market would price them way higher, pushing the break-even point way out. See: auctions for Avalon/Jalapeno/etc.