i somewhat agree with you.... though i think its perfectly fine to use it to play games you CAN'T afford cause some sellers think there worth there weight in gold!!! i refer you to d!ckheads like this ( eBay Auction -- Item Number: 370525333129 )
Except you don't have to get a new copy of that game. You can get a used copy for much less than the cost of a Skunkboard.
I don't think that there are 400+ Skunkboards in the hands of just developers, but I do think that a lot of people are buying them for the possibility of playing future games that are made on them. I really don't think that too many, "Hey, I'll get a Jaguar and just this cartridge" people are buying them, or at least it hasn't in any way seemed that way from the sales we have made.
thats just an example of outrageous prices, agreed, you can get most of the games for less than a price of a skunkboard, and i own most games (would love to own them all as i prefer orig carts over digi copies) but there are some i'd like to have, its not that i cant afford to, but just can't justify the price of some games and won't give in to overpriced games and greedy sellers!
main thing that inspired me to buy a skunkboard was Kobayashi Maru (just have to play it on the real thing!!!) and some other homebrew's. and cant wait to have my skunkboard! (damn international post!)