If you've always wanted one of these, now's the time to pick one up, because like most 1978-2010 USA-made vintage Peavey basses, these have doubled in price in the past 5 years. And the nice ones are being hoarded by collectors who are putting them away as investments.
The older Hartley Peavey gets, the more valuable his vintage products become. Wise collectors seem to have picked up on the fact that Peavey's guitars weren't priced lower when they were new for any reason besides Hartley wanted his gear to be affordable to working musicians. Same applies to his USA-made guitar and bass amps.
Informed collectors also know that Hartley Peavey is a forward thinking innovator; he never looks back in the rearview mirror and thinks "Gee, maybe I can make a ton of money by doing a re-issue." Nope, that's not how he rolls.
So, this ensures his originals keep climbing in value every year. That and the fact that they were way higher in quality than any mass-produced bass guitar of their day.