Don't get me wrong...I do love the option of the older models coming back. If nothing else maybe the re-releases will level out the secondary market a little and make picking things up second hand easier again.
I got into SBG in 2004, age 34. Like taxes and cost-of-living the GW prices seem to go up just a little faster than income does.
I know I'm in a minority around here now, but I just really didn't get into the BoFA. I thought it was far more "Warcraft" than Tolkien with the goofy trolls, chariot, pigs, twirly-wirlies, etc. I like Dain and his troops for the most part outside of that sort of extra cheese. But at least it means I'm not very driven to buy into most of the latest releases. Some of it is great but I picked most of what I liked up already (AUJ and DoS).
It's really a drive to buff out more of my LotR forces for me, so these re-releases are of great interest.