Here's a perfect example of what I'm talking about. LeBron XI Forging Iron. The only reason they sold out was because they were limited. $50 increase for a limited shoe, and people still gobbled it up like Thanksgiving turkey.
The KD VI has a similar orange colorway that can still be found in stores, even though it was released in August. The reason? It was mass produced, so it is unattractive in the eyes of many people.
Another reason the orange KD VI's sat is because, in many eyes, the shoe itself is not a good looking shoe, no matter what colorway it's done in. KD's my favorite player, but outside of the IV all of his signatures have been extremely sub par, especially compared to LeBron and Kobe's signatures over that same stretch of time. His limited colorways sold well, yes, but I've seen most of his gr's in stores everywhere.
Many people liked the Forging Irons regardless of their limited status. I personally wasn't a fan, so I didn't go after them. But I remember seeing quite a few posts around here with people that liked them on merit alone. Not to say that you aren't partially right, because I definitely feel where you're coming from. Limited=sell out no matter how ridiculous the shoe looks. On that we can agree on.