I think its more rational to view tc as a form of currency like the canadian dollar and the american dollar. Moreover if we are talking about the worth of tc that you own we would have to talk about how much you would sell it for, not buy it for. Thus the torishop price has no bearing, it is the market price which is almost always in USD - you would almost certainly be selling for USD not canadian dollars so where you live should have bo bearing on the worth of tc.
Anyway this is off track, if you want to continue that discussion you can PM me
To continue this discussion here is a question for anyone to respond to - is the biggest negative of the price drop the loss of value for players who own the items itself or the way the price drop was carried out? Would more communication and clarity have made it an easier transition and would the negatives of the drop change if it had been communicated better to the community?