S&W can take their share of the blame. Their guns are consistently at the top of price heap when comparing apples to apples.
Also, I have no desire to buy something "new." Most of the current guns are uninteresting. Springfield's new rifle turns my crank a bit. I'd like to see some new Remington's and I want to fill my safe with Kimber Montana's.
I'll stick to cool old used stuff for the time being.
Plus, S&W bought T-C and subsequently discontinued them, that had to have a negative impact on their bottom line.