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Message: <blockquote data-quote="R.X.DIEM" data-source="post: 167174" data-attributes="member: 3631">There's a pain in my wallet and a hole in my head!In a resent post someone had mentioned an approximate number of D20 products that are available. Aven said "There are currently 1099 reviews available on 545 products". That's alot. I really enjoy RPGs and I spend maybe more than I should on them. There's alot of awsome stuff out there, also a hole lotta crap (I know that's a matter of opinion). The stuff I like I'll buy, If I can afford it. When I say "afford" I mean, product Value (content,art, playablity,quality of the printing and material) versus the price of the book minus the money in wallet. Pretty simple. So the only obsticle in My little equation is the finances. Not the money in my wallet but the price. I have money and a desire to spend it and not blow it. So what do I do when I see a book that I like (out of the 545 or so D20 products out there),but using my little, non scientific, unprofessional, completely unworthy equation,and realize that I can't buy it ( or justify buying it )?.....Amazon?..Well if a retail store is selling a book for ... say $39.95. They must be getting it at about $20.00- $25.00 per book (I'm guessing) not $39 or $38 or $37 etc. Let's say that the publisher has a web site and sells this book over there site. Do they sell it at a discount(no middleman)? No they don't! Let me go on! For example, Bastion press, ARMS & ARMOR, $24.95, at my local gaming store I get 15% off, that's $21.20. On the bastion press online store, the price is $24.95. No discount......Guess what, at $24.95 or $21.20 it's still not worth the price (that's figured in another equation). I did pick it up..... Amazon, $16.00 slightly used. At $16.00 I got a book at a fair price! 96 f/color pages, soft cover, marginal art. $16.00 fair, $24.95 not fair. Dragon magazine, $5.99, 114 f/color pages, great art,etc, great price. Arms & Armor-96 pages, $24.95/ Dragon-114 pages, $5.99. I think my mystery equation is showing it's self. But hold it! If I buy from Amazon( Epic level handbook at $27.97 pre-order) I'll be hurting the publishers, I'll be hurting something, somebody! Well it won't be my wallet! And that my friends is how it  Actually goes in the REAL WORLD. Sure I'll spend abit more for something I really,really want and really,really like. But for the most part over inflated prices, I'm not going to let it affect me....Any questions?       <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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