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<blockquote data-quote="JohnNephew" data-source="post: 173592" data-attributes="member: 2171">Re: Re: Inverting the IssueI do wish you luck!&nbsp; (Spycraft is really cool, so I hope you find it at your price.)OK, here's my opinion -- the system is working just fine, and it will work fine with retail prices that are higher, maybe even 50% or more higher.&nbsp; The guy selling those books on eBay isn't someone getting out of the game -- it looks like a retailer, selling at a loss (or else he bought from someone selling at a loss).&nbsp; Either way, it demonstrates that sharp customers will be able to find their stuff on the cheap, the same way that you are.&nbsp; It may take a little effort, but if the price matters to you the effort is worth it.&nbsp; (I'm certainly this way in finding computer parts and the like.)The thing is, the fact that the eBay pricing is so low suggests to me that almost no one who wants to buy the product flinches at the asking price.&nbsp; If a lot of people were holding off because the price was too high, they'd be bidding up the prices on eBay to something higher.&nbsp; I could be wrong, but that's how it looks to me, and it backs up my experience with trying different prices in other settings (including my own eBay selling a couple years ago, convention &quot;bargain bins,&quot; and all that).One of the things to remember, from the publisher's POV, is that losing some customers may be more than offset by the increased profit of a higher price.&nbsp; And with the many discount outlets available, from online discounters to eBay, the reality is that someone who isn't willing to pay full retail probably already knows how to get a book for a lot less anyhow.&nbsp; There has got to be a price that is too high, where too many buyers put it back on the shelf and walk away, but I'll bet most game titles right now are still pretty far away from it.Well, anyhow, I've rambled on way too much on this topic.&nbsp; I must say that I appreciate the lively debate, though.&nbsp; It really helps me to sort out my own thinking and analysis of issues like this to hash it out with a lot of other minds (especially minds that aren't on the same side of the economic equation as I am!).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnNephew, post: 173592, member: 2171"] [b]Re: Re: Inverting the Issue[/b] I do wish you luck! (Spycraft is really cool, so I hope you find it at your price.) OK, here's my opinion -- the system is working just fine, and it will work fine with retail prices that are higher, maybe even 50% or more higher. The guy selling those books on eBay isn't someone getting out of the game -- it looks like a retailer, selling at a loss (or else he bought from someone selling at a loss). Either way, it demonstrates that sharp customers will be able to find their stuff on the cheap, the same way that you are. It may take a little effort, but if the price matters to you the effort is worth it. (I'm certainly this way in finding computer parts and the like.) The thing is, the fact that the eBay pricing is so low suggests to me that almost no one who wants to buy the product flinches at the asking price. If a lot of people were holding off because the price was too high, they'd be bidding up the prices on eBay to something higher. I could be wrong, but that's how it looks to me, and it backs up my experience with trying different prices in other settings (including my own eBay selling a couple years ago, convention "bargain bins," and all that). One of the things to remember, from the publisher's POV, is that losing some customers may be more than offset by the increased profit of a higher price. And with the many discount outlets available, from online discounters to eBay, the reality is that someone who isn't willing to pay full retail probably already knows how to get a book for a lot less anyhow. There has got to be a price that is too high, where too many buyers put it back on the shelf and walk away, but I'll bet most game titles right now are still pretty far away from it. Well, anyhow, I've rambled on way too much on this topic. I must say that I appreciate the lively debate, though. It really helps me to sort out my own thinking and analysis of issues like this to hash it out with a lot of other minds (especially minds that aren't on the same side of the economic equation as I am!). [/QUOTE]

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