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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dark Psion" data-source="post: 1148602" data-attributes="member: 959">Another aspect of this is Online sales. Since I don't have a FLGS, I can't "see" that $50 Babylon 5 book, so I am less likely to buy it and for the record have not. Despite being a die hard B5 fan, I would rather get the DVD sets I know I will use. (and it is Mongoose  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f621.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":mad:" title="Mad    :mad:"  data-smilie="4"data-shortname=":mad:" /> )Also, there is the E-bay option, if you are willing to wait for it.As to the question of price, for the publisher the question is exactly how much did this cost me! For the consumer, the question is what is it worth? The customer has a "perceived value" for a product and with some products, cross that line and it will not sell. The perceived value is different to each customer and does not make sense no matter how you look at it. Price it at $30.00 and it sets on the shelf, change the price to $29.95 and it will sell out. To this day it amazes me how many $1 bottle of water we sell despite having a water fountain next to the cooler.As to my own purchases, first I Try to keep a budget of no more than $50-$75 a month on gaming. So that means one $50 book and I am done for the month. As to perceived value, I have a gardening book "A-Z Guide to Plants" it lists at $79.99, I got it for $50. It is hardcover, full color glossy paper and weighs in at 1100 pages. Because it was on sale and I knew I would use it in the greenhouse, I perceved it was worth the cost. I would even say it has had extra value since when I pull out this huge book, it tells my customers I know what I am talking about. (And I have Exotic Weapon Proficiency(Tome) for the angry customers)While a Babylon 5 book would be nice just to read, $45 is a little too pricey, especially for sight unseen. If I had the book in my hands, my perceptions might change and I would require someone to try and stop me from buying it <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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