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Subject: Re: Mail Order Online for 3DO
From: novak@wri.com
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 1994 23:06:09 GMT
Message-ID: <novak.781398369@caribou.wri.com>
In <Cx7HuF.3Hz@lazrus.cca.rockwell.com> wemagor@fms0.cca.rockwell.com (Wayne Magor) writes:
>This sounded like a good idea to have a store on the Internet accessible
>via Mosaic, then I looked at the info. Take a look at what they are
>saying the list prices of these things are:
> 3DO system: $449.99
> The Horde: $ 89.95
> SWC: $ 89.95
> Total Eclipse: $ 79.95
> Road Rash: $ 89.95
> Shockwave: $ 99.95
>What kind of B.S. is this? Do they think we are idiots!!
But look at their selling prices; they are semi-reasonable (maybe
5 dollars under Waldensoftware). These numbers seem to be in-line with
typical software prices, though I am not up on the games market specifically.
Typically, software sells from producer to distributor at 30-50% off of list;
you buy it at maybe 10-20% above that price. Naturally, this varies
considerably depending on software type, dealer, how many distributors in the
chain between the producer and you, etc.; but the end result is that
those numbers aren't so far-fetched for the difference between manufacturer
list and street price... (Of course, if a manufacturer comes on-line and
claims those are bogus list prices, *then* we have reason to worry... :-)
--John Novak
novak@wri.com
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Subject: Re: Mail Order Online for 3DO
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