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- From: khaw@parcplace.com (Mike Khaw)
- Newsgroups: rec.audio
- Subject: Re: Jacked up CD prices again
- Keywords: enoughs enough
- Message-ID: <khaw.716505866@parcplace.com>
- Date: 14 Sep 92 21:24:26 GMT
- References: <lb9jj7INNf95@male.EBay.Sun.COM>
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- In <lb9jj7INNf95@male.EBay.Sun.COM> checksix@flyboy.EBay.Sun.COM (Al Conte) writes:
-
- >I read somewhere yesterday that the DC mougels have decided to, "take
- >CDs to the next price plateu". They will start with, "Garth Brooks",
- >gag me big time becasuse he is the biggest sales producer currently.
- >We have got to stop these greedy scumsuckers from raping society with
- >these ridiculous price increases. It is well known that CDs are far
- >more cheaply produced than LPs were. The price they were quoting
- >seemed to be about $18.00. What can we do?
-
- Refuse to buy at those prices. Suppliers will charge whatever consumers
- are *willing* to pay. I generally try to buy at so-called "sale" prices
- at Tower, which range from $7.99 to $12.99, with most falling at $11.99.
- Very rarely will I pay more than that.
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