"On December 17th, a search for "******" on e-Bay yielded 130 results referring to ******'s software. Disregarding listings for ***** and ****** items, 11 listings were assumed to be counterfeit copies, providing discs only without any supplementary materials. A number of other listings provided vague discriptions that may or may not be for pirated copies of ****** software. One seller, ******, who claimed to be an authorized dealer, was selling full ****** packages for $339 including shipping. ****** itself seems also to have begun posting its own listings, with an extremely uncompetitive starting price of $314 for a set of 2 boxes (plus $6.95 for shipping) and appears to have completed only 40 transactions since July of 2004.
"At one moment that same afternoon, the average current price of selling listings of 2-box sets (only those with active bids) was $109.10. It is important to note that the true average selling price will be somewhat higher, as last minute bidders tend to cause the largest price increases. At that time, only 1 listing from ****** online store had an active bid on an item. Obviously, there is a competitive failure for the publishers of ****** in this market. ****** is at a natural disadvantage in this market because of reputational effects that would occur with competitive pricing. If the company were to, for example, begin auctions at around $95 (a typical starting price), its reputation would suffer for offering different prices/services in different accessible markets. The online auction market is comprised of a different sort of consumer, one who knows the value of the products beforehand and is not interested in the extra cost that covers services like tech support, a 6 months guarantee, and so on.
"I would be interested in purchasing ****** packages with the intention of online resale. By allowing me to resell ****** packages as a separate entity without the obligation to offer these services, the company can profit in this market. Not collecting from the publisher's payroll and the possibility of local pick-up further drive down costs, justifying the lower price at higher volumes. This agreement would also hopefully suppress counterfeiting activity economically rather than through court action, which is obviously rather costly and produces no revenue benefit in and of itself. Under the condition that the market decides the price of the software, I would have an obvious competitive advantage versus other online retailers and could secure a larger portion of this market. Naturally, ****** would continue to benefit from this relationship.
Furthermore, as an employee that left on good terms with ****** I am familiar with the ****** packages and believe I have earned the trust of certain current members of the company." . . . . bla bla bla
i hope they say yes. i will make so much money.
"At one moment that same afternoon, the average current price of selling listings of 2-box sets (only those with active bids) was $109.10. It is important to note that the true average selling price will be somewhat higher, as last minute bidders tend to cause the largest price increases. At that time, only 1 listing from ****** online store had an active bid on an item. Obviously, there is a competitive failure for the publishers of ****** in this market. ****** is at a natural disadvantage in this market because of reputational effects that would occur with competitive pricing. If the company were to, for example, begin auctions at around $95 (a typical starting price), its reputation would suffer for offering different prices/services in different accessible markets. The online auction market is comprised of a different sort of consumer, one who knows the value of the products beforehand and is not interested in the extra cost that covers services like tech support, a 6 months guarantee, and so on.
"I would be interested in purchasing ****** packages with the intention of online resale. By allowing me to resell ****** packages as a separate entity without the obligation to offer these services, the company can profit in this market. Not collecting from the publisher's payroll and the possibility of local pick-up further drive down costs, justifying the lower price at higher volumes. This agreement would also hopefully suppress counterfeiting activity economically rather than through court action, which is obviously rather costly and produces no revenue benefit in and of itself. Under the condition that the market decides the price of the software, I would have an obvious competitive advantage versus other online retailers and could secure a larger portion of this market. Naturally, ****** would continue to benefit from this relationship.
Furthermore, as an employee that left on good terms with ****** I am familiar with the ****** packages and believe I have earned the trust of certain current members of the company." . . . . bla bla bla
i hope they say yes. i will make so much money.
somethin1919:
Confusing stuff....I have no idea what happened in that * filled paragraph there.
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