Jim Alfredson Posted June 20, 2005 Report Posted June 20, 2005 Check out this link from Amazon: Waiting For The Boogaloo Sisters.. What the hell is up with the guy selling a new copy for $39.99?!! Am I missing out on making some serious bread, here?! Quote
bertrand Posted June 20, 2005 Report Posted June 20, 2005 Which board member is it? He should be banned Bertrand. Quote
Alexander Posted June 20, 2005 Report Posted June 20, 2005 I think you've just become collectable! Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted June 20, 2005 Author Report Posted June 20, 2005 So riddle me this, Batman... I've been looking into selling things on Amazon. I've heard of the Amazon Advantage program through CDBaby. Basically, you pay a $29.99 annual fee (why not just make it $30?! I mean, really...), you ship them some discs, set your suggested retail price, they set some arbitrary selling price on their own, totally unrelated to your MSRP, and when an item sells, they take 55%. That seems pretty steep. Method two involves selling an item for free (meaning no annual fees) through their Marketplace feature. You ship the item, they take $0.99 plus 15% of the sale price plus they credit you for shipping, so you don't actually pay shipping. Um.. so why would anyone use the Amazon Advantage program?!!? Quote
Joe G Posted June 20, 2005 Report Posted June 20, 2005 At least it's clear why they call it the Amazon Advantage. Quote
scottb Posted June 20, 2005 Report Posted June 20, 2005 I pick used for 8 bucks Great ! That way these guys don't get any money! Quote
Dave James Posted June 20, 2005 Report Posted June 20, 2005 I think the answer to this question is the same answer to the question, "why does a dog lick his balls?" Because he can. Up over and out. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted June 20, 2005 Report Posted June 20, 2005 I think the answer to this question is the same answer to the question, "why does a dog lick his balls?" Because he can. Up over and out. ← Nah, it's actually the same as the answer to the question, "why does the dog owner lick his balls?" Because he saw the dog do it, and figured even though the odds of success were highly unlikely, it wouldn't hurt anything to try... Quote
Dr. Rat Posted June 20, 2005 Report Posted June 20, 2005 I think the answer to this question is the same answer to the question, "why does a dog lick his balls?" Because he can. Up over and out. ← Nah, it's actually the same as the answer to the question, "why does the dog owner lick his balls?" Because he saw the dog do it, and figured even though the odds of success were highly unlikely, it wouldn't hurt anything to try... ← You could probably do it pretty easy if the dog was distracted by something that kept him still for a while, like a bone maybe. --eric Quote
chandra Posted June 26, 2005 Report Posted June 26, 2005 Rob from Harvey Auctions confirmed by email that the price is indeed $39.99 . Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted June 26, 2005 Author Report Posted June 26, 2005 Well, bully for him. We'll be on Amazon soon enough. Quote
Dan Gould Posted June 26, 2005 Report Posted June 26, 2005 Rob from Harvey Auctions confirmed by email that the price is indeed $39.99 . ← Did you ask why, given its continued availability at less than half of that? That's the follow-up question! Quote
chandra Posted June 26, 2005 Report Posted June 26, 2005 Rob from Harvey Auctions confirmed by email that the price is indeed $39.99 . ← Did you ask why, given its continued availability at less than half of that? That's the follow-up question! ← Yes and no reply yet. Quote
JSngry Posted June 26, 2005 Report Posted June 26, 2005 Sounds to me like y'all's list price is a little too low there, Jimbo... Quote
chandra Posted June 27, 2005 Report Posted June 27, 2005 Rob from Harvey Auctions confirmed by email that the price is indeed $39.99 . ← Did you ask why, given its continued availability at less than half of that? That's the follow-up question! ← Yes and no reply yet. ← Rob replied: "if it is not widely available sooner or later it will sell for that price" He did not really answer my question, probably he does not want to. The implication is that he is just waiting for someone to bite... Quote
Joe G Posted June 27, 2005 Report Posted June 27, 2005 Rob replied: "if it is not widely available sooner or later it will sell for that price" He did not really answer my question, probably he does not want to. The implication is that he is just waiting for someone to bite... ← Well, he can bite me. Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted June 27, 2005 Report Posted June 27, 2005 I have one for $38! ← Mine's signed and worth more! (Of course, I played the crap out of it, and it shows some wear...) Quote
Jazzmoose Posted June 28, 2005 Report Posted June 28, 2005 Reserve one from me for $30, and I'll get it to you as soon as I can contact CD Baby... Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted June 28, 2005 Author Report Posted June 28, 2005 What an ass. Oh well, capitalism at work. I guess I should put some up on Amazon. Quote
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