Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "DASI" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: That'll be five of your pounds, sir (snigger!)..... Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:59:48 -0000 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 43 Message-ID: <71n5p4$9iv11@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <71ld42$9iv7@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <71n2gi$9iv10@chuka.playstation.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: pE3s10a01.client.global.net.uk X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 I wrote in message... >Here's a contrasting example: > >Mr Bloke buys Fifa World Cup 98 in May for £45. Six months later Fifa 99 >is released. Mr Bloke wants to part exchange his old game for the new one >and expects about £30 for it. This is completely unreasonable, as the >retailer probably paid roughly that much for it brand new, and since the >sequel is out the publishers will be offering the original (Fifa 98) to >retailers for even less! Thus, if the retailer wants to make any profit >whatsoever, he probably won't pay more than £15 for it. > Tones wrote in message... >Yes, I agree on this front - but what concerns me most of all is 'first >shot' >titles (Ie No sequels due for yonks - that kinda thing). >This is an interesting topic, and I am keen to get some more views.... This instant game devaluation also applies to brand new titles, and I'm afraid it's us, the consumers who suffer... Durrr... It was rather late in the er... afternoon when I wrote the above example, and even I can't understand what I was on about. It applies to new games too! Here's a clearer example for my benifit only: I buy brand new game from evil retailer. It called UltraGame7. It cost £45. Two week later me no like UltraGame7 no more and me take it back to shop to part exchange for UltraGame8. However, retailer bought UltraGame7 from publisher for £30, so he not going to buy back for same amount as he paid!. He offer me £20 and so can slap on £15 profit. Me take home UltraGame8 and find out it load of crap just like last game... ;-) Cheers DASI dasi@globalnet.co.uk "Red wizard shot the potion, red wizard shot the foooood."