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anton:

--- Quote from: byron on December 20, 2012, 02:11:51 am ---You have failed completely to understand what I said. I am not claiming that games should be sold below their fair value. I am merely stating the fact that games are frequently priced above that these days.

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It happens everywhere.... Every shop sell games above their fair value.
That's how it works. But as lordmeatpie said, it mostly happens for the rare popular items.

darko:
Luckily I live in an area that has some healthy competition. I generally find games for about what they go for online. Sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less.

The whole "what people are willing to pay" argument is valid. So is the question: Is marking something up 200% ethical?

byron:
I think a markup on goods purchased through a middleman are inevitable. In some cases, 200% might be fair, but pushing it. However, the 300% markup this guy's store charges for Sin and Punishment is undeniably exploitation.

kimimi:
You do know that $100 branded trainers actually cost $10 (or less) to produce don't you? A 300% markup is really quite small compared to other areas of retail.

darko:
I think you're missing the point. We're not talking about something that has a markup from the manufacturer to retail. Secondary (used/re-seller) markets do not typically have the same luxury with markups (unless you're filling your stock from flea markets, garage sales, etc where you're getting everything for much less than it typically goes for). If you're selling something at 200-300% the going rate for a used item online, then you're either 1) taking advantage of people's ignorance, or 2) trying to create a false sense demand/rarity. Either way, it's an unethical practice.

There's a big difference between turning enough of a profit to make a really good living/pay your employees and gouging.

Also, it's just as much the fault of the consumer who'so buying into all of this mess as the re-seller. I don't care where you live, you can check prices of products outside of a physical store front. If a city is big enough to have a thriving retro game store then I would bet the citizens of that city have access to the internet.

I would venture to guess that the store pays people less than 1/10th of that price when they bring it in (which I also have issue with no matter which store we're talking about). Now we're talking about a 1000% markup.

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