| Title: | Nintendo Game Systems |
| Notice: | Please enter Super NES notes in Yuppy::Super_NES. |
| Moderator: | RUSURE::EDP |
| Created: | Tue Oct 20 1987 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Feb 03 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 847 |
| Total number of notes: | 11602 |
The other week I was in Chicago and stopped into one of those
'war-gaming' type stores. They had a small glass cabinet with a
couple of Cartridges on display with prices.
SMB II was $54.95
Legend of Zelda (I) was $74.95
I was asked if I was interested in anything, and I said 'not at
those prices!', Oh? What do you mean...he asked. I said "I've seen
both of those at Toys-R-us in Albuquerque for under $40! Thanks
but no thanks...
Seems to me that they could sell a lot more if they sold in volume
rather than gouging for the one-a-month sale...
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| 191.1 | And the answer is... | BALMER::MUDGETT | did you say FREE food? | Sun Mar 05 1989 15:23 | 23 |
Gil,
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I got a BS in Economics and about the only time I've ever been able
to use it is now. Its called skimming when you price something
so high that no right-thinking person will ever by it and as long
as there is no competition thats the price it will stay at. The
company that puts this product out is not concerned with volume
as they are with profit and if they can get outrageous profits from
a fairly low number of units made...well...so much the better.
According to the economic model other companys will see the profits
that can be made and get into the buisness which will cause competition
and prices will be lower.
Of couse thats when companys are concerned with producing things
and not protecting themselves from LBO's.
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Your friend in field service
Fred Mudgett
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