pbroy said:
makingmusic476 said:
amp316 said:
makingmusic476 said:
amp316 said:
You are horrible.
You probably buy used cars too. *gasp* |
A majority of used car sales are handled by official dealerships, thus car manufacturers still get a cut of the profit I believe. I could be wrong though, given the way dealerships are franchised.
Either way, the car and video game used markets are hardly comparable.
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Yeah. They sometimes get a profit if you buy it from a dealership.
If you buy the car directly from it's owner though, that's true not at all.
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I was moreso comparing the business of trading in and reselling used products in either market. Dealerships and places like GameStop make up the bulk of used sales in both markets, only in the former case the car manufacturers still get a cut of the money, thus used car sales don't have nearly as bad an impact on the manufacturers as used sales do on video game publishers, which is why you don't really hear whining about used sales in that market (or any market outside of video games).
I have no problem with the concept of used sales, but the GameStop machine is hurting the industry, and it's gotten to a point where I feel that anybody that buys used is adding to the problem. Even then, I don't have a problem with, say, getting a good deal from a friend, but I'm not cool with people who actively buy used games just to save 5-10 bucks.
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Don't you work for Gamestop though? o_O
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I did. I got fed up with their policies (plus some other issues) and thus no longer do.
I may make a rant thread about it at some point.
