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From: Intelligent Light <ianim8@airmail.net>
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Subject: Re: You Can't Put A Price On Some Information
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Chris Purdie wrote:
>
> > can't believe how many people believe the $60 price is too high. I really
> > believe everyone knows that it is a realistic, competitive price but they are
> > trying to "haggle" the makers down if they can. Everyone knows that other
> > lightwave tapes cost about $50 each. Books about Lightwave cost that much, a
> > subscription to Lightwave Pro and Video Toaster User combined cost that much,
> > and yes, tutorial tapes cost that much. The $60 is a fair price: nice effort
> > to get them to come down though.
>
> I don't think the $60 is to high... I mean come on.. the guy has to make
> some money! Now, if it is only costing him $5 per tape, then I would
> complain...Just so you'll know, Dubs of this tape are about $8 each then you have
the cost of labels 15 cents each tape. Then you have jackets, another 30
cents. Now you have shipping costs, people to stuff the jackets,
merchant credit card accounts, telephone expenses, time to mail all of
those tapes, and advertising. By the time it's all said and done, you'll
make enough money to determine, you need to charge more for the next