They COULD drop their prices accordingly and make even MORE money. I mean, seems to me that Kirtsaeng was just doing what the Free Market dictates.
Price of Product X is Y.
People need X, there's no competition, so they're forced to pay price Y, which is very high.
Now, someone comes along and finds the same product at price N, which is far under what they are in market C (home market), so the person buys the product at price N and sells for price Z, which is higher than what they bought it for, but less than price Y.
Suddenly, there's competition and people want the objects at price Z not Y.
So, Wiley can raise the prices in the foreign countries to price Y, OR they can LOWER the prices of books in market N (The US) to price Z, thus allowing MORE people to get the product in question (books).
You keep using the word "grifter" to describe someone who makes money, especially in this case of selling used textbooks.
To quote the Princess Bride...
"You keep using that term, I do not think it means what you think it means."
Grifting:
Noun
1.(sometimes used with a plural verb) a group of methods for obtaining money falsely through the use of swindles, frauds, dishonest gambling, etc.
2.money obtained from such practices.
"Mike pumps out article after article, making ridiculous claims that he can't back up. When challenged in the comments, he runs away like a little girl. Every. Time."
"There's a big difference between making a few copies for friends (or business reasons) and making it available to a hundred million of your closest friends."
Sorry, but, you're quite wrong.
When it's come to "piracy", the MPAA has ALWAYS been against it.
The VHS? "It's going to do to the movies what the Boston Strangler does to women!"
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They COULD drop their prices accordingly and make even MORE money. I mean, seems to me that Kirtsaeng was just doing what the Free Market dictates.
Price of Product X is Y.
People need X, there's no competition, so they're forced to pay price Y, which is very high.
Now, someone comes along and finds the same product at price N, which is far under what they are in market C (home market), so the person buys the product at price N and sells for price Z, which is higher than what they bought it for, but less than price Y.
Suddenly, there's competition and people want the objects at price Z not Y.
So, Wiley can raise the prices in the foreign countries to price Y, OR they can LOWER the prices of books in market N (The US) to price Z, thus allowing MORE people to get the product in question (books).
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Really, the Free Market is a great thing when it works right.
And, speaking of the Free Market, there's something you seem to forget.
If people want something enough, they will get it. By hook or by crook.
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And we know what happened when prices of textbooks were too high in other countries, don't we?
The government authorized purchasing pirated textbooks because they were cheaper.
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Re: you keep using words you don't understand.
To quote the Princess Bride...
"You keep using that term, I do not think it means what you think it means."
Grifting:
Noun
1.(sometimes used with a plural verb) a group of methods for obtaining money falsely through the use of swindles, frauds, dishonest gambling, etc.
2.money obtained from such practices.
Hmm... Where's the dishonesty here?
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Wow, Wiley is going to lose even more if they decide to do what you think they're going to do, aren't they?
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Citation needed.
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Dude, that's harsh.
I mean, sure, it's true that you're a nonthinking troll, but that's harsh to say things like that about yourself.
Besides, maybe if you provided proof to your comments that proved Mike wrong, maybe people would believe you.
Oh... What's that? You say you can't? Tis a shame.
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Sorry, but, you're quite wrong.
When it's come to "piracy", the MPAA has ALWAYS been against it.
The VHS? "It's going to do to the movies what the Boston Strangler does to women!"
Player Piano? "No one will make music anymore!"
Radio? "No one will go to concerts!"
http://www.cracked.com/article_18513_5-insane-file-sharing-panics-from-before-internet .html
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Isn't ripping an encrypted DVD...
Oh, I dunno...
Against the law?
Specifically the DMCA?
And haven't you and bob both stated, several times, that doing stuff like that is only for pirates?
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Sweet!
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But I thought...
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Wow, you actually made sense for once.
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You know one thing I hate...
Then you can't get the next volume of the manga you were following that you really wanted and it's irksome.
Oh sure, Negima, Bleach, Naruto and One Piece, yes, they're okay. But more niche series that I might enjoy?
Yeah, they get canned...
And then when you look for scanlations because you can't follow the manga anymore...
"Sorry, this manga has been licensed and is no longer available on _____."
And I'm like....
FUUUUUUUU!
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So, basically...
"We don't want your money, leave us alone!"
Okay, thanks buddy! I'll just go on importing Japanese games for my PSP, DS and Vita and enjoying them.
Ahhh! Super Robot Wars, how I love the fact that you're not region locked unless the system is.
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