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    Now here's something that pisses me off about digital distribution. I just sold off a bunch of my old stuff that I no longer wanted on Amazon Marketplace. I figure I'm not going to need it where I'm going (marriage :( ). Made about 500 bucks. Thing is, I have a lot of shit I bought via digital distribution channels that I can't sell now and it would still be valuable. Some games, most of which I wouldn't sell... more importantly though, if I were to have purchased the Oz boxsets, they'd be worth a decent amount of money. Instead, I bought all Oz episodes on iTunes, and they have no resale value as such.

    Kind of grinds my gears, but I guess it's to be expected.
    Mar 16, 2009 7:26am PDT
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    Now here's something that pisses me off about digital distribution. I just sold off a bunch of my old stu... : yoonixThis person is cool!

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      I keep thinking about that in terms of the used game market and digital distribution. : ThomWThis person is cool!
      • I know that digital distributions helps publishers keep the margins going on their product as long as the... : ieGodThis person is cool!
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        I'm more worried about the impact to future Shack White Elephant exchanges. I love giving away old games. : pupismynameThis person is cool!
        • Nothing says "I loathe you" like a pre-used Xbox Live Points cards. : ThomWThis person is cool!
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        Then you get a game like Dawn of War II that you buy in a store which requires, and is linked to one stea... : Pneum0This person is cool!
        • Yeah, I was just thinking about that in terms of Empire Total War. I bought a lovely Empire TW box from A... : yoonixThis person is cool!
    • This is the main factor in my choice not to buy much in that format. Pretty much the only thing I've bou... : ZakkoThis person is cool!
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      yeah but what if you could sell used titles from your digidistro account to other digidistro accounts or ... : massdev
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        That would be awesome. I think transfer rights (even for a fee) should be an option. Also why didn't ... : yoonixThis person is cool!
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          Black Label? : ieGodThis person is cool!
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            The original, not greatest hits. : yoonixThis person is cool!
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              http://completed.shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQLHQ5fCompleteZ1QQ_dmdZ1QQ_sopZ12?_nkw=final+fantasy+VII+playsta... : yoonixThis person is cool!
              • Mainly because the Greatest Hits label looks ugly as hell :( It wasn't until the PS3 GH releases that ... : roushimsxThis person is cool!
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                $549 http://cgi.ebay.com/Final-Fantasy-VII-PlayStation-BLACK-LABEL-SEALED-NEW_W0QQitemZ380110155453QQc... : SchnappleThis person is cool!
                • That is just retarded : WadeMcLain
            • Ah. I have this version. Stupidly I lent it out back in the day WITH instruction manual. I got it back SA... : ieGodThis person is cool!
            • I have my original FFVII copy sitting in my entertainment center right next to the PS2. That's pretty mu... : DinKThis person is cool!
        • Yeah it would be cool if you could transfer Xbox Marketplace or Steam apps to another user account, even ... : Dave-A
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          It's not rare, there's literally millions of copies of it out there. I don't remember just how many milli... : roushimsxThis person is cool!
          • Yeah, it's going up on ebay in a few minutes. I have a GH copy somewhere too. : yoonixThis person is cool!
        • i've seen it 179.99 in a gamebuzz store in montreal. : barichnikovThis person is cool!
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        I can't imagine that would ever happen. One of the key selling points of digital distro for producers, pu... : Attica Blue
        • The used market helps support higher prices for new merchandise. One of the reasons people are willing t... : LemonJoose
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      That's the whole point; the stuff you own isn't yours anymore. Goodbye, doctrine of first sale. :-( : MaJeStu
      • I know, and that sucks. :( It's the tradeoff we get between instant gratification and resale rights, and ... : yoonixThis person is cool!
    • GOD DAMMIT don't you know you're hurting the industry when you resell your DVDs????/ : Rotten DeaditeThis person is cool!
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      yup, everyone is so enamored by iTunes and Steam they forget (or don't care) what they giving up in retur... : ModulusThis person is cool!
      • Just reminds me of how much I appreciate the "digital copy" disks with my DVDs. : Rotten DeaditeThis person is cool!
      • With the exception of games which I've lost over the years, I still own every game I've ever purchased. I... : SchnappleThis person is cool!
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        doesn't everyone just burn discs? : EvilDolemiteThis person is cool!
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          Well you give up the ability to sell it, I think that's his point. You can burn yourself a disk but stil... : pigvomitThis person is cool!
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            Good thing when they do, i got hundreds of hours of game play for under a few hundred dollars. : Jinxplayer
            • So steam is like a single payment rental for you? : RikiTiki2
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        I'm guessing that a big portion of "everyone" simply doesn't care, even if many people care a lot. I p... : DinKThis person is cool!
        • yeah i don't think i've ever sold any old books or movies or games. i usually donate them. : jenisthebest
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        In the long run, for me the amount of money I save buying through steam vs. the amount of money I would g... : ColonBlow1
        • This is also true. The vast majority of titles I've bought from Steam in the last year or two have been ... : DinKThis person is cool!
    • Developers bitch about piracy on PCs but you can't sell a digitally distributed game to Gamestop. : DynotakuThis person is cool!
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      I don't mind it as much as most people, I guess, but I'm (thankfully, knock on wood) in a place where if ... : DeathloveThis person is cool!
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        I've redownloaded music from Amazon. : mtgDoofyThis person is cool!
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          explain how : DeathloveThis person is cool!
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            Unfortunately I don't have my amazon account info with me at work, but in general I went to my account pa... : mtgDoofyThis person is cool!
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              I go to My Account, My MP3 Downloads, I have three albums, there, go to one of them (Incredibad), and the... : DeathloveThis person is cool!
              • Hmm. I will have to try this again when I get home. : mtgDoofyThis person is cool!
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      I think they do it mainly because they figure that it reduces their sales. I think that's wrong. Take ... : even4
      • Plus on top of what you said, if somebody knows ahead of time that they'll be able to resell what they're... : DinKThis person is cool!
    • dirty hippies steal music, they deserve DEATH : scorpiusman
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      What do you think of this digital distribution resale model: A distributor, like Steam or whatever, al... : DinKThis person is cool!
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        Conceptually speaking, I just can't wrap my head around resale of digital products. That is, there is no ... : Attica Blue
        • You're just not selling a physical item, you're selling a license. And you're right, it kind of doesn'... : DinKThis person is cool!
      • They can start a 'buy-back' program for 'store credit' and it'll let people turn in 5-10 old games for on... : hawkeThis person is cool!
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      I really don't understand buying TV episodes online...isn't that *WAY* more expensive than buying them on... : Vincent GraysonThis person is cool!
      • It depends on how long a season is. A 24 episode season will probably be more expensive. A 6-12 episode s... : yoonixThis person is cool!
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        If you're going for true ala carte television, it's not that bad. Figure you pay $50/mo. for cable, that'... : DeathloveThis person is cool!
        • ^^^ We just have basic cable at home. I watch my TV on Amazon and Hulu. : yoonixThis person is cool!
        • True. I guess I'm thinking more of shows that're on Hulu and the like (so, not HBO/Showtime stuff, where ... : Vincent GraysonThis person is cool!
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      And that's why no matter how successful digital distribution becomes, they will always be a market for ha... : EdgesThis person is cool!
      • As long as boxed copies don't all start tying themselves to one persons online account like some recent g... : Pneum0This person is cool!
      • And they shall be called the SINless, shall be uneligible for what few government services remain, and wi... : AxeMan808This person is cool!
    • Welcome to the future motherfucker. Nothing digital will have any value outside of closed systems. : sammylThis person is cool!
    • yeah and what happens when some of us live to see the day one of these companies goes out of business and... : LuminairThis person is cool!
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      i saw a site that allows you to sell your purchased mp3's : dignanThis person is cool!
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        anyone know the site im thinking of? i saw it in PC Magazine I think, an article about the legality : dignanThis person is cool!
        • ... : EbuThis person is cool!
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      btw: what's Amazon's cut when you sell on there? was it easy to get your items listed? how much work wa... : dignanThis person is cool!
      • much easier then ebay, but they take a much larger cut. 15% i think : want to
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        It's fantastically easy to list items on Amazon, but they'll take 15-20% off the top. If you have somethi... : yoonixThis person is cool!
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          how much did you get for Burning Crusade CE ? a local walmart still has a sealed case of the latest CE e... : dignanThis person is cool!
          • 80 bucks, I think. I got it on some super special deal for $40 at some point but I quit WoW before the bo... : yoonixThis person is cool!
    • You could sell the password for your steam account. : thecatinthehat
    • And this is why physical media will entirely disappear within about a decade : locater16This person is cool!