Posted by Roberto Pirezzi on 11/15/06 21:50

"AlanG" <invalid@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:11:25 -0000, "Marc" <marc@isnotforemailing.com>
> wrote:
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>>> Note:
>>> * Items need to be in good conditions (perfectly viewable/readable)
>>> * Purchases subject to interest.
>>> * Up to 1 GBP - for items in perfect conditions only.
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>>Who in their right mind would sell you their DVDs for a pound??
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> That's the going rate for market trade here. Sell to the trader for a
> pound and he sells for 3 pounds. Think of it like a rental situation
> where you hire a dvd for a week for 2 pounds

I've thought, but the comparison hasn't really hit the mark.

rental copies are more expensive for the rental service to purchase than
retail copies.

On the other hand, if a trader is selling at 3 quid, he is paying less than
a quid.

Put it this way: if I buy 1000 DVD's at �1 i'm only making �2000 - not
really worth getting out of bed for.

However, paying �1 and selling for 4 or 5, might make the deal worth
it...but it is unlikely a trader will use 1 buying price for every item he
sells anyway.

A mate of mine used to sell books, he'd pay absolutley no more than 25p a
unit, (I think 10p for mass market paperback) and he made quite a decent
living out of it. Unless he was into some other activities I knew nowt
about. He lives in a villa in a spain now.

l2oberto


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