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Comment from Ken B on 2008-04-14

2008-04-14T16:21:50Z

Big Dan said: "I think this is ludicrous, how does a 3rd party offer something cheaper than the original developer's site?"

Do you find it "ludicrous" in the retail business that you can buy things less than the "list price"? It's the same thing here.

The developer sells it, as he must, at full retail. Third parties buy in bulk, and get a wholesale price, and then resell it, often at less than full retail.

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Comment from Big Dan on 2008-04-12

2008-04-12T09:57:19Z

A large problem is pricing, especially for downloadable software. For instance I recently purchased Hoyle Casino 2008 (on DVD ROM) from New Egg cheaper than the actual developers site offers. Previously versions of Hoyle Casino proved to be excellent quality so I decided to update Hoyle Casino along with my new desktop and laptop to the newest version.

I think this is ludicrous, how does a 3rd party offer something cheaper than the original developer's site??? This is why before buying anything online, downloadable or on physical media I Google the product. If it's from a trustworthy site, I buy from the cheapest place, point blank.

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Comment from Carl R. Goodwin on 2008-04-11

2008-04-12T02:06:50Z

What was the name of the product?

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