quoted 13 lines and this brings up a very interesting point...>and this brings up a very interesting point...
>
>why then are independent CDs just as much? TroubleManUnlimited and
>Dischord's discs always seem to be a couple dollars cheaper where i
>shop, which is rad... but why aren't the indies releasing cds at $7
>(tops)?
>
>i've been wondering this for a while, can someone tell me?
>
>i mean, it would even be a brilliant publicity/marketing stunt to
>release all of your cds at $6... you would help bring to light the
>grotesque overpricing by others, and maybe make more money in the
>long run for yourself...
I think someone who ran a small label (or...?) posted something
regarding this to the list about a year ago or so.
If you price your CDs for less than the competition, they won't
necessarily sell more. In fact, people are more likely to think your
CD is crappy, and you're just trying to pawn it off on people.
They'll see the small label with the weird names and the $8 CD and
thing "my god, that must be crap, they stuffed it full of music, I
bet it's stuffed full of crap!"
it's weird, but it happens. I'm sure you've occasionally looked at
something like, say, a DVD that you've never seen, and thought "wow,
this is really cheap. I wonder what's wrong with it.."
it's the same with high prices. People figure that since the prices
are high, or at least equal, that they're getting quality.
You might buy a ton of CDs from a label you've heard of from artists
you konw about for cheap, but would you buy a CD, sound unheard, just
because it was cheaper?
derek
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