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John C Eternal Order I THINK therefore I wrote 12941 Posts |
In other words, at what price would you be willing to pay without thinking about it? At the drop of a hat!
I mean, maybe a little thinking, but if you are on a forum and everyone is raving about a PDF that is going to take you to the next level (i.e., be the next Svengali perhaps) would you buy it if it was $50.00? $35.00? $30.00? $25.00? $20.00? What is the max amount of money you would drop--that moment--after reading all the hype (and, perhaps, some of it from forum users you have come to respect!) Mine is between 14 and 19 dollars. John |
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mrunge Inner circle Charleston, SC 3716 Posts |
$12.95. How's that?
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Turk Inner circle Portland, OR 3546 Posts |
John,
Is it a "one-trick effect? Or is it a book of 395 pages? One trick wonders? Maybe $5-10 A substantial e-book with multiple effects or with multiple topics or sub topics)? Maybe $15-25. That said, if the author is unknown or is known for par or below par material, at best, I'd go for the low end of each price point. For an author of known above par material I'd go for the high end (or maybe even a little bit higher). My real concern is that these "one-trick wonders", no matter how good are beginning to exhibit "inflation-creep" and the prices you used to be able to buy a high quality hard cover book of many pages and much information between the covers (i.e., $35-60) is now seeming to become the price norm for "one-trick wonders". Why is that? Why the trend towards release of "one trick wonder" ebooks for almost the same price as a good high quality hard cover book of about 10 years ago? Mike
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Cameron Francis V.I.P. 7025 Posts |
I bought "Stuck" on impulse and it was $10... $10 very well spent. I love the trick and Greg does an amazing job explaining it on the download.
I bought Dave Forrest's Smoke Rings without even blinking and that was $20. But I love the linking card plot and I know Dave's work so that was also a no brainer. Something over $20, unless it's a fantastic ebook with multiple effects by an author I know, is pushing it for me.
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John C Eternal Order I THINK therefore I wrote 12941 Posts |
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On 2006-12-18 19:13, Turk wrote: I wouldn't consider a substantial purchase such as a 395 page ebook an "impulse buy" That would require some research before the purchase of course. I am referring to say you are reading a hyped up item and it sounds real good. You have the opportunity (say it's 3 am) to go and "make the buy" what is the max you would be willing to spend on impulse? How much would you be willing to "lose?" John |
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Tom Jorgenson Inner circle LOOSE ANGLES, CALIFORNIA 4451 Posts |
Apparently twenty bucks.
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mattisdx Inner circle 1614 Posts |
$5 bucks, or the even better $4.99
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Cameron Francis V.I.P. 7025 Posts |
Lol.
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usg353d New user 50 Posts |
No more than $30.
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Judah Vee Special user of the JV Naughty Vanish.... 884 Posts |
I guess I am the odd ball here but I say between $50 and $60. ( I think I need to find a job that pays less!!!!LOL!!!! )
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oagwood Veteran user Pleasant Hill, CA 392 Posts |
PDF? 5 bucks--no thought.
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joseph Eternal Order Please ignore my 17407 Posts |
$9.99 + tax.. ..
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todsky Inner circle www.magicstore.ca 2354 Posts |
$20, but it has to be real good. $10 for those more impulsive buys.
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Trois Special user Myrtle Beach 594 Posts |
Why does one ask ? Do you have something "Up your sleeve" ? If so , you being some what of an "Unknown" like a lot of us, I'd go up to 20 bucks. Looking for the next miracle. Kind of an interesting question. There is no perfect answer. Everyone in magic wants a DEAL. cheers, Trois
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Joshua Quinn Inner circle with an outer triangle 2054 Posts |
It's a hard question to answer because it depends so much on the content and the author. I'm generally the type to wait for the reviews to start coming in before parting with my cash, be it in single-digit or four-digit amounts. Then again, last night I impulse-bought a 42-page, softcover book, whose existence I hadn't even heard rumors of before that moment, for $100 -- because I think that highly of the author.
The perceived usefulness-vs-price is also a big factor. I impulse-bought Mindbender (the bending card) for $30, because I knew that if it was as good as they said, I would use it a lot. (It is, and I do, and I'm glad I bought it.) In contrast, I never expected to even attempt to actually use Steve Fearson's self-vanish (and I haven't), but it was worth the lousy $7 just to be in on the joke and see what everyone else was laughing at. (If Steve is reading this, thanks for the comic relief!) Another factor: I would impulse-buy a good deal of Bob Cassidy's material in the $35-$50 range -- if I thought there was a glimmer of a chance I'd actually receive it. (How's Contact coming along, Dr. Bob?)
Every problem contains the seeds of its own solution. Unfortunately every problem also contains the seeds of an infinite number of non-solutions, so that first part really isn't super helpful.
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John C Eternal Order I THINK therefore I wrote 12941 Posts |
Here is good example of what I am talking about:
http://www.trickshop.com/magicseen12.html I just read the post and immediately went and purchased the item. It was 5.95 If it was, say, more that 9.95 I would have thought about it, and maybe if reading posts in a week or two went and purchased it. But that is a good deal. I don't know ANYTHING about their magazine, the ads for it look good. But, for 5.95 that's a lot of reading material and if it's junk, so what, it's only 5.95 John |
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CALENIG Regular user UK 199 Posts |
Hi Guys Magicseen is agreat Mag- full of reviews, effects, everything you could want from a Magic mag. At the price I think you cant go wrong. Great thread guys!!
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Turk Inner circle Portland, OR 3546 Posts |
Good call, John.
I really love trickshop.com. I have bought many things from them. I think they really know their price points. (grin) Mike
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Nicodemus Special user 644 Posts |
$20, but it has to be real good. $10 for those more impulsive buys.
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Ken Dyne Inner circle UK 2268 Posts |
Interesting fact: The more obscure the price the better it will sell.
For example, something priced like £11.13 will sell better than something like £10.50.
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