Comments on: Second hand games: can ValuValu help consumers get more for their used titles. http://www.gamesbrief.com/2009/03/second-hand-games-can-valuvalu-help-consumers-get-more-for-their-used-titles/ The Business of Games Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:28:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nicholas Lovell http://www.gamesbrief.com/2009/03/second-hand-games-can-valuvalu-help-consumers-get-more-for-their-used-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-251 Nicholas Lovell Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:42:22 +0000 http://www.gamesbrief.com/?p=1207#comment-251 That's a very valid point. For an independent retailer selling 200 units a week at an average price of £25 each, that could equate to an additional £350 of pure profit a week (or £18,200 a year). Of course, the argument falls down if ValuValue charges 5%. Then the uplift is only effectively 2%, reducing the numbers above to £100 and £5,200, which may not be worth given the smaller reach of ValuValue than a site like ebay or Amazon. That’s a very valid point. For an independent retailer selling 200 units a week at an average price of £25 each, that could equate to an additional £350 of pure profit a week (or £18,200 a year).

Of course, the argument falls down if ValuValue charges 5%. Then the uplift is only effectively 2%, reducing the numbers above to £100 and £5,200, which may not be worth given the smaller reach of ValuValue than a site like ebay or Amazon.

]]> By: John http://www.gamesbrief.com/2009/03/second-hand-games-can-valuvalu-help-consumers-get-more-for-their-used-titles/comment-page-1/#comment-249 John Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:32:52 +0000 http://www.gamesbrief.com/?p=1207#comment-249 If you make a 15% margin selling a product, and if they can increase revenue by 7% as they say, then it represents 50% more profit... not paltry to me. If you make a 15% margin selling a product, and if they can increase revenue by 7% as they say, then it represents 50% more profit… not paltry to me.

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