Movie Studios See a Threat in Growth of Redbox

Re:Movie Studios See a Threat in Growth of Redbox by vijayr on Monday September 07, 2009 @02:45PM (#809554)

Analysts also see a threat to studios in Redbox’s practice of selling about half of its DVDs into the used market

I can sell used cars, used couch, used books but I can't sell used DVDs?

Music and movie industry has some of the craziest people in business

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Re:Movie Studios See a Threat in Growth of Redbox by arohner on Monday September 07, 2009 @03:32PM (#809630)

A DVD holds its value a lot more value than say, a used mattress.

For example, GameStop sells new xbox & PS3 games for $60, and used for $55. When the consumer buys the used game, the publisher doesn't see any money.

Yes, they're still crazy in general, but this is a legitimate problem when you want to continue selling stuff to customers.

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