Do You Consider Resale Value Of Music, Movie, Games, Software?

On a personally level I just like to find everything for cheap, five dollar pawn shop blu-rays, two dollar or less DVD,s PC games under ten dollars and so forth. If the price is right I do not worry about having an item that can be resold (Steam for example) everything from there tends to be under ten dollars, even if I bought a tangible copy any possible value would be minimal at best.

Most times it is because the costs are just too high, I will not pay more for a compressed digital download of which I cannot sell, trade, give away. Now if it was ten dollars for a season (Doctor Who) then why not, ten dollars is no great price because the originals go for much more.

Software, not much I need to buy these days, I look for free alternatives as much as possible, if it was costly I would like the ability to resell. For me I think it does down to it being under fifteen dollars for enough content then I does not matter too much. I will not pay more then twenty dollars for a video game in any format, online or offline. (most likely because I am not a huge gamer)

I enjoy comics, however unless you get lucky and buy some sleeper hit most comics will not even go for a quarter of what you paid. What I wonder about at times is we pay, rent, fuel, food, cable, internet, phone, water, etc... and we cannot get any extra return out of those yet I worry about getting a return on something I likely want to keep anyway a few years down the line?

That is another matter, I do not buy items for the thought of selling them, I buy that movie etc.. because I want to own it.

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asked Jul 27 '12 at 05:34

Xiro
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I've never considered the resale value of music, movies, or etc. For the most part I'd rather get more storage space than sell any of my music. I only really consider the resale value if I'm buying hardware or electronic music instruments(MPCs, synths, etc).

answered Jul 27 '12 at 08:31

MagicTrax
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I like the idea of lossless music, however most systems cannot really tell 320 from 1000. And I rarely require an entire album and happy with just a few songs at best from an album.

I still feel digital is overpriced, often they want more for less quality, that is doing it wrong. Now when the real dvds go for forty plus and the downloads are ten dollars, that is doing it right.

(Jul 27 '12 at 08:45) Xiro

I have a decent interface and studio grade monitors, so I may be one of the few who can tell the difference between the two. Though I still mainly try to buy my music on CD or preferably vinyl(if available) over just digitally. I just like being able to have control over how it's ripped.

(Jul 27 '12 at 17:40) MagicTrax

I am kind of the same way, even if I cannot tell now I may be able to in the future, so it is not about resell value it is about quality. Tangible album brand new can often be less then the compressed digital download so why not go with better quality.

(Jul 27 '12 at 19:38) Xiro

It's becoming less of an issue as time goes by. More media is being purchased in the form of a non-transferable files like OEMs, Steam games and protected MP3s. Of course vinyl made a comeback with the popularity of the D.J. but it's still a less economical package in many ways.

answered Jul 28 '12 at 04:32

ClosetFuturist
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