Anyone else think Zavvi have too many steelbooks of old titles and not enough new?

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Originally Posted by Wootball

ES have this morning confirmed a 500 print run for JR UK.

I didn't say limited was an excuse for charging a higher price, I said their costs would be higher because it's a smaller print run/order. Subjective value is determined by the exclusivity, and that subjective value is offset by the monetary value of the steelbook. Not everyone will balance that perceived value with the actual cost, but I could.

Will their costs be anywhere near £28? Nope.
Is £28 too much for a steel? Yep.
Am I willing to pay £28 as a one off to support them as a new provider of limited UK steels? Yep.
Would I tell them where to stick it if they continued to try to overcharge for future steelbooks? Yep.
Is this steelbook worth £28 to me now I've purchased and seen it? Absolutely.
Is it going to be worth £28 to everyone? Absolutely not.

I am not judging you on your purchases or anything but I am being honest when I say that I am confused about your "supporting" a new company comment. I'm assuming most people bought the Jack Reacher steelbook because they read "limited run". The picture of the steelbook before it was released didn't do it justice and now it's considered a good purchase. So if this company obtained 500 and sold them all for £28 then it's safe to assume they will do it again and again and people will keep paying £28, especially those who can't let anything 'rare' pass them by. Was it really a one off? Just imagine a small uk based company obtaining small quantities of steelbooks with English writing on the J-card and you can see why people will shell out big money for them, even though the Jack Reacher steelbook is the same one being sold in France and Spain for example. Again, it's your money and you don't need to justify your purchases, just wondering if you agree that they will keep charging high amounts.