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08-10-2010, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MMM View Post
This is free-market politics. If I am the publisher, though, and if the new buyer A sells his manga to used buyer B in order to buy more new manga, then I am all for the manga to change hands.

What are the realistic chances a manga would be bought and sold 100 times? It would likely be very damaged goods by five exchanges.
Sure. But if buyer A is I guess 3rd party (not intending on re-buying, as most Ebay users are), then it would be a loss. This concept can only really see benefit if buyer A is in the business to repurchase new products (of which should be from the same publisher).

C'mon, you know 100 was a hyperbole. But even 5 would be detrimental.


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