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Originally Posted by MMM
But someone needs to buy it once before it can even appear on eBay. Resale is a part of life in any industry where the goods are not physically consumed. Whether it is books, DVDs, video games, cars, houses, etc. There are benefits to resale, like free advertising.
If I post a book I bought new on eBay, 1000 people might see that ad. If one of them is interested by the title and goes to buy it new, that "lost sale" is just restored.
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Of course, we've already discussed the original sale.
But free advertising isn't always a benefit. If you post a new book on eBay, 1000 people might see that ad. If one of them buys it new, great. But 999 people now have the potential to head over to One Manga and see if that book is available. That's potentially 999 losses.