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Jetboot Jack, on Sat Mar 1, 2008 11:17 AM, said:

MCHufnagel - cars and games - I can see the comparison - a $25K loan for a Honda or $49.99 for game...

Yeah I buy 10 or 20 cars a year, oh no I don't I buy a new car every 5 years, and someone else buys my old car - the number of new car buyers is pretty much increasing globally year on year...

I'm not expecting a kick back each time the game is re-sold, but I do expect that the market RESPECTS my effort and that retailers try and sell the games when new not encouraging users into second hand games as soon as possible, long before the shelf life is over.

Look at the relatively limited markets for USED DVD or MUSIC CD's - does Virgin or HMV or Best Buy rack up used media alongside the new, and suggest you buy used as you browse, no I thought not...

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I'm a firm believer in buying a new vehicle, but I'll keep each one until it's worn completely out. The last new vehicle I've bought has lasted me then years, and is still running well.

Around here, every single place you can rent movies also sells said movies--usually in at least three different formats. You can find both new and used VHS, DVD, UMD, and the odd laserdisc here and there. As for audio, you get a choice of CD, cassette, 8 track, or vinyl. New and used CDs are commonly mixed together on the very same rack. Only the big box retailers like Target and Wal*Mart sell new discs exclusively--everyone else sells whatever they can get their hands one.