re: Warner Archive Discussion Thread
Old transfers, bare bones, generic covers, DVD-R's, no middle-men.
It would seem to be the perfect opportunity to pass these savings on to the customers at a price point of say...$10.00.
But Warner has chosen the other route and decided to try to maximize their profits and prey on the poor obsessive collector, hoping that even in these dire financial times, he or she will not be able to resist the impulse and plunge ahead and go on a wild buying spree.
Not this obsessive collector. If they were $10.00 each, I probably would have planned on ordering at least 10 titles per month. At $20.00 each, I will order nothing.
Warner has stated they are delighted at the initial response. Don't be fooled Warner. Some people dove in, picked out a few of their very favorites to test the waters. I predict the reorders will be slow in coming until common sense arrives. And don't play around with coupons and weekend specials to move more product. Just make the price $10.00 each and the order floodgates will open.
Yes, the concept is interesting and I was initially thrilled at the prospect of all of these Warner catalog titles finally being available on DVD. But when the financial reality of it set in, my giddiness quickly turned to disappointment.
Here is the major question I want to ask Warner:
How many people do you think are going to pay $20.00 for Masie Goes to Reno?
