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Game Case World - product review
Arseen:
Just checked
Single case = 2500 COP = 1.37 USD
Single Print = 4000 COP = 2.2 USD
Single case + print = 6500 COP = 3.6 USD
70 cases = 160 000 COP = 88 USD.
wiggy:
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If I undestand correctly he is selling UGCs and as additional service also the cover printing. He is not selling the covers themselves, right?
How much are the prices in US dollars?
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That's sorta tricky if you ask me. If you're selling them at any profit, then you're selling the covers and possibly the servie IMO. It's like when people on eBay say crap like "bid on my Mario Kart game and I will throw in a free gift of a pair of socks!" It can't really be considered free if it's bundled in with the price, regardless of how you word it.
pumanchero:
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--- Quote from: Deadpool on August 31, 2012, 03:40:32 PM ---http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.co/MCO-401995152-cajas-universales-para-juegos-_JM this is in Colombia!
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If I undestand correctly he is selling UGCs and as additional service also the cover printing. He is not selling the covers themselves, right?
How much are the prices in US dollars?
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The part
"Tambien esta el SERVICIO PARA IMPRIMIR LAS CARATULAS de tus juegos favoritos, valen $4.000 C/u y se imprimen en una impresora laser industrial (Full color) para darle acabados mas finos y delicados que otras impresoras. Adicionalmente, la impresion se hace sobre un papel especial para evitar que se dañe facilmente."
Translates as "also available printing service for the covers of your favorite games, they cost $2.2 USD/each printed with an industrial laser printer (full color) for more delicate and detailed finishes than other printers. Additionally , the print is made on a special paper to avoid easy/common wear"
So yes, what he's basically selling are UGC's, not the prints themselves.
Deadpool:
but he sells the covers to, as an option.
larryinc64:
I sent a massage to budgetgamecases.com on YouTube. His prices were lower than GCW and his site advertised and credited the Cover Project a lot in the About pages. I brought up the idea of some of his profits going to buying boxes to scan, and about the $7 case price, which shipping is included. Here is the PM I got in response
--- Quote ---I registered on that site two months ago, and never got an activation notice. I wasn't upset, and I still am not, as I realize there's a backlog.
I have absolutely no issue with working with TCP - if it isn't obvious, I love what's being done there. I go to great lengths to make sure that the money I'm making is from the service of assembling cases, not the artwork itself, no matter where the cover came from.
If you look on my site, you'll see that I have created a few covers - now, they are not up to standard (I have updated some of them with better screenshots, for example - Rolling Thunder).
I would love to be a part of the community and contribute. Being a parter of sorts with TCP would be great - I scan the forums almost daily, to ake sure I'm not ruffling feathers.
As for buying boxes, That's something I definitely want to do.
Here's the thing: I have sold a TOTAL of eight cases. TOTAL. OF. EIGHT. I ship promarily Priority, My profit per case ends up being maybe $3 or so for singles. Yes, all my prices include shipping, and I actually lower the price for higher orders - anything over 20 is $5 a piece, and over 50 is $4/pc - shipped.
I'm not looking to make a living off of this - there's not a big enough market yo do that, anyway. I just wanted there to be an alternative to GCW that was flexible, loyal to the community, and understands that collecting is a labor of love, not a money pit.
-Jim
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He sent another request to be registered with the name "BudgetGameCases"