Subj : Re: Old Iron
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Arelor
Date : Thu Feb 25 2021 02:35:00

  Re: Re: Old Iron
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to paulie420 on Wed Feb 24 2021 06:51 am

 > -=> paulie420 wrote to Tracker1 <=-
 > 
 >  pa> Maybe I'm naive to the process, but I just can't understand for the
 >  pa> life of me why these companies don't just... build more inventory?
 >  pa> Stock more cards? Meet demand?
 > 
 > Low supply = more demand, higher cost per unit. Why build to meet demand
 > when you can increase the value (and therefore the cost) by not keeping up  with demand instead?
 > 
 > Let demand jack up the cost, change your product from a commodity to a  specialty item, and make more money selling fewer un
 > - and get free  advertising bumping your product from one of dozens to The One People Need
 > to Have.
 > 
 > Marketing 101.
 > 
 > 
 > ... Do the words need changing?

That only works if you don't fear the competitor making more cards than you in order to fill the demand.

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