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Post by kimalysong on Jan 4, 2016 23:08:58 GMT
Well I am waiting for a sale on the DL release maybe when it goes down to at least $20. Granted I don't expect this anytime soon since it wouldn't fair to the ppl who purchased it at full price but I'm sure one day.
Being in the US the CD is definitely too expensive for me personally.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2016 23:12:26 GMT
Since the digital release is only a few pounds less, I can't see how a budget hard copy version would work. Someone who has paid £35 just for the stories as downloads would have a right to be pissed if there was then a "new" release for the same stories at £20. I think that's why BF have otherwise always put the deluxe and standard editions on sale together. I can only imagine how long it would take to sell 3,000 of these if we could get a "normal" box set edition at half the price. I always forget, since I'm in the states the difference is $35 for Download and $60 for the CD, so its hard for me to see it as slightly cheaper. (Even if in pounds it is.) But 35 seems too much period for the download... Yes, it makes me wonder who on earth in the UKwould pre-order the download for only £5 less than the hard deluxe copy. Surely even just reselling it on ebay you'd make a big chunk of the outlay back.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Jan 5, 2016 0:38:42 GMT
I always forget, since I'm in the states the difference is $35 for Download and $60 for the CD, so its hard for me to see it as slightly cheaper. (Even if in pounds it is.) But 35 seems too much period for the download... Yes, it makes me wonder who on earth in the UKwould pre-order the download for only £5 less than the hard deluxe copy. Surely even just reselling it on ebay you'd make a big chunk of the outlay back. Especially since you would receive both by ordering the CD package.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2016 0:50:13 GMT
Yes, it makes me wonder who on earth in the UKwould pre-order the download for only £5 less than the hard deluxe copy. Surely even just reselling it on ebay you'd make a big chunk of the outlay back. Especially since you would receive both by ordering the CD package. That's my point for a 5 pound note a UK download only customer could upgrade to the hard copy. I can't imagine anyone who knows that going for the DL only.
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Post by kimalysong on Jan 5, 2016 0:53:05 GMT
Especially since you would receive both by ordering the CD package. That's my point for a 5 pound note a UK download only customer could upgrade to the hard copy. I can't imagine anyone who knows that going for the DL only. Unless ppl really just don't want physical media. I know that sounds strange but some ppl don't have the space for it. Even if you are in the UK the far better deal is the hard copy. Just playing devil's advocate
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2016 1:09:43 GMT
That's my point for a 5 pound note a UK download only customer could upgrade to the hard copy. I can't imagine anyone who knows that going for the DL only. Unless ppl really just don't want physical media. I know that sounds strange but some ppl don't have the space for it. Even if you are in the UK the far better deal is the hard copy. Just playing devil's advocate Again, if you were in the UK and didn't want physical media - you're going to make a good bit more than your £5 back if you put it on ebay. Win-win for a UK DL only customer making an exception this time and going physical surely?
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Post by kimalysong on Jan 5, 2016 1:12:54 GMT
Unless ppl really just don't want physical media. I know that sounds strange but some ppl don't have the space for it. Even if you are in the UK the far better deal is the hard copy. Just playing devil's advocate Again, if you were in the UK and didn't want physical media - you're going to make a good bit more than your £5 back if you put it on ebay. Win-win for a UK DL only customer making an exception this time and going physical surely? But I am the type of person who doesn't like to bother to sell my stuff. Too much of a hassle. But this is a silly debate because ultimately I agree with you. If I was in the UK I'd just spend the extra 5 pounds for the CD.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2016 1:25:51 GMT
The download price should be a bit cheaper. I will wait for this to go on sale before taking a chance on this new range, whenever that is.
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Post by acousticwolf on Jan 5, 2016 8:51:36 GMT
I've been thinking about this and you know, I'm not convinced it will even appear in a sale. At least not any cheaper than today's price. I could be wrong but I thought boxsets tend to go up after the month of release, and any future sales puts them back to their pre-order price. If this follows the same pattern, we could see the price increase to £45-£50 for the CD and £40 for the download, reducing back to £40 and £35 respectfully in any sale (which I wouldn't expect to see at least for a year).
As for the CD/Download option - I'm mainly download now, but would not buy an expensive download that was only £5 cheaper than the physical box. I'd rather buy the box and sell it later ... although I would rather buy a cheaper download (£20-£25, as it probably doesn't include the "lavish" book and is therefore not limited).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2016 12:58:00 GMT
Yeah, I don't see a Prisoner sale for years. However, I won't buy a download that I think is expensive out of principle, and for me a £5 difference between paying for a physical product; box, jewel cases, booklet etc., compared to a digital file, just seems wrong. In fact I'd go so far as saying I feel it is unfair to download customers. As someone who is prepared to try out new ranges, I don't do it at any cost. I have to feel it's a fair price that I can justify spending my money on. So I will give The Prisoner a miss at it's current price. I am behind in my blu-ray collection, so there's other places for my money to go.
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Post by randomjc on Jan 5, 2016 14:21:29 GMT
Yeah, I don't see a Prisoner sale for years. However, I won't buy a download that I think is expensive out of principle, and for me a £5 difference between paying for a physical product; box, jewel cases, booklet etc., compared to a digital file, just seems wrong. In fact I'd go so far as saying I feel it is unfair to download customers. Part of me is now going to think it'd be funny if the 35 download price for the Download is a fair price, and that BF decided to undercut the price on the physical product.
I know that's not likely the case, when the 5 pound difference is purely meant for people do go, "Well, might as well get the pack, it's just a fiver more." Which of course only works if you're in the UK, not if you're in the States, Canada, Australia, which then you're looking at twice the price, plus shipping, which is painful on a good day. The download cost is calculated on BF's part to promote physical product sales, most likely, since they did do the special collectors edition (and didn't provide a standard release).
Of course, I'd still find the first scenario cosmically hilarious.
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Post by pawntake on Jan 5, 2016 15:02:58 GMT
35 American Dollars equates to £23.84 Pounds sterling.This is considerable cheaper than the UK DL.Which is £35.00Pounds sterling.(just an observation)
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Post by randomjc on Jan 5, 2016 15:15:52 GMT
35 American Dollars equates to £23.84 Pounds sterling.This is considerable cheaper than the UK DL.Which is £35.00Pounds sterling.(just an observation) 35 dollars is not cheap download, trust me, that is several hours of work for me. Especially since I can get the same amount of content, from Big finish for roughly half the price.
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Post by acousticwolf on Jan 5, 2016 15:23:22 GMT
35 American Dollars equates to £23.84 Pounds sterling.This is considerable cheaper than the UK DL.Which is £35.00Pounds sterling.(just an observation) 35 dollars is not cheap download, trust me, that is several hours of work for me. Especially since I can get the same amount of content, from Big finish for roughly half the price. $35 dollars may not be cheap, but £35 is ridiculous for a standard download. To put it into perspective, I could try out the Avengers (Mrs Peel) collection (2 boxset downloads, 1 ebook) for £39. Saying that I am not totally averse to spending £40 on a limited CD pack (Last Adventure was a similar cost) when it's warranted. Cheers Tony
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Post by randomjc on Jan 5, 2016 15:39:05 GMT
35 dollars is not cheap download, trust me, that is several hours of work for me. Especially since I can get the same amount of content, from Big finish for roughly half the price. $35 dollars may not be cheap, but £35 is ridiculous for a standard download. To put it into perspective, I could try out the Avengers (Mrs Peel) collection (2 boxset downloads, 1 ebook) for £39. Saying that I am not totally averse to spending £40 on a limited CD pack (Last Adventure was a similar cost) when it's warranted. Cheers Tony $35 Dollars is a ridiculous price for a standard download as far as I'm concerned. I can get audiobooks that are twice as long for 20 dollars. I can get full cast audio programs for $30 dollars that still go well over 300 minutes. $35 is stupid for everyone involved.
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Post by pawntake on Jan 5, 2016 15:44:46 GMT
35 American Dollars equates to £23.84 Pounds sterling.This is considerable cheaper than the UK DL.Which is £35.00Pounds sterling.(just an observation) 35 dollars is not cheap download, trust me, that is several hours of work for me. Especially since I can get the same amount of content, from Big finish for roughly half the price. I did not say it was a cheap DL,i merely made the observation that the UK DL was even more expensive.I was just stating a fact.No offence intended none taken I hope?
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Post by randomjc on Jan 5, 2016 15:59:35 GMT
35 dollars is not cheap download, trust me, that is several hours of work for me. Especially since I can get the same amount of content, from Big finish for roughly half the price. I did not say it was a cheap DL,i merely made the observation that the UK DL was even more expensive.I was just stating a fact.No offence intended none taken I hope? Kind of, yes. But that's a personal issue on my end, and I'm going to step away.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2016 17:06:50 GMT
£35 for the download is really just going to ensure people on the fence don't bother with it. It's just a crazy price. Say you're on the fence and you've got £40 free to spend. As someone who doesn't know The Prisoner well, are you going to try that or pre-order, say TWO of BF's NuWho boxsets. You could get a War Doctor and a Doom Coalition set for that. I'd also point out you could get a NuWho boxset and the complete Prisoner on bluray - not just a handful of eps remade with a soundalike - if I were playing devil's advocate
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Post by acousticwolf on Jan 5, 2016 18:23:40 GMT
I won't be at Big Finish Day 8 but am curious as to what kind of discount they do on this. If it's substantial, it will be a kick in the teeth for those who have preordered. I guess it all depends on what the take up has been like online.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2016 19:03:14 GMT
I should like to say - now it's nearly upon us - my most sincere wish for this range is for it to be absolutely great, for Nick to have teased remakes but really shaken up the status quo and for the end of the box set to make me feel like I need more ASAP. I'd love to have egg on my face over this one and all my misgivings come to nothing.
I'm already very, very excited about Michael Cochrane's 2.
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