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Mutt · 06-29-2003, 06:52 AM

i agree, if Netflix invented this method of online movie rentals they deserve a patent on it.

what i don't understand is how they can make money, i worked in a video store, all the money on a movie was made in the first six weeks of it being released, after than they were worth about 10 dollars, u could sell them to the public as 'pre-viewed' movies or to a wholesale reseller for like 6 or 8 bucks.
A new movie had to go out almost every night at 3.99 to make money.

These online DVD rental places have movies out for a week and longer - they don't charge by the night, but by the month, starting
at 19.95. Under the cheapest plan u can have 3 DVDs out at a time, keep them for as long as you want. Makes no sense to me - 3 brand new DVDs can be out a whole month and all Netflix gets is 19.95 in revenue and that's not even counting the shipping charges that Netflix and the others pay for. This definitely wouldn't have worked with VHS movie releases - those babies were $120 bucks apiece.

Um.......maybe i'm missing something. Then again when Paypal started I couldn't figure out how they what they were doing or how they were making money.

06-29-2003, 06:52 AM
Mutt Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 34,431	i agree, if Netflix invented this method of online movie rentals they deserve a patent on it. what i don't understand is how they can make money, i worked in a video store, all the money on a movie was made in the first six weeks of it being released, after than they were worth about 10 dollars, u could sell them to the public as 'pre-viewed' movies or to a wholesale reseller for like 6 or 8 bucks. A new movie had to go out almost every night at 3.99 to make money. These online DVD rental places have movies out for a week and longer - they don't charge by the night, but by the month, starting at 19.95. Under the cheapest plan u can have 3 DVDs out at a time, keep them for as long as you want. Makes no sense to me - 3 brand new DVDs can be out a whole month and all Netflix gets is 19.95 in revenue and that's not even counting the shipping charges that Netflix and the others pay for. This definitely wouldn't have worked with VHS movie releases - those babies were $120 bucks apiece. Um.......maybe i'm missing something. Then again when Paypal started I couldn't figure out how they what they were doing or how they were making money. __________________ I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!