HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT DIME SALES?

Couldn't have said it better ! Alexa, I think you articulated it from a very balanced and honest perspective. Good stuff!

EXACTLY. BINGO. YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.

I say, WHO CARES what the guy before or after you paid??

Someone gets a product for $30 that's worth a HECK OF A LOT MORE, it's a great deal, they are extremely happy with it, but then they see someone else got it for $25 and all hell breaks loose? WHAT?

All that should matter is: Is it worth what you paid and are you happy with it?
If so, forget about the rest, forget about what most of the time (especially if we are talking WSOs) is just a few dollars difference (or less), and GET TO WORK.

I don't mind them much. I do, however, mind people using ALL CAPS IN THEIR THREAD TITLES.

That's considered shouting. Unless there's a good reason to shout, it's a bit on the inconsiderate side. And it's becoming more common, which is likely to get me deleting threads for that reason. We're not going to turn the discussion indexes into the kind of ridiculous free-for-all the ad sections had going on for a while.


Paul

Hmmm - well, I think I should have posted the ENTIRE conversation I referred to in my original post, which was why I posted my comment about the "fairness" of dime sales in the first place.

A marketer offered a WSO (Volume 2) for Wordpress themes, which I purchased. When going to Warrior Plus to download Version 2 (there was no OTO) I noticed there was a Volume 1 which I had NOT purchased as I had missed the offer totally.

I suggested to the seller that perhaps he could offer Volume 1 at a discount as a OTO, to which he replied

"Originally Posted by ..............
@Powder_Skier - Thank you for the suggestion. We decided against doing special offers or discounts on previous volumes because we felt that it wouldn't be fair to those who bought at full price. We would rather protect the investment that folks are making in the themes, I hope you can understand. Thank you for the feedback!"

And my reply -

"Hi ..... - and I understand. But this underscores my disagreement with dime sales in general. Somebody is always paying more than the last guy - until the price is maxed out (or until the perceived max value is reached and people quit buying). So how then are dime sales fair? Usually it's fear of paying more (if you wait, or even have questions about an offer) than the value of the offer that drives a dime sale. The guy paying $9 is rewarded for being quick, while the guy who comes in last pays $27 because he didn't know about the offer (or maybe because the list owner held off mailing an offer to his list because X% of $27 is more than X% of $9 AND the list owner knows that the value is there so people will pay a higher price)!

So, how is asking someone to pay $27 for a product that may have been sold just a few hours before for $9 "fair.?" Answer: it's not. Ironically, it has very little to do with the true "value" (your products are easily worth $27, if not more) of a product, but more to do with "fear of loss."

As a marketing gimmick dime sales are incredibly effective. For "fairness," dime sales suck. "Fair" is pricing a product for value, and then subtracting a discount for people who are WF members.

JMO, and I'll probably buy volume one anyway because the value is there. However, I hope you understand why I'm not totally convinced by the reasoning behind your "fairness" decision. Not that it matters, it's totally your decision, I'm not the first person to object to dime sales, nor will I be the last. I've also seen plenty or marketers responses to similar anti-dimesale arguments, such is "it's an effective marketing tactic," or "you don't have to buy," etc.

Bottom line: nobody enjoys feeling like they just "missed out or had to pay more" just because they were unable to be first to the pay button. Better (IMO) to price an offering at a fair price first, and let people make a buying decision based on value instead of fear of loss.

Regards,
Maury"

Perhaps in context what I wrote will make more sense, or at least the reason behind my comment.

BTW, the last time I checked the WF was all about Marketing. Since most of you that have replied here have replied from the perspective of a marketer and not a customer, I would think you would like to know how your potential customers feel about certain marketing tactics. If your response to honest feedback is to label your potential customers as "whiners" and tell them to "grow up," then unlike WalMart or the local supermarket, perhaps you should think a bit more about different marketing methods and how they help or hurt your bottom line. That was the whole purpose of my post in the first place, that dime sales are viewed by many as unfair marketing, and they P.O. a lot of people. JMO

Thanks Louie6925, I was starting to feel like the Lone Ranger here. We all know the marketing scheme behind dime sales, and you have well said what many have forgotten - the reason the WF was started in the first place. Well said!

BTW - there are probably many other WF members who feel exactly as you do - but just don't say anything. They just don't buy - the marketing method or the product.

Different forms of dime sales have been in existence for years; they're just called something else, i.e. K-Mart's Blue Light Special comes to mind.

Why? Because they are an effective marketing tool and work. Now, that doesn't mean I agree with it one way or another, however, until buyers stop buying dime sale offers, sellers will continue to employ them

Either way, on the WSO Forum, buyers are, a vast majority of the times, getting an extremely good deal, whether they pay $X or $X + $Y.

Cheers,

Anthony

Exactly.

It's the fact that there's only a finite number available that makes it so different. That's the difference between scarcity and fake or artificially contrived scarcity, isn't it?

No.

That makes sense. I see your point there. It's the seller's choice not to do the OTO, of course. I do think you gave him a very good suggestion, however.

Yes, he would. However, I don't believe that a large section of the forum feels that way. If they did, the dimesales wouldn't continue to work so well here.

Anyway, you have every right to dislike dimesales but the only thing that will fix that is by not buying. If there really are a lot of people who do not like that type of sale, then they should simply vote with their money - don't buy it. If sellers find themselves doing fewer sales with a dimesale, then they'll stop doing them. At least, the smart ones will... lol.

I very much doubt that this style of selling will be prohibited from the forum. Even if there is a large number that don't like them, there are also a lot of us who do. C'est la vie.