Follow up: I did some more checking. There are lower priced DVDs from the cheapjack companies, but I am not a fan of poor quality prints. There are also some lower prices to be had if the titles were released sometime back. The highest priced DVDs tend to be brand new releases.
I was checking out some of the new merchandise at Noir City Chicago, including some attractive DVDs from Flicker Alley. I suffered some mild sticker shock when I examined the prices. I wondered if there may have been a festival mark up?
Returning home, I checked on the Internet and found the same products were priced properly and there was no indication of profiteering. I guess that I had not kept in touch with prices as I have not bought any new DVD titles in ages.
I also checked the prices at some of discounted outlets and, by and large, the prices were close to being the same. The savings were meager. One or two dollars less than basic retail.
It made me think if the higher prices were due strictly to inflation or if the DVD sales have dropped so much that the manufacturers reduced output and every consumer must pay more for each item? Maybe people are streaming titles and not purchasing DVDs.
The iron laws of economics. Sigh.
Dan
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