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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:08PM (Unverified) said

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I bet theyr actually just selling that one magazine....crafty fiends..
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 5:57PM Booxatron said

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I remember hearing an account of somebody getting away with selling an XBOX BOX (yeah, just the cardboard) on Ebay for $300. The title was obviously misleading, but if you actually read the description it made it clear that it was just a box. I think it said something like "Imagine the look on your children's faces this Christmas when they open their presents and find a BRAND NEW XBOX BOX under the tree!"
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:08PM GenBanks said

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If they'd started the auction in December, I would have put this on my Christmas wishlist. Unlucky for them :(
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:10PM player66 said

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The best part of this listing? "Local Pickup"
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:29PM (Unverified) said

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I dunno -- much as it may have been accurate when the auction was posted, I got more chuckles out of "You will be competing with Electronic Gaming Monthly [...]".
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:32PM Duke said

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Guess thats an instant victory for the buyer then.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:12PM Duke said

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Imagine if one of the hardcore fanboys (you know who I'm talking about) got this magazine. It would be the perfect pulpit to pontificate from. Scary.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:33PM foxhound said

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...like me, for instance, LOL.

"FOXHOUND MAGAZINE. ALL METAL GEAR. ALL THE TIME.
$12.95/year for crazy expositions about genetics and insane bipedal on bipedal robot fighting. In stores now!"
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 5:06PM (Unverified) said

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I would be interested in reading your publication sir
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 5:47PM (Unverified) said

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I'm intrested in seeing how long one issue would be.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 7:44PM Foetoid said

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Oh man. Me, Fernando and Moptimus Slime should all pitch in a buy it.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:18PM Obienator said

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Now YOU can own a fledgling publication and lose thousands of dollars a month. BID NOW!
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:25PM AsherR said

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"Support/Training: It'll be your choice to use any of our existing resources, employees, consultants, sales people, and management for the transition, or you can immediately install your own staff to take over operations as you see fit, or some combination thereof."

Wow... I wonder how the current staff feel about the way that this was put. Best of luck to the all who are currently working there...
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:26PM AsherR said

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*Best of luck to all
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:29PM TheDarkWayne said

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Can he do that?
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:33PM Shagittarius said

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I'm gonnna buy it then post nude centerfolds of hardcore gamers.

Apply now to be a Nerd of the Month.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:38PM Zertoss said

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Subscribed!
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:48PM Esat Dedezade said

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This magazine sounds relevant to my interests. + 1 subscription.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:34PM Mr Khan said

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A Nintendo fan should take it over, get some balanced coverage back into things
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:48PM (Unverified) said

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allow me to save Shag some time:

CANT YOU READ YOU n00bz? ITS CALLED HARDCORE GAMER! A NINTENDO FAN CANNOT BUY IT BECAUSE NINTENDO IS NOT TEH xXHARDCOREZXx


aaaaaaand scene!
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 5:12PM HTCEVO said

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@Slime

I think that you just proved you're far from mature. Welcome to the land of Caplock my friend... where everyone thinks you're a dick automatically.

Unless you don't have enough money, in my personal opinion to be a fan of just one system is childish. Grow up and play some games that aren't on your system of choice.. you're missing worlds of great software out there.

Sigh.. kids.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 5:20PM Hinchy said

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It's called sarcasm, clearly your detector is off.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 6:24PM Heywatchitbuddy said

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@ ORion

You sir, are and idiot
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Posted: Jan 8th 2009 12:04AM MarkezJM said

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While occasionally I question whether my sarcasm alarm is working, clearly my idiot meter is doing pretty well. Orion, man, please, simmer down... Idiot.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:42PM Aperture said

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If I had the money to I would so buy that, free press passes anyone?
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:48PM Mr Khan said

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There is a damn good idea. E3, TGS press conferences, free access to a lot of stuff
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:48PM Dr said

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So first you spend at least $42,000 to purchase it. Then you get FREE press passes? You may want to revisit the math on that one.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:56PM Aperture said

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Well there's also the whole "Hey I own a gaming mag that (hopefully) makes a profit!" thing going with that you know.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:45PM Special Agent Steve said

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Do not want to sell. Personal issues have forced this sale. I started this as a hobby and it grew beyond my wildest dreams, but now I have too many personal life issues to deal with, leaving no time for my hobby-turned-business any more. However, if it does not sell, I will continue publishing it, since I really enjoy it.

Wait, he wants to continue to sell it even though he enjoys publishing it. Hmmmm...
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:48PM (Unverified) said

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Lets all chip in and buy it. For the gamers by the gamers. If we get 70 people together it will only be $600 each.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 5:01PM NukeAssault said

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But who gets to keep it?

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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 5:44PM Riptor820 said

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We could make it a public company and each have ownership in it through stock, if anything.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:46PM (Unverified) said

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Everyone who got fired from EGM/1UP/Gamevideos should buy it, then just market it as "From the people who lived the impossible dream of making Ziff Davis money"
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:55PM Burritoclock said

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Not only do you get hardcoregamer.com, but you ALSO get hardcoregamersucks.com!!!!

Now THAT is a deal!
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 4:58PM Aperture said

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Sounds good to me, but wouldn't there be a potential power struggle?
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 5:11PM samfish said

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Being that I work in the magazine industry, I suppose I have some insight on this.

You could easily make the $42k back on your first issue in ad revenue even if you only had about 15 advertisers (this is going by the rates our main magazine uses, which are actually probably kind of low, since it's a trade mag).

But you're looking at some pretty steep month printing costs. That's what is killing magazines more than anything else. My guess is you're looking at anywhere from $40,000-60,000 per issue, depending on paper stock, if you're planning about a 40,000 print run per issue.

And then you factor in staff costs. You'd need at least 4 writers and one designer, as well as an accountant. That's probably going to mean you need to generate at least $200,000/year.

So your total raw costs would be around $800,000/year. You could profit off of it, but just barely, if you could pull in at least $70,000 in advertising a month.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 5:46PM Courtney said

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Yep, even a modest publication eats through money fast.

Hate to bring this up in the wake of EGM/1UP, but the better question is how much revenue does the website bring in. I can actually see a ton more buyers just wanting the copyrights/domains/online content more than a print magazine.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 5:34PM HeyApples said

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Auction is missing its best selling points. An enterprising individual in the adult entertainment business could snap this up and go in an entirely different direction with the 'zine.
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Posted: Jan 8th 2009 3:05AM mietha said

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Kind of what I was thinking. Now THAT would make money.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 5:50PM (Unverified) said

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Don't the official Nintendo magazines do that already?
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Posted: Jan 7th 2009 9:42PM (Unverified) said

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FREE SHIPPING! You got my bid :D
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Posted: Jan 8th 2009 12:44AM (Unverified) said

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Too soon? (the joke/snark, not the post)
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Posted: Jan 8th 2009 6:07PM (Unverified) said

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at least there's free shipping
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