So unlike how it looks, this isn't about a game going on sale. When this happens, it's about differences in regional pricing. Like a year ago, Poland was upset they were being charged the second most for games on steam, when they don't make that kind of income on average. So steam changed their regional pricing index, and games across the board got cheaper for polish users and a few other countries. Looks like they do this for recently purchased games when that happens. Not sure how many times this has happened, but I doubt it's very often.
Changing pricing going forward is one thing, but 90% of companies out there would never adjust already finalized sales agreements especially in the customers favor, without at least having the customer requesting it.
Ive never heard of such a thing before. Like ive been buying things all my life and ive never once got a cheque in the mail saying "that fridge-freezer you bought went down in price, here's £20 back"
How many places do you buy from with regional pricing?
Regional pricing is when you start dealing with local business tax laws and this happens. This isn’t about a price change from a sale, its from changing from say UK pricing to Madagascar when they introduce regional pricing for there.
Why are you assuming this is for a sale difference?
At first, I only read the first part and the price was an increase and that someone got the idea to charge people that have already bought something when the price goes up. Wonder how long until some genius CEO wants to try it.
At this point I do not believe anymore something like this in internet. If something so cool was sight in a random "meme" in internet, there is a high ratio that it is fake. There is no even a link to the actual post.
Edit: I had to investigate to prove my point. Gees.
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Mozingo@lemmy.world · 49 pts · 356d
So unlike how it looks, this isn't about a game going on sale. When this happens, it's about differences in regional pricing. Like a year ago, Poland was upset they were being charged the second most for games on steam, when they don't make that kind of income on average. So steam changed their regional pricing index, and games across the board got cheaper for polish users and a few other countries. Looks like they do this for recently purchased games when that happens. Not sure how many times this has happened, but I doubt it's very often.
Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca · 42 pts · 356d
Honestly, doesn't really matter.
Changing pricing going forward is one thing, but 90% of companies out there would never adjust already finalized sales agreements especially in the customers favor, without at least having the customer requesting it.
Exemplary behaviour on Valves part.
plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works · -8 pts · 356d
Legally they have to, their business sales tax would get fucked as there would be a difference between sales figures and revenue.
All companies have to do this, but sure let’s circle jerk here.
yermaw@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 356d
Ive never heard of such a thing before. Like ive been buying things all my life and ive never once got a cheque in the mail saying "that fridge-freezer you bought went down in price, here's £20 back"
plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works · -2 pts · 356d
How many places do you buy from with regional pricing?
Regional pricing is when you start dealing with local business tax laws and this happens. This isn’t about a price change from a sale, its from changing from say UK pricing to Madagascar when they introduce regional pricing for there.
Why are you assuming this is for a sale difference?
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech · 46 pts · 356d
They could, but they'd rather just keep bitching about how no one wants to buy from them
artyom@piefed.social · 13 pts · 356d
FTFY
EbenezerScrew@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 356d
At first, I only read the first part and the price was an increase and that someone got the idea to charge people that have already bought something when the price goes up. Wonder how long until some genius CEO wants to try it.
capuccino@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 356d
At this point I do not believe anymore something like this in internet. If something so cool was sight in a random "meme" in internet, there is a high ratio that it is fake. There is no even a link to the actual post.
Edit: I had to investigate to prove my point. Gees.
The page in question -> https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4C10-B32A-137D-0945#missedsale
Leonixster@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 12 pts · 356d
It's almost like it's not about the purchases not being on sale and very explicitly saying it changed price.
As in base, non-sale price
capuccino@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 356d
GooseGang@beehaw.org · 3 pts · 356d
If it’s real it’s a marketing technique to boost sales https://fastercapital.com/content/Price-refund--Price-Refunds-in-E-commerce--Strategies-for-Boosting-Sales.html
mistermodal@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 322d
Wrong, every ecommerce platform can learn a thing or two from the Chinese. This is quintessentially Chinese ecommerce behavior
NOOBMASTER@lemmy.ml · -6 pts · 356d
looks fake idk