Re: If you ran into Garth with a used CD in a dark alley.....

[Don Yates]

On Wed, 13 Jan 1999, Steve Gardner wrote:

> Heck, even tiny Sugar Hill keeps an eye on soundscan numbers and reports all
> this info back to our sales force.  We surely don't do it to boost our
> ego....or to boost our fame.

I think you're missing Jon's point.  The Garthman has been selling his CDs
for considerably lower than what he could undoubtedly get for them.  He's
been doing the same with his concert tickets for quite some time.  He
could easily be making more money from sales than he is right now if he
stopped the considerable discounting of his recordings and concert
tickets.  Whatever else you wanna say about Garth, he ain't no business
dummy.  If his *primary* motivation for selling tons of CDs and concert
tickets was to make as much money as possible, he surely wouldn't be
sellin' his stuff so cheap.  As Jon sez, most likely he's after the fame
that goes with the record numbers.  If he just wanted the bucks, he could
easily be making more than he is now.--don