The cheapest place to buy Textmaker (P. Word replacement) is on eBay

here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=38331&item=5761965596&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Interesting marketing approach by SoftMaker...

Facinating, and yet increasingly common these days

Yes, would agree.

My only concern/thought is that it somehow "cheapens" the corporate image of SoftMaker.

my .02 (cents, shillings, peso, pence, euro)

i don't think it cheapens the image of SoftMaker.

even IBM sells on eBay...even Sears and Creative...and many others...it's common these days like chris said...

my own 0.02

i even bought a mercedes SLR mclaren from ebay...

it was a toy model though for my younger brother

I know, I know... a lot of companies are utilizing eBay these days. And clearly it is my own opinion of eBay that is shining through on these posts

To me, it has the potential to cause their customer base to question why they paid X dollars for something then can go on eBay and get it for substantially less.

Why?

Well then the same think can be said about the sales they hold on occasions, where the software is going for a fraction of the regular price. To me, this is no different than buying a new car when it just came out as opposed to waiting till mid-summer and get thousands of dollars off the price tag.

I'm happy for those who can get a good product at a bargain price, but it doesn't take anyting away from me - given the quality of SoftMaker software, I still think I got a real bargain, in spite of the larger price tag. That being said, however, I will likely not rush to buy software again from this developer unless I have an immediate need for it - I'll sit back, have a piece of pie and wait for the sale!

My two cents worth.

I see no reason for a company to sale their products directly on e-bay, Very little advertising expense.
My .00002cents

Thanks to this heads up I got TextMaker on ebay for $22.99 - less than half the price on their site. Wouldn't even have thought to look on Ebay. Thanks!