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Originally Posted by Nathan
Paul,
Regarding your wicked/vivid opportunity lost comment, I agree.. A lot actually...
Regarding the loyal buyers.. They moved, and they are still buying. Thousands and thousands of them every day.
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The magazine buyers didn't just move, they mostly stopped buying. The comfort of viewing millions of free images was too much for magazine buyers. TGPs were for them the Tubes of today.
As for DVD buyers all I know was the devastating effect the Internet had on that side of the business. Up until recently the only way to get full scenes was Torrents or buy. Today with Tubes I suspect the same that happened to magazines is happening to paysites. The buyers are more comfortable viewing free scenes than buying a membership.
Because not only is there the problem and risks of using a credit card and Tubes have a lot more to offer. The ability to log in when it please the viewer, not on a paid subscription limit membership. If the viewer only wants 30 minutes once a week a Tube is far better.
Then, and IMO the most important, if the scene doesn't meet the viewers needs, he switches to another scene, and another, and another until he finds what does meet his needs. Many paysites repeat the same scene, view and style. If one scene isn't good enough the next might not be either or the rest. Tubes have a vast selection of different styles, views and ways to shoot the same niche.
Quantity and updates. No need to explain that.
The only downside is the quality of the Tube video. Can't compress the buggery out of it and expect it to be crisp. But stats prove this has meant little to many ex buyers.