Selling access to FC: from 5 euros down to 50 cents
An ad asks 5 euros for invisible access to FC; mockery drives the price down to 50 cents. Digital exclusivity is worth less and less.
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Selling what others give away: the curious market of invisible access
The ad has been circulating for a month: 5 euros for invisible access to FC, payable via PayPal as a product or service. The offer has found no buyers; instead, it has drawn mockery and counteroffers that knock the price down.
From 5 euros to 50 cents: pricing the impossible
The first counteroffer lowers the price to 50 cents, the minimum imposed by Bizum, which does not allow smaller transfers. Others claim they received that access for free by accident and used it only once. "Years ago there was some hype," someone concedes, "now they should pay me to log in."
A community that no longer attracts even its owners
The general perception is that the platform has deteriorated: people talk about censorship, hostile environments and the possible replacement of real activity by bots. Some call for restricted access in the opposite sense: keeping outsiders out.
The economics of exclusive access trinc a cycle: what was once paid demand becomes a product nobody wants. When the seller asks 5 euros and the answer is "they should pay me," the value of exclusivity has evaporated. Nobody knows what a pass to that club is worth today, but judging by the offers, less than a coffee.
The ad has been circulating for a month: 5 euros for invisible access to FC, payable via PayPal as a product or service. The offer has found no buyers; instead, it has drawn mockery and counteroffers that knock the price down.
From 5 euros to 50 cents: pricing the impossible
The first counteroffer lowers the price to 50 cents, the minimum imposed by Bizum, which does not allow smaller transfers. Others claim they received that access for free by accident and used it only once. "Years ago there was some hype," someone concedes, "now they should pay me to log in."
A community that no longer attracts even its owners
The general perception is that the platform has deteriorated: people talk about censorship, hostile environments and the possible replacement of real activity by bots. Some call for restricted access in the opposite sense: keeping outsiders out.
The economics of exclusive access trinc a cycle: what was once paid demand becomes a product nobody wants. When the seller asks 5 euros and the answer is "they should pay me," the value of exclusivity has evaporated. Nobody knows what a pass to that club is worth today, but judging by the offers, less than a coffee.
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