On 12/02/2010 08:38, certainlysteve wrote: > > Anyone heard of Software Paradise in the UK? > > My product, OfficeTime, suddenly appeared in their catalog for sale. I > don't resale to them or any other intermediate. Interestingly they > sell my software for much more than I do. > > There seems to be quite a range of Mac software. Perhaps your product > is in there too: > > http://www.softwareparadise.co.uk/category/Mac/Mac_Software > <http://www.softwareparadise.co.uk/category/Mac/Mac_Software> > > Is it a scam on the consumer who doesn't get the goods, a scam on us > sell pirated keys, or do they strangely purchase at retail and mark up? >
I think it is the latter. IIRC (I think it was them) I have had similar experiences. If a business orders your software they will order it from you, add their markup and then forward it to the customer. See 'value subtracted reseller': http://successfulsoftware.net/2009/03/18/the-two-types-of-reseller/ best regards Andy Brice http://www.perfecttableplan.com http://www.successfulsoftware.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
