Once again we have a user trying to change SRP. From 28.99 to 28.98

He is trying to cite some sources to support the change and he is right about that part of it. BUT the Rules are very clear. "Do not make contributions with changes of a few cents/pence to the SRP."

They do not say you can change it for a penny if you can prove it, they simply say DON"T DO IT.

My data in fact agress with his, BUT because $28.98 and $28.99 are the "same" price and BECAUSE the Rules say specifically NOT to do it, I withdrew my data once a new Contribution was approved, and I will keep mine locally which is what this user should do as well.

Skip

Got any good sites where we can find the "original" SRP?   

I pressume this refers to my pre-release contribution for 28 Weeks Later which Skip has voted No for. If so it was a change from $29.99 to $29.98.

As he did not include the details, it is 024543-469902, R1-USA, so people can see the context.

It is a wider contribution of a lot of additional details of a newly announced pre-release DVD - cover art, Edition, CoO, Features, Audio, etc etc. Not just a SRP change.

I disagree with Skip's interpretation of the rule. I believe rule disallows SRP only contributions of the type we saw on occasion, bouncing things back and forwards, and adding very little to the database. If the rule said "Do not make changes of a few cents/pence to the SRP." I would agree with  Skip, but it does not, it talks about contributions to make those changes.

IMO, the rule does not, and should not, disallow changes of this as part of a much wider change as in this case, as it causes no additional work for screeners and users.

The change I made is consistent with all of the major R1 retailers that I checked (very few even list it yet), as well DVDActive, DVDTimes, The Digital Bits - I have been unable to find any retailer/site who shows the price included in the initial (very limited) contribution.

Apparently some people find it more important to start another argument in the forum, than get the accurate info into the database.

And as a final point, the person who made the original contribution has voted Yes to my contribution. 

"SRP
Use the SRP (Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price) at the time of the DVD’s original release using the currency type matching the locality of the DVD. Do not change the SRP in DVD Profiler to reflect reductions in SRP that distributors make in continually over time following release. Ensure the currency type matches the locality of the DVD. Do not make contributions with changes of a few cents/pence to the SRP."

There is nothing that suppoort your interpretation at ALL.

Skip

You clearly have violated the Rules and the Contribution will hopefully be declned on that asis. You are rationalizing your reason and it isi NOT supported by the Rules. Why don't you simply do it.

Skip

SRP is retarded any way who pays $30 for 1 DVD maybe a TV series. Most DVD's are under $20.

Irrelevant, Randall. FACT there is data called SRP, regardless of what YOU, I or anyone else thinks about it, and it serves merely as a reference point. Although with a recent Supreme Court Ruling that may change.

Skip

I disagree with your version of intent, Achim. And there is nothing in the Rules to support it.

Skip