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When blockbuster was nearing its final days one location in my city was purchasing DVDs for $5/DVD. Another location was SELLING DVDs for $3/DVD. We filled a
by hodder 10y ago
When blockbuster was nearing its final days one location in my city was purchasing DVDs for $5/DVD. Another location was SELLING DVDs for $3/DVD.
We filled a van with DVDs and arbitraged them.
After that experience, I became convinced Blockbuster's failure was due to gross incompetence.
If I ever apply to Ycombinator, I think this would be my "interesting hack" on the application.
- M_Grey 10y agoI worked briefly at a Blockbuster as a teen, and it was the worst job I ever had. Everyone stole, the manager stole boxes full of candy, nobody tried to do their job even remotely. It was the most dispiriting and incompetent place I've ever been; I quit within a month.