[chaostheory]

They should try the Disney vault model where they keep unsold goods in a warehouse for an ultra pricey limited release. The difference is that there would be actual scarcity, but yeah maybe warehouse costs would offset any profit. It would be nice to see the experiment though.

[krisoft]

The difference is that the Disney “vault” stores information. It can be a simple RAID array. (Or two at different locations to protect against fire etc)

Storing information is ridiculously cheap and easy compared to storing physical goods.

Unsold stock takes up valuable space and if you don’t pay enough to maintain the right circumstances they start to get damaged too.

This is usually not a concern and in modern operations clothing is considered “non-perishable” compared to food but you need to make sure pests and moisture and sun can’t get to them if you want to store it for decades.

[chaostheory]

> The difference is that the Disney “vault” stores information. It can be a simple RAID array. Storing information is ridiculously cheap and easy compared to storing physical goods.

Yeah, I know which is why I mentioned "warehousing costs" and "actual scarcity".

I still feel that there's an opportunity here, where everyone wins. Collectors and fashionistas get access to something extremely rare, the fashion houses get to keep their existing marketing image while being able to have a "new" offering, and there's less waste.

[imtringued]

According to Sivio Gesell nobody will consider storing physical goods if the storage costs exceed the return on money which is guaranteed to be 0%. Hence it is better to have a summer sale and throw unsold inventory away because money beats goods.