Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Discounted Pricing for Underserved Communities

["Michele Neylon :: Blacknight" <michele@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 27 Jun 2011, at 09:58, Evan Leibovitch wrote:

> 
> 
> On 27 June 2011 04:36, Michele Neylon :: Blacknight <michele@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
>  
> > The only legitimate model of applying of donated services to a charity fund 
> > of which I'm aware sees the services auctioned off, and the auction price 
> > is contributed to the fund.
>  
> I don't think that's  entirely true
> 
> OK. What other models are in use when trying to convert donated services into 
> cash?
> 
>  
> If a service is normally charged at X per hour / month or whatever then there 
> is a specific value for Y hours.
> 
> That price of course, is set by the supplier. The value, if needs-assessed 
> applicants can't afford the service, is zero. Either there's no sale, or the 
> price comes down to what the buyer is prepared to pay.

Oh come on. If we've established that a service is being donated then why would 
you reduce its value to zero? If you do that why would anyone bother offering 
it?


> 
>  
> Auctioning things off for charity rarely seems to reflect actual market value 
> (they either go much lower or much higher)
> 
> When things go much lower it's because they were usually overpriced in the 
> first place,

I'd disagree. 


> since the auction more accurately reflects the willing-to-pay price of those 
> for whom the service is an option, not an obligation.

Not necessarily

I've been to auctions where items of high value went at low prices simply 
because the audience wasn't interested in them (ie . no demand) or where there 
was an over supply


> When they're higher someone just wants to add on a contribution to the 
> charity and there's no real relation to value.

Agreed and it's for that reason  that I don't see auctions as being a valid 
measure of "value"

Regards

Michele

> 

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