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Why 'Make Me an Offer' kills pre-revenue app sales

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

Pre-revenue apps listed as 'open to offers' fail to sell because buyers won't set a price. Data from Microns marketplace shows average sales of $4,300 for such assets. Auctions outperform negotiations for uncertain valuations, as economic theory confirms.

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The article offers a data-backed pricing strategy for pre-revenue apps, but its promotion of a paid auction platform undercuts the advice's neutrality.
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