Buying the rights to GURPS?!?

[Embassy of Time]

THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS OFFER AND NO ANSWERS ARE GOING TO BE CONSIDERED BINDING OR LEGALLY VALID IN ANY AY, SHAPE OR FORM!!!

A friend of mine, for very complicated and dull reasons, asked me how much GURPS "is worth". Essentially, how much would it cost to buy the rights to GURPS (and by estimate, any similar RPG system). Again, not offering, I am dirt poor, but it made me wonder.....

(if anyone is wondering, a lot of my old school buddies have gone the business route while Ibecame a science teacher. They like to ask me weird businessy questions about everything I love and watch me squirm...)

[sir_pudding]

Steve historically hasn't been interested in selling, AFAICT. So literally priceless, I would think.

[Embassy of Time]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

Steve historically hasn't been interested in selling, AFAICT. So literally priceless, I would think.

Now how do I explain that to a business nerd....

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by Embassy of Time

A friend of mine, for very complicated and dull reasons, asked me how much GURPS "is worth". Essentially, how much would it cost to buy the rights to GURPS (and by estimate, any similar RPG system). Again, not offering, I am dirt poor, but it made me wonder.....

In general, whatever price a buyer and a seller can agree on is how much something is worth, there isn't really a concrete measure.

[thrash]

Are you aware that SJ Games publishes an annual "Report to the Stakeholders"? This is an almost unheard-of level of transparency from a gaming company. The report discusses SJ Games' revenues and prospects in enough detail for your business nerd(s) to ballpark a reasonable value.

That said, sir_pudding is exactly correct: SJ himself is the only shareholder, and apparently has no interest in selling. He responds to comments in the thread I linked pretty regularly, so I'm sure you can find his own words on the subject.

[Embassy of Time]

Originally Posted by thrash

Are you aware that SJ Games publishes an annual "Report to the Stakeholders"?.

I completely forgot they did that. Maybe I can divert my biz-savvy friends by letting them look at that :D

Or maybe that will just make them stronger, give them more to question me about....!