Retailers just got the news today in the form of the updated 2013 Retailer Policy: No online sales of GW products.
Thanks GW. Wonder how many people you just sent to the unemployment lines..
Hope everyone likes paying full SRP!
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03-15-2013, 03:51 PM #1Scout
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GW to ban all online sales
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03-15-2013, 04:02 PM #2Chaplain
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WTF this is a make or break thing for alot of people I know, any idea why they are doing this?, well looks like we need a new game.
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03-15-2013, 04:06 PM #3Occuli Imperator
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Surely this should be in Wargames corporate discussion?
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03-15-2013, 04:07 PM #4Librarian
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Well done GW. How to p##s off lots of your customers.
I didn't do it. You can't prove i did it. Ok I'm sorry send me the bill.
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03-15-2013, 04:18 PM #5Librarian
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Is there any proof of this? Trust but verify being the reason I ask, and I can find no verification...
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03-15-2013, 04:28 PM #6Scout
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Its in the PDF document they just sent to all retailers. Can't post it now, but im sure someone will.
Originally Posted by Renegade
Basically, GW has been moving toward this for at least a year. They say online sales hurt the hobby, but what they really want is 100% of online profits at full markup. If they wanted to help the hobby, they would lower prices so more people could play.
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03-15-2013, 04:54 PM #7Brother-Captain
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While I pay full retail to support my local store on occasion (like 30% of the total) the majority of my purchases are made online at significantly less. I will not be able to support GW at all if the only option is MSRP. I just don't get $82 of joy from a Storm Raven.
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03-15-2013, 04:18 PM #8Occuli Imperator
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Are they GW customers or are they 3rd party customers that they are trying to convert to their own, if this is true. Originally Posted by spaceman91
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03-15-2013, 04:53 PM #9Banned
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It really is the same thing in the long run. It's no more different than having an LGS within shouting of a GW Brick. The Online stores can just shout at a longer range. Originally Posted by Wolfshade
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03-15-2013, 06:40 PM #10Librarian
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Not sure how things work in the US, but all the local GW's that I know of, point vets to the other clubs. Originally Posted by Charistoph
The LGS gets the long timers while the GW's gets the kids, GW likes it that way, and I got told this by a black shirt.
Now I know that GW were cracking down on non-brick, but there were some really dodgy internet only dealers, so cannot really blame them as they end up getting the crappy end of it.
However, as long as the store is independent, they can price lower than the RRP even if GW start putting prices on the boxes.
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