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Reply To: Is GW's constant "limited release" marketing starting to bite back?

November 22, 2019 at 7:10 pm #1459130

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11996xp

The part that I object to is that they constrict the sales numbers so badly that even when I have preordered at my FLGS, they sell out before the FLGS get any, or they allocate a lower number to them than there exist preorders for. And the special minis are not released for single sales either. I mean, where is the ghoul king or the squig hopper, the skaven warlock engineer or that flappy woody guy? But all the ebay scalpers seem to have large quanities at exorbiant prices. I do not wish to buy from those (derogative) just on general principle. Goddamn those ebay scalpers.

Typically, the ones I want are out of stock before release, and the ones I do not want languish in large piles in all the shops, scaring them for making/ordering enough of the next one that I am fixing to get. And I really really hate to get all hyped up for the new shiny only to be denied before the release, or even two weeks after release when the items should be readily available.

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