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Reply To: GW: Why do they do it?

May 16, 2021 at 5:05 pm #1646222

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I think there is also a big market for scalpers with the FOMO as well. Honestly, as much as I love GW’s minis and universes they have a business cadre that cares only for the money coming in and out. Big box sets are bought up immediately and then sold for a huge mark-up on things like ebay (a mark up even from GW’s prices…). My brother is also really looking forward to the Vamps that are coming, but he’s well aware of the ‘get what you want quickly before someone else does’ problem means that he focuses on things he knows will stick around in the long run. Personally I feel bad for the day-to-day operators at GW because I imagine most of them got into it from their hobby and now take the flak for a bunch of suits looking at the bottom line…