[NEWS] Pegasus Spiele GmbH ceases to import US games.

[sundancer 42977xp 0]

From a newsletter (translation below):

Wichtige Information zu US-Importen

Sehr geehrte*r Geschäftspartner*in,

mit großem Bedauern müssen wir Ihnen mitteilen, dass wir *künftig keine
Importprodukte aus den USA mehr anbieten werden*.

Die Situation am Logistik-Markt mit partiell immer noch steigenden
Preisen, der Wechselkurs USD/EUR und die weiter hohen zollrechtlichen
Anforderungen bei gleichzeitig sinkender Nachfrage nach
USA-Importprodukten haben uns dazu bewogen diesen Bereich bei uns im
Haus einzustellen. Wir bitten dafür um Verständnis.

Wir werden stattdessen unsere Energien im Bereich europäischer
Distribution verstärken. Dazu gehören auch US-Verlage mit europäischem
Lager (wie z.B. Chaosium), die wir natürlich weiterhin anbieten werden.

Viele Grüße,
Ihr Pegasus Spiele Team

Diese Verlage verlassen unser Sortiment

* Catalyst Games
* Cephalofair Games
* Flying Frog Productions
* Floodgate Games
* Greater Than Games
* Steve Jackson Games

Important information on US imports

Dear Business Partner,

It is with great regret that we have to inform you that we *will no longer be offering
will no longer offer imported products from the USA*.

The situation on the logistics market with still partially rising
prices, the USD/EUR exchange rate and the continuing high customs
requirements with a simultaneous decline in demand for
USA import products have prompted us to discontinue this area of our
to discontinue this area. We ask for your understanding.

Instead, we will strengthen our energies in the area of
distribution. This includes US publishers with European
stock (such as Chaosium), which we will of course continue to offer.

Best regards,
Your Pegasus Games Team

These publishers are leaving our range

* Catalyst Games
* Cephalofair Games
* Flying Frog Productions
* Floodgate Games
* Greater Than Games
* Steve Jackson Games

Personally Catalyst Games is the biggest problem for me. I’m not sure if there is another wholesaler but if not BT will be hard to get in old Germany.

[dawfyddParticipant 11926xp 0]

OUCH! Fingers crossed that CGL pull their finger out with that European distribution hub they’ve been talking about for the last year and a bit.

[sundancer 42977xp 0]

CGL is still listed with blackfire.eu but I don’t know if that’s just another German hub or if it will take on the bulk of it. IIRC blackfire.eu has been acquired by Asmodee so…. here’s hoping?

Edit: removed links to blackfire since PC now calls those spam.

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Dang it!

[captainventanusParticipant 4936xp 0]

Hasn’t Catalyst Games said that they want to setup a warehouse/distribution hub within the EU?

[sundancer 42977xp 0]

I don’t know. Could be. But until that happens….  :S

[dawfyddParticipant 11926xp 1]

Yeah, they made specific mention of it during the closing stages of fulfilling the Clan Invasion Kickstarter, as well as in several of the news & update posts on their main website since then. They’ve been talking about UK & European hubs but no indication if they will be 2 desperate entities of integrated in some way. It’d be great to have some more word from CGL as to what is going on though. Given how Germany has been a bastion of Battletech over the years I feel for @sundancer and his uncertainty about sourcing BT product going forward. Hells, it’s only just reached a point here in the UK where I can throw a dart at the list of online retailers and be 90% certain they will have some stock of Battletech, instead of having to go trawling through their archives….

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