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Ddoctorhook replied to the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED].This is a helpful explanation of what the hell is actually happening here, thank you for that. I’m slightly less baffled now… though the...
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Ddoctorhook reacted to robertsconley's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with
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Keep in mind that the goal in bankruptcy is to pay off as many debts as possible. So whatever money is available gets divided... -
Ddoctorhook reacted to Mongoose_Matt's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
Times have been changing for a while (a good many years). Back in the early (D20) days, over 90% of all our sales went via distribution...
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Ddoctorhook reacted to Stormonu's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
What a horrible gut-punch for the publishers. If Diamond is legally able to get away with this, I hope the publisher's lawyers would be...
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Ddoctorhook reacted to Spida's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
They don't just lose the product. They have to replace the product at higher cost, and are then going to be in competition with whoever...
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Ddoctorhook reacted to Thagdal's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
As the roll for combat video mentioned, that extra whammy of printing costs going up since most of that stock being taken was printed...
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Ddoctorhook reacted to Whizbang Dustyboots's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with
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Some of these comic publishers are very tiny -- not significantly larger than many small RPG companies. Losing a bunch of inventory and... -
Ddoctorhook reacted to chuckdee's post in the thread Diamond Comic Distributors Files Bankruptcy, Sells Alliance Game Distributors with Wow.
Apparently those who have product on consignment with Diamond are going to lose their stock!
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Ddoctorhook replied to the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED].I’m honestly shocked by this, as I’m guessing lots of other layfolk (non-lawyers, non-publishers) here are too. What kind of backward...
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Ddoctorhook reacted to JLowder's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
They have to stop the bleeding, even if doing so means more short-term damage to them by limiting access to their new releases.
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Ddoctorhook reacted to Morrus's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Wow.
UPDATE -- Paizo Publishing has announced that its upcoming releases will not be available at major bookstores or at Amazon because the...
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Ddoctorhook reacted to Von Ether's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
If GAMA offers seminars or education on UCC-1s and other paperwork, they should be saying something. It's so frustrating how almost each...
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Ddoctorhook reacted to kenmarable's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
Thanks for the additional information! I can see the law working that way, but also, if I am understanding that correctly, the proper...
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Ddoctorhook reacted to Morrus's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
Unfortunately, that’s not really an option. Most publishers do offer that option, but it’s only a tiny percentage of their retail sales...
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Ddoctorhook reacted to robertsconley's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
I did some digging and found several articles similar to this...