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FFrozenNorth reacted to Morrus's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Blue's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
I worked for 25 years for an international freight forwarder, one of those middlemen, or as you call them, parasites. It much cheaper...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Morrus's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
Indeed. And you sell a product to the distributor at half retail price. Take out the production costs (and even the shipping--you have...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Garwalf's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
While it's not directly related to the Diamond bankruptcy, the New York Times just published a review of a book about private equity...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Yenrak's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
Incorrect. They will almost certainly be considered creditors. But they will be unsecured creditors who will only get paid out of the...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to MSWallack's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
I am a lawyer, but very definitely not a bankruptcy lawyer. I did a very quick bit of research, and it appears that this is an area of...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Koloth's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
Plus using a distributor means that Paizo and others don't have to have a separate contract and account with Amazon, Walmart, B&N, etc...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Morrus's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
And of course, while the occasional FLGS might be willing to do that, the likes of Barnes & Noble absolutely will not be chasing down...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to aiouh's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
Yeah no I agree. Diamond definitely would know that not signing these forms is 100% in their favor. It's most definitely a scumbag (even...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Morrus's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
Presumably because they used Diamond for that service and their current Amazon bound stock is caught up in this situation. Just because...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Morrus's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
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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FFrozenNorth reacted to Wofano Wotanto's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
That's partially because distribution generally offers order thresholds where shipping receives a discount or simply becomes free. It's...
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FFrozenNorth 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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FFrozenNorth 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...
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FFrozenNorth reacted to Ruin Explorer's post in the thread Diamond Distributors Asks Bankruptcy Court For Ownership of Publishers' Consignment Inventory [UPDATED] with Like.
This seems pretty bad, RPG industry-wise. Diamond dumping a bunch of inventory on the market at low prices is probably not great...