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<blockquote data-quote="FitzTheRuke" data-source="post: 9470855" data-attributes="member: 59816">Yes, of course. That's probably how they justified the decision to the higher-ups. I'm just glad that they approved it. Some D&amp;D-adjacent products have gone through massive price-hikes over they past few years, and for my store at least, it's caused the sales to tank:Magic the Gathering, which held a price point per pack of around $5 for an extremely long time (longer than it probably needed to) and then has only just settled down from a trend of every set being more expensive than the last (with the occasional astronomical hike) - SHORT SIGHTED business, IMO.WizKids Minis - now, I understand that there was some impossible to avoid hikes in the cost of producing and shipping these, but there also seems to be a certain amount of &quot;no one can afford these things but the rich, so we might as well jack them to the sky&quot; when it comes to the larger ones. This one probably comes down to unavoidable increases, for the random-packed pre-painted miniatures (Icons of the Realms, etc) but it really hit the sales HARD.This is at my store, of course, but I can't imagine that we're not indicative of what will be seen across the board. OTOH, sometimes it all settles down, and a price-hike can seem normal a few years in (if it holds) and things go back to normal at the newer price point. This can't happen when prices keep hiking, but my hope is that both of these products are starting to settle on their current price points. We'll see.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FitzTheRuke, post: 9470855, member: 59816"] Yes, of course. That's probably how they justified the decision to the higher-ups. I'm just glad that they approved it. Some D&D-adjacent products have gone through massive price-hikes over they past few years, and for my store at least, it's caused the sales to tank: Magic the Gathering, which held a price point per pack of around $5 for an extremely long time (longer than it probably needed to) and then has only just settled down from a trend of every set being more expensive than the last (with the occasional astronomical hike) - SHORT SIGHTED business, IMO. WizKids Minis - now, I understand that there was some impossible to avoid hikes in the cost of producing and shipping these, but there also seems to be a certain amount of "no one can afford these things but the rich, so we might as well jack them to the sky" when it comes to the larger ones. This one probably comes down to unavoidable increases, for the random-packed pre-painted miniatures (Icons of the Realms, etc) but it really hit the sales HARD. This is at my store, of course, but I can't imagine that we're not indicative of what will be seen across the board. OTOH, sometimes it all settles down, and a price-hike can seem normal a few years in (if it holds) and things go back to normal at the newer price point. This can't happen when prices keep hiking, but my hope is that both of these products are starting to settle on their current price points. We'll see. [/QUOTE]

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