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<blockquote data-quote="Twin Rose" data-source="post: 2993382" data-attributes="member: 2765">This is very interesting.&nbsp; I've noticed that the 'health' of many LGS has been sliding.&nbsp; Often this is because they don't discount to match what people can get online.&nbsp; Or, even worse, after 60 days on their shelf - invariably - they deep discount the products to cost just to get them off the shelf.&nbsp; Gamer's are, if nothing else, a very perceptive bunch.&nbsp; 60 days isn't too long to wait to get something at 50% off.&nbsp; So this puts them in a perpetual cycle of trying to charge full price, and then charging next to nothing - no middle ground - and gamer's are always looking for a deal.&nbsp;&nbsp; (Heck, I have people&nbsp; try to haggle with me on the ENGS somtimes!)If companies do not sell on the deep-discount online retailers (amazon, FRP Games, etc) then I expect that they will do better at the LGS level.&nbsp; The question is whether or not they will sell enough units at that level to be good for the health of the company.&nbsp; Retailers are a bit scared of carrying RPG product right now - especially d20 - though if it's known they won't sell through amazon etc they might be more active in buying it.&nbsp;&nbsp; I suppose using the release of Ptolus isn't a very good benchmark either.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Twin Rose, post: 2993382, member: 2765"] This is very interesting. I've noticed that the 'health' of many LGS has been sliding. Often this is because they don't discount to match what people can get online. Or, even worse, after 60 days on their shelf - invariably - they deep discount the products to cost just to get them off the shelf. Gamer's are, if nothing else, a very perceptive bunch. 60 days isn't too long to wait to get something at 50% off. So this puts them in a perpetual cycle of trying to charge full price, and then charging next to nothing - no middle ground - and gamer's are always looking for a deal. (Heck, I have people try to haggle with me on the ENGS somtimes!) If companies do not sell on the deep-discount online retailers (amazon, FRP Games, etc) then I expect that they will do better at the LGS level. The question is whether or not they will sell enough units at that level to be good for the health of the company. Retailers are a bit scared of carrying RPG product right now - especially d20 - though if it's known they won't sell through amazon etc they might be more active in buying it. I suppose using the release of Ptolus isn't a very good benchmark either. [/QUOTE]

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