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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 2994175" data-attributes="member: 19675">I already do pay full price (sort of) for RPGs- call it enlightened self-interest.I've talked to enough FLGS owner/operators to know that many of the major online retailers are selling product for less than the FLGSs are paying per unit to acquire stock.&nbsp; This undercutting hurts the locals.&nbsp; So I pay a little more to help keep my local store open.Are online retailers bad?&nbsp; No- they definitely serve a purpose.&nbsp; Unlike people living in smaller metropolitan areas, I have access to probably 4 FLGSs I'll deal with on a regular basis in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, one of which is a local chain with 8 locations.&nbsp; OTOH, when I lived in Manhattan, KS, I had to drive to Topeka, Wichita, or Kansas City (basically 1-2 hours drive to get there) to get any game material beyond the basic books, a few Ral Partha, Grenadine or Heritage minis, and a couple of the TSR or Judge's guild adventures.But the fact that the online retailers are given advantageous wholesale prices (relative to the FLGSs) and have so much more marketing power is definitely killer.&nbsp; I mentioned having 4 FLGSs that I frequent?&nbsp; There used to be 7, and more than one had multiple locations- all have shut down since the rise of online retailers.&nbsp; All but one cited customer testimony that they were losing sales to the lower online prices.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 2994175, member: 19675"] I already do pay full price (sort of) for RPGs- call it enlightened self-interest. I've talked to enough FLGS owner/operators to know that many of the major online retailers are selling product for less than the FLGSs are paying per unit to acquire stock. This undercutting hurts the locals. So I pay a little more to help keep my local store open. Are online retailers bad? No- they definitely serve a purpose. Unlike people living in smaller metropolitan areas, I have access to probably 4 FLGSs I'll deal with on a regular basis in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, one of which is a local chain with 8 locations. OTOH, when I lived in Manhattan, KS, I had to drive to Topeka, Wichita, or Kansas City (basically 1-2 hours drive to get there) to get any game material beyond the basic books, a few Ral Partha, Grenadine or Heritage minis, and a couple of the TSR or Judge's guild adventures. But the fact that the online retailers are given advantageous wholesale prices (relative to the FLGSs) and have so much more marketing power is definitely killer. I mentioned having 4 FLGSs that I frequent? There used to be 7, and more than one had multiple locations- all have shut down since the rise of online retailers. All but one cited customer testimony that they were losing sales to the lower online prices. [/QUOTE]

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