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<blockquote data-quote="Warpiglet" data-source="post: 7720294" data-attributes="member: 6689161">It FEELS like a markup when there are so many other ways to get the product.On a side note, some have said that a store with an online presence cannot compete with the big guys.&nbsp; Tell that to Cool Stuff and Miniature Market!&nbsp; Both are fantastic.If a store front was even CLOSE to the discount offered online, I would pay a more in store to avoid shipping and to have it immediately.&nbsp; Having it on a shelf is not enough for me to pay MSRP however.&nbsp; I am able to (for example) go to a certain boardgame site and see games totally unboxed and up close.&nbsp; Going to the store does not give much of an advantage.&nbsp; But the real problem is that people can still browse in the store and buy elsewhere.They have to find a way to add value commensurate with MSRP vs. discount pricing.&nbsp; Early releases, special added content, something...I am not saying I want them to fold at all.&nbsp; There is a lot of nostalgia there.&nbsp; Just on the whole I do not think nostalgia will be enough for enough people moving forward.I have been wrong before however...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Warpiglet, post: 7720294, member: 6689161"] It FEELS like a markup when there are so many other ways to get the product. On a side note, some have said that a store with an online presence cannot compete with the big guys. Tell that to Cool Stuff and Miniature Market! Both are fantastic. If a store front was even CLOSE to the discount offered online, I would pay a more in store to avoid shipping and to have it immediately. Having it on a shelf is not enough for me to pay MSRP however. I am able to (for example) go to a certain boardgame site and see games totally unboxed and up close. Going to the store does not give much of an advantage. But the real problem is that people can still browse in the store and buy elsewhere. They have to find a way to add value commensurate with MSRP vs. discount pricing. Early releases, special added content, something... I am not saying I want them to fold at all. There is a lot of nostalgia there. Just on the whole I do not think nostalgia will be enough for enough people moving forward. I have been wrong before however... [/QUOTE]

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