Crappy distributers! (was [FFG] AtS?)

[Sir Osis of Liver]

I Had my FLGS order me a copy of against the shadow the same week it hit the streets and it's been on back order the whole time. Ufornutaly i don't have the option of ordering it on-line and none of the other shops in the area have any copies left.

I was just wondering if the first printing sold out, or if i just have the bad luck of dealing with a bum distributer, and if the first print run did sell out will we be seeing a second print run?

 

[SkeletonKey Ed]

I wouldn't expect an answer to this anytime soon. The entire Fantasy Flight staff is on their way to GenCon.

- Ed

 

[d20books]

Not out of stock

FFG MN-02
Midnight Against the Shadow (d20)
$21.95

This is available through many of the distributors I use.

As I say again and again, your FLGS is not always so "friendly".

 

[physicscarp]

As I say again and again, your FLGS is not always so "friendly".

I second that. Just today I went to my LGS (note the lack of an F), and asked if they had any copies of Against the Shadow or Crown of Shadows. I was told that they didn't have any and when I asked when they might be back in I was told by the manager that they were not even out yet! This is even weirder since I saw him and both books at Origins! ARGHH!!

I suppose I shall have to give my money to some lucky online store instead.

Carp

 

[d20books]

Oh! Oh! ME! ME!

I suppose I shall have to give my money to some lucky online store instead.

Carp

I would happily take your money

I'm an online game store that is actually modelled after the FLGS that I wish I still had and once had with a store called Frontier Games in Houston, TX (Spring, TX, to be exact). Man, that was a cool store and the owner was cooler (waves at Blake if he's reading).

I'm even online with several Messenger services specifically to be available to customers' questions and needs. I could talk all day about games. I'm what you call a ludophile.

Being online also means that I have less overhead. I don't think I sell anything at full retail. I know that many FLGSs hate me, but I really have no sympathy for them when I hear stories like this.

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[Crothian]

I second that. Just today I went to my LGS (note the lack of an F), and asked if they had any copies of Against the Shadow or Crown of Shadows. I was told that they didn't have any and when I asked when they might be back in I was told by the manager that they were not even out yet! This is even weirder since I saw him and both books at Origins! ARGHH!!

I suppose I shall have to give my money to some lucky online store instead.

Carp

Which local store? I picked up Against the Shadow at Gaurdtower about a month ago.

 

[Sir Osis of Liver]

I swear i'm cursed! First i can't seem to get agianst the shadow, now i found out today Siege on Ebonring keep is back ordered. ErrG! Hopefully this time it won't be a twp or three month wait.



Anyone else run into problems getting products at thier FLGS because of bad distributers?

 

[kingpaul]

I'm not sure which distributor my FLGS uses, but they can be quite bad when trying to get non-WotC, FFG, SS&S and Kenzer stuff in.

 

[Mirth]

Having owned a book & music store for the last 6 years (and recently closed it due to the failing economy ), I had an account with the largest book distributor in the world, Ingram Book Company, and getting anything besides WotC & WW stuff was a chore.

For example, I absolutely love FFG's stuff and wanted to have it for sale in my store, but it was never in stock at Ingram. The Dragonstar Galaxy Guide was on backorder for almost a year before we closed and it never showed up. I even called FFG to inquire about the situation (especially considering Ingram showed over 80 copies on order for their own warehouse stock ever since the book had been published) and I was told by FFG staff that I should open an account with a smaller games-oriented distributor in order to get their product, but that they would look into the situation and get back to me (they never did).

To me, this was an unacceptable solution. Although my store wasn't a gaming store per se, I did keep a small section devoted to our hobby because of my passion for it. I didn't do enough sales in games to make a minimum order from another company, however, and I shouldn't have had to set up another account anyway. If the smaller companies are not willing to ship their product to the largest book distributor out there (the one that services Barnes & Noble, Borders, BooksAMillion, etc, BTW), how do they expect our hobby to grow or penetrate into major markets?

Don't get me wrong, I still love FFG and I buy their products (especially Midnight which I think is the best campaign setting I've ever seen), but I find the situation to be ridiculous. And FFG's not the only company either. If anyone's interested, I'd be glad to pull up my Ingram account (it's still active) and give you the current in-stock situation for any publisher.

I'm being vocal about this because I think it is a situation that needs to change in order for our hobby's profile and profitibility to grow. I love d20 publishers too much to see them squander their opportunities in such a haphazard fashion.

Jay

 

[Mystic Eye]

I swear i'm cursed! First i can't seem to get agianst the shadow, now i found out today Siege on Ebonring keep is back ordered. ErrG! Hopefully this time it won't be a twp or three month wait.



Anyone else run into problems getting products at thier FLGS because of bad distributers?

Not to worry, it is not back ordered. They are just shipping from our warehouse today! SeoK that is. They will be in retail stores in a couple weeks.