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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SavageRobby" data-source="post: 4110496" data-attributes="member: 51573">Regarding buzz ... I have over 6k of the little plastic suckers, at least 2 full sets of each release, and regard the minis and tile lines as WotC's best (in fact, the only lines I buy from them anymore), and I don't think I'll be buying the new set, certainly not in bulk. I'll probably buy some of the PC types to provide more choices to the players, and maybe a few monters here and there, but I definitely won't get my usual 400-500 of this set and I certainly won't get my usual 2 complete sets (or even 1).Even discounting the complete redesign of many creatures (making them inconsistent with the previous sets I own), the choices to print, the sculpts, the paint jobs ... for the most part, they're all getting worse. And they've all gotten worse since Rob stopped managing the line (around Angelfire-ish, I think). For a number of releases, it seemed like every set has some major problem it - poor painting, bad distribution, sucky pieces and (if you play the game) immense power creep. The last release was lackluster at best. And now the new set, from what I've seen (even the previews) is really just "blah" - not to mention (as I alluded to earlier) that many creatures are getting a total overhaul to match the 4x rules, overhauls I don't like (for one) and which make them much less consistent with the previous sets (of which I own a fair amount, obviously).Regarding the secondary market ... I recall a year (or more) ago that one of the best sellers (Auggie) was bemoaning Wizards cracking down on pure internet sellers, and to get the major discount required at least a certain percentage of product be sold through a brick and mortal store. I don't recall all of the particulars (and don't really care) - but I have noticed a distinct trend since then, with fewer overall minis sellers on ebay. That trend could also be attributed to the generally fixed (and lower) price points that folks like Auggie and Hubbs charge (and have since around the same time, although I recall buying from Auggies as far back as Giants of Legend), and that they've essentially forced a number of other sellers to come down to in order to stay competitive. It could simply be that, at those prices, a lot of the other sellers simply couldn't make enough margin to justify selling them.</blockquote>

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