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<blockquote data-quote="Glyfair" data-source="post: 2910062" data-attributes="member: 53">Do you think the manufacturer doesn't have storage and management issues?&nbsp; Unless they only print what is ordered they have to store the balance between what has been ordered and what has been produced.&nbsp; Some companies can get around micromanaging the inventory by selling them in lots (you have to buy the miniatures by the case which has two of each figure).&nbsp; However, that ticks off the distributors and retailers who sit on the unpopular products.It doesn't matter where the overhead is.&nbsp; The customer pays for the additional costs through the line.Jody has it pretty well in its a matter of where the risk is.&nbsp; If the customers didn't feel the risk was worth the benefits, the randomization wouldn't be successful.&nbsp; Everyone would buy from Reaper, etc. and D&amp;D miniatures wouldn't sell.&nbsp; The benefits (cheap miniatures, niche sculpts) are general considered to outweigh the negatives given that the sets have sold out consistantly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Glyfair, post: 2910062, member: 53"] Do you think the manufacturer doesn't have storage and management issues? Unless they only print what is ordered they have to store the balance between what has been ordered and what has been produced. Some companies can get around micromanaging the inventory by selling them in lots (you have to buy the miniatures by the case which has two of each figure). However, that ticks off the distributors and retailers who sit on the unpopular products. It doesn't matter where the overhead is. The customer pays for the additional costs through the line. Jody has it pretty well in its a matter of where the risk is. If the customers didn't feel the risk was worth the benefits, the randomization wouldn't be successful. Everyone would buy from Reaper, etc. and D&D miniatures wouldn't sell. The benefits (cheap miniatures, niche sculpts) are general considered to outweigh the negatives given that the sets have sold out consistantly. [/QUOTE]

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