AnthonyRoberson
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I think WotC is trying to put my FLGS out of business. $35 is bad enough, but with the Draconomicon at $40 I don't have any real choice but to order it from Amazon if I want to keep up with the 4E new releases...
Why is WotC trying to kill my FLGS?
- Thread starter AnthonyRoberson
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Hmmm? How is it WotC's fault that Amazon is selling it cheaper?
Don't you mean "Why is Amazon trying to kill my FLGS?"; the answer to which, obviously is, that Amazon wants your FLGS' customers.
And you always have the choice. You're choosing to shop at Amazon; WotC isn't making you. Everyone needs to take reponsibility for their own actions, rather than trying to lay the blame elsewhere; you are more personally responsible for negatively affecting your FLGS than WotC is.
Don't you mean "Why is Amazon trying to kill my FLGS?"; the answer to which, obviously is, that Amazon wants your FLGS' customers.
And you always have the choice. You're choosing to shop at Amazon; WotC isn't making you. Everyone needs to take reponsibility for their own actions, rather than trying to lay the blame elsewhere; you are more personally responsible for negatively affecting your FLGS than WotC is.
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Lonely Tylenol
First Post
Amazon has been reaping a swath of destruction through bookstores since its inception. WotC has no ability to set the price that Amazon sells their books for. If your FLGS can't compete, it's just capitalism. Amazon figured out how to undercut the distribution and retail system, and so most FLGSs that survive are marketing themselves along the lines of the experience of shopping there: gaming in the back room, talking to staff about gaming stuff, excellent customer service, etc.
Wotc could have not done business with Amazon. If Wotc had affiliate end customer shops I doupt they would let this thing happen.
Mustrum_Ridcully
Legend
Sure, they could. But why do you want to destroy WotC?
Piratecat
Sesquipedalian
They would also be out of business due to a vastly reduced sales volume that couldn't possibly support their overhead.
tenkar
Old School Blogger
Isn't that the topic of one of the old edition wars?
I have a couple of LGSs nearby... none are FLGSs... Amazon wins for me every time.
It depends on the business plan. Games Workshop's business plan for example treats things differently (no business with Amazon) and they are considered pretty big.
tenkar
Old School Blogger
I think it' s a good example. They are the other giant of the hobby. They sell minis and books. Wotc sells minis and books through amazon. If Wotc had a plan of selling to end customers they would do things more like Games Workshop does on this end.
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