tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post1415282091025959441..comments2023-12-23T02:17:12.549-08:00Comments on Quest for Fun!: The Shrinking Middle (Tradecraft)Gary Rayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11897166491600280320noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-29514906068870880992014-10-31T07:49:54.669-07:002014-10-31T07:49:54.669-07:00Good point Marcus. I always appreciate your big pi...Good point Marcus. I always appreciate your big picture view of things. Although I would like WOTC to act in my best interest, they act in their own best interest, as they should. Now we respond, as we do.<br /><br /><br /><br />If you're new to the game trade, the two steps forward, one step back model is pretty much how it goes. If you can't handle that regular one step back, this dance is not for you.blackdiamond925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-72118796347698653092014-10-31T07:13:40.814-07:002014-10-31T07:13:40.814-07:00They've been saying that price increases will ...They've been saying that price increases will hurt online retailers for 20 years (the exact number of years that TrollAndToad.com has been selling magic online.<br /><br />The TRUTH is that if WotC raised the MSRP of the product, it only HELPS online retailers.<br /><br />If the box is $200 in your local retail store at MSRP, with a cost of $120 at wholesale: THEN customers will likely buy almost entirely online (when buying boxes) because the price difference between retail and online is more pronounced.<br /><br />My store will raise box prices by $6, to $125.99<br />Our booster price will remain unchanged at $3.99, but we will discontinue the 6 for $20 pricing to induce sales of 6 packs at a time. <br /><br />It sucks that WotC doesn't do more to increase the retail tier's viability.<br /><br />But that is NOT their responsibility.Marcus Kingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-26003379109707309362014-10-30T11:30:34.497-07:002014-10-30T11:30:34.497-07:00This won't hurt my in store sales of packs to ...This won't hurt my in store sales of packs to much. But the money I make online will be impacted. This is definitely a shot across the bow of online retailers. I also think it is a precursor for a price jump. Which will put a nail in the coffin for many online retailers.Bob Shaffernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-19575325456085961142014-10-30T11:27:56.556-07:002014-10-30T11:27:56.556-07:00Gary Ray for President? ;)Gary Ray for President? ;)Bob Shaffernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-17533135669968264492014-10-30T05:43:25.763-07:002014-10-30T05:43:25.763-07:00Sort of a reverse GAMA?Sort of a reverse GAMA?Josephhttp://www.josephbloch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-11951264142211409062014-10-30T04:39:10.221-07:002014-10-30T04:39:10.221-07:00It's not the discounted box price that hurts, ...It's not the discounted box price that hurts, so much. It's the pack price, fat pack price, and so forth. Those are much harder to boost the retail price of when MSRP is fixed. <br /><br />In those cases, Wizards is apparently expecting us to soak the cost.Travis Lerolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-38932868736819234712014-10-30T01:29:57.238-07:002014-10-30T01:29:57.238-07:00I will say that Sealed Magic product, particularly...I will say that Sealed Magic product, particularly booster boxes is already a discounted product at retail. Nobody sells boxes for $143.64 so it will mostly mean that stores, even online ones will raise their prices by $3-5 per box. Anyone who doesn't is committing retail suicide. You could say that this is putting the greater squeeze on the heavy discounters who already have razor thin margins, which is true but it is annoying just the same. A rise in MSRP would have made it easier to justify passing the cost onto the customer.Ted Yeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-11003436986605881852014-10-29T21:42:37.409-07:002014-10-29T21:42:37.409-07:00Way ahead of ya.Way ahead of ya.blackdiamond925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-56237396701859356062014-10-29T21:39:26.980-07:002014-10-29T21:39:26.980-07:00I wish you'd deal with issues frankly instead ...I wish you'd deal with issues frankly instead of being so cheerfully optimistic all the time.<br /><br /><br /><br />(Who needs a drink?)Paul S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7150649422744296369.post-23153126503323980972014-10-29T19:29:40.979-07:002014-10-29T19:29:40.979-07:00Sounds like small retailers need a business counci...Sounds like small retailers need a business council, or maybe even an industrial union.Ryan Straynoreply@blogger.com