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I was told yesterday by the local GW-selling hobby store owner that GW will raise the prices of some of their product by 10% at some point in february. For example, the 30,- euro troops boxes will become 33,-.

This seems to have become an annual thing, so it is not really a surprise. Any additional confirmation (from other store owners maybe) ?

While I might disagree with some people here about certain legal matters, I hate these GW price increases just as much as everybody else.




In better news, the store had 40% off all their boxes/blisters/codex in the days leading up to Christmas, so I ended up leaving with a lot more stuff than I originally expected

False , completely false!


I think GW calls it price "adjustment"

But yes you are right , boo the price going up...
im sure lots of the plastic "special / elite" kits will go up ><

It is also conveniently just before the march Battle Missions releases.

I guess the more they do that, the more incentive there is for the likes of Chapterhouse/Pig Iron/Ramshackle/Maxmini/Heresy/Hasslefree etc. to improve, and do a wider range of minis, and so forth.

Ian Sturrock wrote:I guess the more they do that, the more incentive there is for the likes of Chapterhouse/Pig Iron/Ramshackle/Maxmini/Heresy/Hasslefree etc. to improve, and do a wider range of minis, and so forth.

Yeah, that's how it will be. GW will gradually lose more and more sales to those guys, until they eventually fade away or get their gak together.

I for one welcome my new MaxMini Overlords!

Seriously, those guys rock!

although this has happened in the past, there is no sign of a price change on the radar right now

Well, GW uses price bands, so it can't be a straight 10% price hike. Let's hope OP's source doesn't know what he's talking about.

And thus we now know the reason the Trygon doesn't cost as much as a Land Raider... because in two months, it's going to.

So that's 3 price rises in less than two years. Good form GW. Good form.

My local GW guy, hinted at price rise.
But more to do with VAT raise.
Here in england

H: You brought enough stuff mate, you should have a discount card by now


I plan on having my daemon army brought before then, so ill be painting them for a long time, so i dont think ill be buying anything new after the rise.
Also, after all of said rises, im now tempted to look into warmachine lol.

JD21290 wrote:H: You brought enough stuff mate, you should have a discount card by now

I do.

And if anyone is tired of GW's bs and is looking to start a new game, Catalyst Game Labs just announced a price reduction on all their core rulebooks (BattleTech, Shadowrun, etc.).

I'm too invested in 40K with several armies now, but I'm gonna start looking at alternative mini lines to proxy with. Almost no one runs "official" RTT's anymore, and I have GW brand armies for the rare occasion I need one. Locally I've been talking with my friends and game stores. I'll start running events that will not require GW models, as long as the armies are as wysiwyg as possible, and aren't modeling for advantage.

I've been tired of the GW attitude and party line for a while, and I intend to hurt 'em in their pocketbook. I'm also glad to see that Adepticon is branching out into other good mini games. If GW can't bother to write decent rules or support organized play, I'll go to independent events and local tournaments only.

I really hope when they raise prices so damn high no one buys anything, they realize how far they've fallen.

Right after I get a leman Russ from which to obtain a template to make some wooden copies, I think i'll stop buying direct from gw or store sales. Ill buy other ranges from my Lgs

Does anyone have actualy confirmation? Or is it just that the VAT will go back up in UK. This would apply to everyone, because as far as I'm aware of, they decided to let all of their customers benefit from the reduced VAT, even those not in the UK.

karimabuseer wrote:because as far as I'm aware of, they decided to let all of their customers benefit from the reduced VAT, even those not in the UK.

Can you confirm that? because i cant remember any time that GW reduced anything.

Yeah VAT is going back up- erm and yeah since the VAT reduction- GW gave that straight back to the customers unlike alot of the other stores *grumbles about the boots next door to his local store*

*psssst*

That's why I buy everything from the Warstore....

How much more can they raise it?

It's already out of control, now with all the other douche moves they have been pulling, they actually think that they are going to get away with this?


GW let anyone benifit from what again? Where did you get that information?

I would question the validity of the source.

GW has kept a tight lid on things lately. Why would they leak something to one random retailer? A retailer that is dumping his GW stuff at 40% off. Generally, you won't find a store dumping product that they are happy with.

This ranks up there with "A friend who knows a Redshirt told me....."

LunaHound wrote:

karimabuseer wrote:because as far as I'm aware of, they decided to let all of their customers benefit from the reduced VAT, even those not in the UK.

Can you confirm that? because i cant remember any time that GW reduced anything.

Yes. Look at White Dwarf. Products have a little cross next to them, and your are told about it at the bottom of the page. I'm not 100% about this though, seeing as I've lost my White Dwarf bag. I know if definitely applied to Forge world though. They had a notice on their website.

LunaHound wrote:

karimabuseer wrote:because as far as I'm aware of, they decided to let all of their customers benefit from the reduced VAT, even those not in the UK.

Can you confirm that? because i cant remember any time that GW reduced anything.

By the Canadian flag next to your name, I'm guessing you are in Canada.
You should remember October 2008 when Canada had an across the board price reduction.
Easy to remember what you don't like, and overlook a 10-20% price drop on everything in the shop.

H.B.M.C. wrote:
And if anyone is tired of GW's bs and is looking to start a new game, Catalyst Game Labs just announced a price reduction on all their core rulebooks (BattleTech, Shadowrun, etc.).

Sadly, while I love shadowrun, 4th edtion books arent nearly as good as the older ones.

deitpike:

It's still considerably cheaper to order from a discounter like the Warstore or Great Canadian Miniatures (if your time isn't valuable and you don't mind waiting two months for your stuff).

Another price hike so soon after the two rather large ones in fall 2008 and spring 2009 would be rough on their customers.

because i cant remember any time that GW reduced anything.

GW has reduced prices on many different items or introduced newly revised core product lines at reduced prices many times during my 20 years in the hobby, yet there is always at least one post like the one quoted above in any price discussion. None of us are happy with the GW price increases since Sept. 2008, but let's at least be fair when criticizing and not fabricate things to be angry about. There have been times that GW reduced pricing on various items. Need an example? When the Tau Battleforce was introduced at $90 US five years ago the prices of existing Battleforces and Battalions were reduced to that same $90, making some of the previously pricier sets like the Ogre Battalion or Tyranid Battleforce terrific bundle priced deals. Need another example? Chaos Knights went from $50 US to $22 overnight in November 2008. Even after raising their price to $24.75 a few months later, they are still less than half of what they were a year ago. There are more examples, but the point is made. Now why do I have the feeling I'll be making the same point again in just a few weeks or months? Many gamers have conveniently short memories I guess when looking for "hate GW ammo".

Grot 6 wrote:How much more can they raise it?

It's already out of control, now with all the other douche moves they have been pulling, they actually think that they are going to get away with this?


GW let anyone benifit from what again? Where did you get that information?

Troops used to come in boxes of about 16 for $35. Apparently they realized that eventually that price sticker was going to look pretty BS and scare even MORE people off, but they wanted to raise the prices and get even more money, so...how?

They're in boxes of 10 now for $22. It looks like a price drop, but it actually costs more now to get a comparable amount of models, but since the box is only $22 no one really cares. And now it begins. First they'll go up to $24.75 (like the gaunt boxes). Then $26.75. And it'll keep going up a little at a time until the price is once again outrageous and you're paying almost $70 for a 20-man squad of Guardsmen. Then they'll come in boxes of 5 for $18 and it'll look like they're being charitable again!


Anyway...why does GW hate us?

Need an example? When the Tau Battleforce was introduced at $90 US five years ago the prices of existing Battleforces and Battalions were reduced to that same $90, making some of the previously pricier sets like the Ogre Battalion or Tyranid Battleforce terrific bundle priced deals.

Yeah, and look at them now, realizing their "mistake" and doing their damndest to get rid of said "deals" by nerfing the contents and raising the price.

Sidstyler wrote:

Grot 6 wrote:How much more can they raise it?

It's already out of control, now with all the other douche moves they have been pulling, they actually think that they are going to get away with this?


GW let anyone benifit from what again? Where did you get that information?

Troops used to come in boxes of about 16 for $35. Apparently they realized that eventually that price sticker was going to look pretty BS and scare even MORE people off, but they wanted to raise the prices and get even more money, so...how?

They're in boxes of 10 now for $22. It looks like a price drop, but it actually costs more now to get a comparable amount of models, but since the box is only $22 no one really cares. And now it begins. First they'll go up to $24.75 (like the gaunt boxes). Then $26.75. And it'll keep going up a little at a time until the price is once again outrageous and you're paying almost $70 for a 20-man squad of Guardsmen. Then they'll come in boxes of 5 for $18 and it'll look like they're being charitable again!


Anyway...why does GW hate us?

Need an example? When the Tau Battleforce was introduced at $90 US five years ago the prices of existing Battleforces and Battalions were reduced to that same $90, making some of the previously pricier sets like the Ogre Battalion or Tyranid Battleforce terrific bundle priced deals.

Yeah, and look at them now, realizing their "mistake" and doing their damndest to get rid of said "deals" by nerfing the contents and raising the price.

Because too many people falls for the GW trick / example you just gave Sidstyler .
The price difference / adjustment is like this:

Brass scorpion im not criticizing or fabricating or angry . At most i find the "adjustments" funny. ( seems like they take us for monkeys )
Aslong as GW doesnt bankrupt or end up failing as a company , it does not matter to me.

Or, maybe, we actually make real money and have real expenses so a few extra dollars a year for toy soldiers is a drop in the bucket.

The rest of you should take on a second paper-route...;P

Nurglitch wrote:Or, maybe, we actually make real money and have real expenses so a few extra dollars a year for toy soldiers is a drop in the bucket.

The rest of you should take on a second paper-route...;P

Nurglitch... do you honestly ( and i do mean honestly ) feel the complaints are due to people not been able to afford them?
The complaints from me are , GW are raising the price as if plastic are made out of platinum.