Ok, what the heck is going at Wayland Games re: ROW

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**Pacific**

What is stopping Wayland from having a "brick and mortar" site in the other GW sales zones? How complicated would it have to be? Not very. Add a couple of employees, lease a closet sized "store", and have orders sent directly to each site. Then orders could be sent from GW to a store and then shipped to each zone. Yes that would require a "risk" but if Wayland's sales increased from it than it was well worth it. By the way.....if that is what is happening, someone from Wayland PM me, please. I would love to work for you.

Nice try, Mr. Wells

**AgeOfEgos**

I would assume that part of the contract states you must buy stock at regional cost.

Although, it is an interesting idea---if they partnered with an Australian shop and agreed to sell to them at a 15% markup---then had their orders forwarded to Australia. That FLGS would be extremely competitive and likely drown other local stores though---and again I'm assuming GW could simply turn off the spigot.

**JudgeShamgar**

It would only be for "internet sales". The brick and mortar would exist but only because it has to. Call it an inventory transfer. I'm sure Wayland has fleshed out all of this legally and whatever they are doing is on the up-and-up. I would thing GW sales are a large part of their business otherwise they would just kick them to the curb. Seriously I would work for them, PM me.

**Kilkrazy**

AgeOfEgos wrote:I would assume that part of the contract states you must buy stock at regional cost.

Although, it is an interesting idea---if they partnered with an Australian shop and agreed to sell to them at a 15% markup---then had their orders forwarded to Australia. That FLGS would be extremely competitive and likely drown other local stores though---and again I'm assuming GW could simply turn off the spigot.

That sounds like resale price maintenance. (Which is illegal under UK, US and Australian law.)

http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/322982

**JudgeShamgar**

Totally not true in the US. I work as a retail manager and we have a number of brands that have something called MAPP pricing. We are not allowed to sell below what they tell us to or they will pull our contract with them. It may be that way in Australia but not here, in fact we had to refund a product to a customer and re-bill them at a higher price because we messed up and sold an item below MAPP.

**Kilkrazy**

Perhaps the situation is different depending on the state in the USA.

Resale price maintenance is certainly illegal under UK and Australian law.

**Chibi Bodge-Battle**

Isn't that, at least one, of the reasons publishers had to stop putting RRP on the books a few years back?

**Kilkrazy**

Yes. Exactly right.

**nosferatu1001**

Yet you can refuse to sell to someone for below a specific price point. You cannot be forced to sell to someone for lower than you want to sell it at.

When you are an effective monopoly (the reason GW is never allowed to put sales on in the UK; the CC nobbled them for that a few years ago) this is sometrhing easy to achieve.

**rich1231**

Guys thanks for all the remarks.

We are driven by the very strong urge to explain in detail how this is being achieved but have to follow advice and instruction that we keep powder dry for the moment.

Hope everyone understands.

**nosferatu1001**

We do, I'm just intrigued

**Orlanth**

rich1231 wrote:
We are driven by the very strong urge to explain in detail how this is being achieved but have to follow advice and instruction that we keep powder dry for the moment.

Frankly I am suprised you responded to our comments at all. Whatever you are doing best not to talk about it. Thats our 'job'.