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 Breotan wrote:
I can't get the damned email form on their site to work. Could someone PM me the spreadsheet?

PM sent

"Please Note: Games Workshop does not allow retailers to display pictures or add their products to an online shopping cart."

Then why do Waylandgames, Dark Sphere and many others allow you to do just that?

And why are they holding to that when they're liquidating their GW stock and (presumably) not ordering any more?

 Sir Arun wrote:
"Please Note: Games Workshop does not allow retailers to display pictures or add their products to an online shopping cart."

Then why do Waylandgames, Dark Sphere and many others allow you to do just that?

Mail order only companies are not allows to use a shopping cart etc. Those with physical retail stores as well are exempt from this stupid policy.

 Mr. Burning wrote:

 Sir Arun wrote:
"Please Note: Games Workshop does not allow retailers to display pictures or add their products to an online shopping cart."

Then why do Waylandgames, Dark Sphere and many others allow you to do just that?

Mail order only companies are not allows to use a shopping cart etc. Those with physical retail stores as well are exempt from this stupid policy.

Its actually a US vs UK/ Rest of world thing, as far as I know.
Its ridiculous, but GW are allowed to make it hard for people to sell their own product out of fear that they will somehow make less money if they sell more stuff.

Sadly, nothing there that I really need. Bargains for those who still need/want some stuff.

I had a question about ordering and have yet to get a response since the Live Chat was down. I imagine by the time I do get one the stuff I am interested in will be sold out.

 Ahtman wrote:
I had a question about ordering and have yet to get a response since the Live Chat was down. I imagine by the time I do get one the stuff I am interested in will be sold out.

What's the question? Most likely someone here has already asked them once and an probably tell you the answer. Or I might even be stopping there tomorrow and can ask in person. Pm me if you want.

 Theophony wrote:

 Ahtman wrote:
I had a question about ordering and have yet to get a response since the Live Chat was down. I imagine by the time I do get one the stuff I am interested in will be sold out.

What's the question? Most likely someone here has already asked them once and an probably tell you the answer. Or I might even be stopping there tomorrow and can ask in person. Pm me if you want.

There were multiple questions, actually. Some of it I figured out eventually by trawling the site, but the main was how to combine GW stuff and other items from the site. Still not sure on that.

 Theduke07 wrote:

 Orock wrote:
Good. Mabye if a few more large distributors tell GW to feth off, they might have to do market research, or even listen to their customers instead of saying you will buy what we make.

Nope it's all going to plan. Some saw this happening years ago
[snipped]

Video's blocked here...
I assume it says that GW want to allow sites to stock their stuff to draw people in, and hope they go direct to GW next time. Great move GW, making people jump through hoops just makes them give up on GW altogether.

 Sir Arun wrote:
"Please Note: Games Workshop does not allow retailers to display pictures or add their products to an online shopping cart."

Then why do Waylandgames, Dark Sphere and many others allow you to do just that?

Wayland and such are not in North America. Though, I have no idea what the European agreements look like.

Talys wrote:

 Sir Arun wrote:
"Please Note: Games Workshop does not allow retailers to display pictures or add their products to an online shopping cart."

Then why do Waylandgames, Dark Sphere and many others allow you to do just that?

Wayland and such are not in North America. Though, I have no idea what the European agreements look like.

AFAIK, It's because pulling gak like that in the EU is illegal. The only way they'd be able to stop people mail ordering stuff in the EU, legally, is if they shut down their own webstore too.

 Ahtman wrote:

 Theophony wrote:

 Ahtman wrote:
I had a question about ordering and have yet to get a response since the Live Chat was down. I imagine by the time I do get one the stuff I am interested in will be sold out.

What's the question? Most likely someone here has already asked them once and an probably tell you the answer. Or I might even be stopping there tomorrow and can ask in person. Pm me if you want.

There were multiple questions, actually. Some of it I figured out eventually by trawling the site, but the main was how to combine GW stuff and other items from the site. Still not sure on that.

Add other items from the site to the bottom of the GW spreadsheet. I've done that in the past with no issues.

willb2064 wrote:

 Ahtman wrote:

 Theophony wrote:

 Ahtman wrote:
I had a question about ordering and have yet to get a response since the Live Chat was down. I imagine by the time I do get one the stuff I am interested in will be sold out.

What's the question? Most likely someone here has already asked them once and an probably tell you the answer. Or I might even be stopping there tomorrow and can ask in person. Pm me if you want.

There were multiple questions, actually. Some of it I figured out eventually by trawling the site, but the main was how to combine GW stuff and other items from the site. Still not sure on that.

Add other items from the site to the bottom of the GW spreadsheet. I've done that in the past with no issues.

seconded. Never a problem with my order that way. Dakkadakka, like Google, only useful

Finally got my list from them. I don't play much anymore, but some of those prices are hard to pass up, even with my closet of shame full of unassembled stuff...

 streamdragon wrote:
Finally got my list from them. I don't play much anymore, but some of those prices are hard to pass up, even with my closet of shame full of unassembled stuff...

I see you and I have something in common.

Yeah it's probably pretty hard to find a $40 land raider these days (of course they probably already sold that one).

Passed my will save though so someone else can have all the goodies

 Skinnereal wrote:

 Theduke07 wrote:

 Orock wrote:
Good. Mabye if a few more large distributors tell GW to feth off, they might have to do market research, or even listen to their customers instead of saying you will buy what we make.

Nope it's all going to plan. Some saw this happening years ago
[snipped]

Video's blocked here...
I assume it says that GW want to allow sites to stock their stuff to draw people in, and hope they go direct to GW next time. Great move GW, making people jump through hoops just makes them give up on GW altogether.

That's their plan they only care about capturing short term. To them if they only sell it on the GW website that's expected as they've never seen it else where.

 Mr. Burning wrote:

 Sir Arun wrote:
"Please Note: Games Workshop does not allow retailers to display pictures or add their products to an online shopping cart."

Then why do Waylandgames, Dark Sphere and many others allow you to do just that?

Mail order only companies are not allows to use a shopping cart etc. Those with physical retail stores as well are exempt from this stupid policy.

Not quite true in the US. Miniature Market is an actual physical store, so the stupid policy applies to everyone

It applies to everyone in North America, and is slowly succeeding in squashing GWs online competition, ans they slowly give up, not wanting to deal with all the hassle GW puts them through to sell their product.

Plus I imagine all the chinese recasters are hurting the people who resell GW product more than GW themselves

Throw me onto the bandwagon for being unable to get the mailing list (actually I got the list.. but it doesn't want to work with my microsoft office. ;_. can someone PM it to me?

 adamsouza wrote:
It applies to everyone in North America, and is slowly succeeding in squashing GWs online competition, ans they slowly give up, not wanting to deal with all the hassle GW puts them through to sell their product.

Plus I imagine all the chinese recasters are hurting the people who resell GW product more than GW themselves

II don't think recasters are an especially big problem for the independents. In 2.5 years, I've seen one recast Dreadnought one guy got in a big used lot, and that's it for GW prime stuff. Seen lots of recast Forgeworld, both from China and people who've done it themselves, however. (Says a lot that people will go through the hassle of learning how to cast things themselves due to the considerable cost and difficulty of getting FW, I wonder if GW trying to restrict it's own outlets will eventually have the same effect).

@MajorStoffer Frugal people will look for the least expensive alternative to get the models. Resellers would offer the same convenience of GW at 20-30% off. When the recasters started offering comparable product for 50% off, some of that buissness went to the recasters. Also, the recasters offering Forgeworld models at prices below the resellers discounted prices for the regular GW models it shifts sales to more recast Forgeworld product.

In the past year alone I have bought from GW for direct only items, my FLGS for impulse buys and rule books, Miniatures Market for 30% off models that actually come with instructions, Chinese Recasters for models 50-70% off, and Ebay when I can get stuff 50%+ off.

GW got a cut of all those sales indirectly.
Miniatures Market only got a slice when I bought from them.
The recasters got a growing cut of the pie, that used to go Miniatures Market.

Is it just me, or does it seem like GW just wants to withdraw to the UK? Odd selling policies, closing and shrinking of stores, no support for FLGS, and other little things makes me think they want to make the same money, but only have to sell to the UK.

 Sinful Hero wrote:
Is it just me, or does it seem like GW just wants to withdraw to the UK? Odd selling policies, closing and shrinking of stores, no support for FLGS, and other little things makes me think they want to make the same money, but only have to sell to the UK.

It's just you.

thedavo wrote:

Talys wrote:

 Sir Arun wrote:
"Please Note: Games Workshop does not allow retailers to display pictures or add their products to an online shopping cart."

Then why do Waylandgames, Dark Sphere and many others allow you to do just that?

Wayland and such are not in North America. Though, I have no idea what the European agreements look like.

AFAIK, It's because pulling gak like that in the EU is illegal. The only way they'd be able to stop people mail ordering stuff in the EU, legally, is if they shut down their own webstore too.

This is correct. What they do to North American and other retailers is illegal in the EU.

 Hulksmash wrote:

 Sinful Hero wrote:
Is it just me, or does it seem like GW just wants to withdraw to the UK? Odd selling policies, closing and shrinking of stores, no support for FLGS, and other little things makes me think they want to make the same money, but only have to sell to the UK.

It's just you.

Ah, okay. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

 Sinful Hero wrote:

 Hulksmash wrote:

 Sinful Hero wrote:
Is it just me, or does it seem like GW just wants to withdraw to the UK? Odd selling policies, closing and shrinking of stores, no support for FLGS, and other little things makes me think they want to make the same money, but only have to sell to the UK.

It's just you.

Ah, okay. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

Certainly. It's what I'm here

Well, I managed to resist buying, and most everything I would want is gone now. All that is left is the Plastic Librarian and maybe Codex: Space Marines(I have the eBook). Even though the savings would be great, I kinda would rather just use Amazon or buy locally.

I still have a ton of stuff to build, and even more stuff to paint anyway.

 Sinful Hero wrote:
Is it just me, or does it seem like GW just wants to withdraw to the UK? Odd selling policies, closing and shrinking of stores, no support for FLGS, and other little things makes me think they want to make the same money, but only have to sell to the UK.

It's absolutely, fething nuts. Honestly, a first year business student would be weeping into their hands with some of the above - even in a monopolised situation, where you have complete control over the marketplace, reducing the opportunity for your customer to purchase (and points of sale) is just really bad business practice. But it's not a monopoly, and compounded by the fact that many of their competitors (even though they are small-fry by comparison) are doing it so much better, and why many of those companies are growing while GW is shrinking.