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**Daedalus81**

GrosseSax wrote:
I picked up 4 SC boxes from a 3rd party just prior to the price increase and it will most likely be my last of purchase of GW product.

Given rapidly deteriorating economic conditions, I cannot in good conscious, justify these levels of expenditures on hobby time. While I am currently in a solid financial position, that could dramatically shift depending on national/global events and I would like to be prepared for that unpleasant possibility. A realignment of priorities if you will.

I am not trying to be all doom and gloom, but I have this sinking suspicion that there are no brakes on this train and things are going to get a lot worse before they get better. IMHO.

You're not alone. Interesting times, indeed.

**chaos0xomega**

Yep, feel the same. Already planned for a significant cutback in my personal hobby expenditures in light of recent events, but after seeing the new prices I consider GW pricing to be too high to justify further purchases.

**Luke82**

“ Thats a good point actually, the global economical changes due to current conflicts will affect most of us, I wonder how GW will react to it...”

They will probably raise prices.

**Ragweek**

Games workshop have actually done me a favour. I have such a massive pile of shame that is still new on sprue. Just checked ebay sold items, It's resale value has gone through the roof.

**Albertorius**

Yeah, I should probably start to unload some stuff anyway... it's not like I can actually paint and use everything I already have.

**Wha-Mu-077**

Luke82 wrote:
“ Thats a good point actually, the global economical changes due to current conflicts will affect most of us, I wonder how GW will react to it...”

They will probably raise prices.

To be fair GW reacts to everything with raising prices.

**A Town Called Malus**

Wha-Mu-077 wrote:
Luke82 wrote:
“ Thats a good point actually, the global economical changes due to current conflicts will affect most of us, I wonder how GW will react to it...”

They will probably raise prices.

To be fair GW reacts to everything with raising prices.

Price of materials goes up? Raise prices.

Switch to new packaging? Raise prices.

Switch to a cheaper material which also destroys the quality of the casts? Believe it or not, raise prices.

**Albertorius**

Funny how that works, yeah

**Wha-Mu-077**

A Town Called Malus wrote:
Wha-Mu-077 wrote:
Luke82 wrote:
“ Thats a good point actually, the global economical changes due to current conflicts will affect most of us, I wonder how GW will react to it...”

They will probably raise prices.

To be fair GW reacts to everything with raising prices.

Price of materials goes up? Raise prices.

Switch to new packaging? Raise prices.

Switch to a cheaper material which also destroys the quality of the casts? Believe it or not, raise prices.

There was actually a single, historical moment of GW lowering prices - where they remade the Blood Knights in Plastic, now i recall.

**Albertorius**

Wha-Mu-077 wrote:
A Town Called Malus wrote:
Wha-Mu-077 wrote:
Luke82 wrote:
“ Thats a good point actually, the global economical changes due to current conflicts will affect most of us, I wonder how GW will react to it...”

They will probably raise prices.

To be fair GW reacts to everything with raising prices.

Price of materials goes up? Raise prices.

Switch to new packaging? Raise prices.

Switch to a cheaper material which also destroys the quality of the casts? Believe it or not, raise prices.

There was actually a single, historical moment of GW lowering prices - where they remade the Blood Knights in Plastic, now i recall.

That's not wrong... but they are still 5 mounted minis for 55 euros, you know, so it has more to do with the fact that the old ones were incredibly overpriced and less to do with the new ones being fairly so.

**jullevi**

There have been more than one occasion in the past where GW has reduced the price of exactly the same models.

Costs have gone up so GW needs to raise prices to retain their insane profit margins and keep the shareholders happy. I don't like it but I understand it.

I will probably spend the same amount as before but my pile of shame will grow slower.

**Kid_Kyoto**

Whoa, prices really are out of control now!

(I really wonder what's going on here, first off the vendor is a Christian book store, and then there's the thousand dollar price tag for a $27 kit. My first guess is money laundering, otherwise, I mean

)

**Cruentus**

Accidentally added an extra zero to the list price? Trying to see if anyone bites?

It says "283 Sold", and it is the "Last One"...

My dollars are now going to other companies, buying the odd model just to paint, etc. I've been priced out for some time.

**Undead_Love-Machine**

It's not money laundering, the seller is just trying to keep the listing live until more stock arrives.

**Kid_Kyoto**

Undead_Love-Machine wrote:
It's not money laundering, the seller is just trying to keep the listing live until more stock arrives.

I've only used ebay for random stuff so what is that advantage of keeping the listing alive rather than relisting later? Is it a fee thing?

**Ghaz**

That's nothing unusual on Amazon. If someone's desperate for a pot of Ceramite White there's a retailer who has 12 pots, going for just $44.98 each

**Azreal13**

Is it already lumpy, or do you have to do that yourself?

**Toofast**

Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Undead_Love-Machine wrote:
It's not money laundering, the seller is just trying to keep the listing live until more stock arrives.

I've only used ebay for random stuff so what is that advantage of keeping the listing alive rather than relisting later? Is it a fee thing?

Ebay will send you an email giving you x amount of free listings. Stores will post listings they don't have stock of and set the price really high, then edit it later when they get stock back in.

**Wha-Mu-077**

Azreal13 wrote:
Is it already lumpy, or do you have to do that yourself?

$44.98 would be far too little for the world's only pot of non-lumpy Corax White.

**Togusa**

GrosseSax wrote:
I picked up 4 SC boxes from a 3rd party just prior to the price increase and it will most likely be my last of purchase of GW product.

Given rapidly deteriorating economic conditions, I cannot in good conscious, justify these levels of expenditures on hobby time. While I am currently in a solid financial position, that could dramatically shift depending on national/global events and I would like to be prepared for that unpleasant possibility. A realignment of priorities if you will.

I am not trying to be all doom and gloom, but I have this sinking suspicion that there are no brakes on this train and things are going to get a lot worse before they get better. IMHO.

Eat. Drink. Be merry, for tomorrow we all may die.

The price increase hasn't affected my buying. Actually, after two years of hobby buying I've basically got everything I want. Now I can spend time working on projects. Things like HH, Leagues of Votann, New AoS factions or Terrain, Epic would change all of that.

**chaos0xomega**

Toofast wrote:
Kid_Kyoto wrote:
Undead_Love-Machine wrote:
It's not money laundering, the seller is just trying to keep the listing live until more stock arrives.

I've only used ebay for random stuff so what is that advantage of keeping the listing alive rather than relisting later? Is it a fee thing?

Ebay will send you an email giving you x amount of free listings. Stores will post listings they don't have stock of and set the price really high, then edit it later when they get stock back in.

Basically this, eBay charges fees per listing unless you get a promo offer for a certain number of free listings a month, usually when you see this its because the listing was made using the free listing promo and the seller is trying to keep the listing alive by preventing the item from being sold with an absurd price. Once they get more stock in they drop the price, etc. and make it normal again, or depending on what the products in question are they sometimes can modify the listing to a slightly different product instead.