Re: Wayland Games: Official Response to Games Workshop's Newest Trade Terms
Posted by Billiam Babble on May 24, 2011; 11:12pm
URL: http://the-lost-and-the-damned.71.s1.nabble.com/Wayland-Games-Official-Response-to-Games-Workshop-s-Newest-Trade-Terms-tp6395016p6400855.html
Now I've read the original quote properly, it should be interesting to see if GW are actually shooting themselves in the foot. The implication is that they want to sell directly to international customers, whilst they clearly rely on having a corner in non-GW hobby shops, the same should be true for webstores. I think a few months back I noticed that some organisations were not even allowed to show pictures of the products (the image holder would have text stating "image withdrawn at request of Games Workshop") However they've survived several times before whilst alienating store owners and customers alike. It sounds like one half of the company is not talking to the other. It's certainly a worthwhile challenge for importers and webstores to speak up because they nurture the hobby - a hobby which relies on communities and to some extent PR.
Hmm. Silly old GW. Never a pound made from an original idea. A McDonalds style franchise - one in every town in every country. (sigh) They don't pay the staff much either, apparently. :D
URL: http://the-lost-and-the-damned.71.s1.nabble.com/Wayland-Games-Official-Response-to-Games-Workshop-s-Newest-Trade-Terms-tp6395016p6400855.html
Now I've read the original quote properly, it should be interesting to see if GW are actually shooting themselves in the foot. The implication is that they want to sell directly to international customers, whilst they clearly rely on having a corner in non-GW hobby shops, the same should be true for webstores. I think a few months back I noticed that some organisations were not even allowed to show pictures of the products (the image holder would have text stating "image withdrawn at request of Games Workshop") However they've survived several times before whilst alienating store owners and customers alike. It sounds like one half of the company is not talking to the other. It's certainly a worthwhile challenge for importers and webstores to speak up because they nurture the hobby - a hobby which relies on communities and to some extent PR.
Hmm. Silly old GW. Never a pound made from an original idea. A McDonalds style franchise - one in every town in every country. (sigh) They don't pay the staff much either, apparently. :D
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