Distribution and new products

[hobbychest@pcsia.co]

BI>This can cause a big problem. Gamers will continue to play games which
BI>recieve support, and continue to recieve support at the expected rate. Not
BI>only were there no new regular products AD&D, but even Dragon magazine
BI>stopped for a while. In order for a product line to sell it NEEDS to be
BI>supported with new stuff. Last week, when everyone was reporting BoP
BI>showing up everywhere, I started calling the local hobby stores. Not only
BI>did they not have it yet, but didn't know if it would arrive this week. All
BI>them mentioned something about the slow sales of TSR procucts recently.
BI>I am glad that I saw something for Birthright in the recent Dragon, because
BI>as I have seen over and over with any gaming material, product support = sal
It very likely that its not the stores' fault. I know we once again got
0 BoP's on our order today. We have tried several distributors with no
luck. Those of you who are getting BoP's, anyone know which
distributors the stores are using?

Robert Thomson

[James Ruhland]

> I am glad that I saw something for Birthright in the recent Dragon,
because
> as I have seen over and over with any gaming material, product support =
sales.
>
That's the truth. I've always wondered if the F.R. recieves a lot of
product support because it is popular, or if the F.R. line is popular
because it recieves a lot of support. Only the dweebs in marketing know for
sure, I guess. Anyhow, someone asked where Crazy Egors was; It's in New
York (I don't want to make this an advertisement, if that's against the
rules. anyhow, the moderator can excise the phone number if he thinks
that's for the best; the Pn & address is in just about every issue of the
Dragon, in ads for lead figurines and whatnot). their Phone Number is :
(716) 427-2190. their OOP stuff is (or was last time I called) somewhat
disorganized, so it might take 'em awhile to find what you're looking for,
if they have it (I think they picked up a bunch of Zocchi's old stuff when
he called it quits...) Also, in general, if you *really really* need
something, thouse ads in the Dragon with a big list of game/hobby shops are
a great resource. I've called all over the country for stuff, and usually
got it. Now I think their are online resources that people can use. I dk as
much about this, but as long as we're exchanging info on how to locate hard
to find items (and if it's ok with the moderator), what online sources do
people go to to look for stuff?