Direct only from Wayland games

The Last Ranger · **Posted:** Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:08 am

Found this on Wayland games it says you can order Haldir,Rumil.and Guards of the Galadhrim Court http://www.waylandgames.co.uk/pre-order ... t_273.html

Hallpers · **Posted:** Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:27 am

Nice find.

Corsair · **Posted:** Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:29 am

The Last Ranger wrote:

Found this on Wayland games it says you can order Haldir,Rumil.and Guards of the Galadhrim Court http://www.waylandgames.co.uk/pre-order ... t_273.html

thanks, glad you found it from someone else except GW lol. i can save a bit of money here.

cheers

EDIT: why have they crossed out the GW prices and replaced the with MORE expensive prices XD LMAO.

right, off to get em from GW then

gaarew · **Posted:** Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:42 am

Corsair wrote:

EDIT: why have they crossed out the GW prices and replaced the with MORE expensive prices XD LMAO.

Because, as it explains on the site, they have to buy the models direct from GW. That means, as a customer, not a retailer, meaning they don't get a trade discount.

It states that the Direct Only option won't be for everyone, as they include a mark-up on the models, but people have asked them to provide the service, hence them doing it.

Corsair · **Posted:** Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:11 pm

gaarew wrote:

Corsair wrote:

EDIT: why have they crossed out the GW prices and replaced the with MORE expensive prices XD LMAO.

Because, as it explains on the site, they have to buy the models direct from GW. That means, as a customer, not a retailer, meaning they don't get a trade discount.

It states that the Direct Only option won't be for everyone, as they include a mark-up on the models, but people have asked them to provide the service, hence them doing it.

interesting. whats in it for WG then? coz they must get absolutely nothing profit wise then.

gaarew · **Posted:** Mon Jun 01, 2009 12:22 pm

Corsair wrote:

interesting. whats in it for WG then? coz they must get absolutely nothing profit wise then.

Other than the 15% mark-up obviously...

Corsair · **Posted:** Tue Jun 02, 2009 3:55 pm

gaarew wrote:

Corsair wrote:

interesting. whats in it for WG then? coz they must get absolutely nothing profit wise then.

Other than the 15% mark-up obviously...

right makes sense.

Captain Ingold · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:01 am

gaarew wrote:

Corsair wrote:

interesting. whats in it for WG then? coz they must get absolutely nothing profit wise then.

Other than the 15% mark-up obviously...

You might have noticed, however, that some of the sets are CHEAPER than GW's:

Wayland Games wrote:

EMPIRE BATTALION
£60.00 [<--crossed out]
£47.00

They lose £13 on that - in other words, they're hoping more people buy small than large sets.

gaarew · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 9:11 am

Captain Ingold wrote:

You might have noticed, however, that some of the sets are CHEAPER than GW's:

Funny that, being that they are an online discount retailer...

Captain Ingold wrote:

They lose £13 on that - in other words, they're hoping more people buy small than large sets.

How exactly do you figure that one out? If they really wanted people to buy small, then they would either charge the GW RRP on large sets, or not stock them.

And they wouldn't be offering £8 RRP blisters for just over £6 either would they?

Corsair · **Posted:** Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:25 am

Captain Ingold wrote:

gaarew wrote:

Corsair wrote:

interesting. whats in it for WG then? coz they must get absolutely nothing profit wise then.

Other than the 15% mark-up obviously...

You might have noticed, however, that some of the sets are CHEAPER than GW's:

slogan: discount wargames

Joansean · **Joined:** Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:23 pm **Posts:** 760

Captain Ingold wrote:

gaarew wrote:

Corsair wrote:

interesting. whats in it for WG then? coz they must get absolutely nothing profit wise then.

Other than the 15% mark-up obviously...

You might have noticed, however, that some of the sets are CHEAPER than GW's:

Wayland Games wrote:

EMPIRE BATTALION
£60.00 [<--crossed out]
£47.00

They lose £13 on that - in other words, they're hoping more people buy small than large sets.

Online stores sell at a discounted price. They can do this because they get them directly from GW with a trader's discount. That is why they sell it at a discounted price, whilst still getting a reasonable profit.

These new figurines are Direct only. They are charged with the full price, so no discount. that is why they go up in price.

Is it REALLY that hard to understand, Ingold? or are you just pretending? :roll:

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