Thread: GWs new policies result in Miniwargaming.com's store closing

Yeah, this is like the second wave of retailer reform (first was the "no websites").

Soon GW will be requiring all people with trade accounts to only offer whole boxes products (no bits, no sprues) and if you have a distributor account you have to promise that everyone you sell to also follows the rules for people with GW trade accounts.

It basically takes the best part of GW-- tremendous library of bits and convertibility-- and makes it more expensive.

Originally Posted by Mustakrakish

It becomes more and more confusing as to why people support that frakking company anymore.

I don't know, I ways buy my models fu price at DL because that is where I play... This new policy has no effect on me.

Originally Posted by daKing

I don't know, I ways buy my models fu price at DL because that is where I play... This new policy has no effect on me.

The only time I don't do this also, is if I'm actually buying a specific bit - I use ebay.

Support your LFGS people, and molehills don't always have to become mountains.

I finally watched the video. So they are closing their store because they are going to focus on their "vault", which produces content and gives discounts on products. So they really aren't changing much at all? Are they still selling product to their Vault members?

I do like the new requirement for a brick and mortar store. Garage sellers without a business license was a bad deal for everyone.

Originally Posted by RealGenius

I finally watched the video. So they are closing their store because they are going to focus on their "vault", which produces content and gives discounts on products. So they really aren't changing much at all? Are they still selling product to their Vault members?

I do like the new requirement for a brick and mortar store. Garage sellers without a business license was a bad deal for everyone.

The Vault is their paid membership section with exclusive videos and painting tutorials, and a few other myriad featers. Prior to this announcement they had an online store as well as a brick and mortar store. Not sure what they're gonna do about their own miniature game,.

Originally Posted by Minus67

This has been a requirement for years

Distributors had to ensure that their customers had brick-and-mortar businesses? I think they did anyway, but didn't know GW required it.

Originally Posted by RealGenius

Distributors had to ensure that their customers had brick-and-mortar businesses? I think they did anyway, but didn't know GW required it.

yep, It was required by GW - they were/are their OWN distributors...and direct competition with online sales vs those same brick-and-mortar businesses. Funny how that works, huh?