Re: [Epic] off topic: Why so ticked?

From: Michael P. Lepisto <thagor_at_...>
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 19:32:40 -0800

At 01:30 AM 12/26/97 -0600, you wrote:
>
> Well, near-annual price increases can do lot to hurt one's
>customers' attitude. In 1991, Epic sprues came 20 in abox for $20 (US). You
>got 5 sprues each for 4 armies, but hey, you could trade (or build multiple
>armies). Then, 1992 went to 5 sprues for 10-12$, single army boxes. Price
>doubled, but not horrendous (and still cheaper than 40K or fantasy to build
>one army). Then they were up to 15$ by 1994 (price tripled per sprue). Now,
>1997, and it's TWO sprues for 10$ US (price quintupled within 6 years). How
>many other products can you think of with that kind of increase? And keep in
>mind the miniature themselves never changed until 1997. I don't remember the
>great plastic shortage of the 1990's, so the materials weren't getting
>scarce. What happened? As for the Golf analogy, what if clubs and balls had
>quintupled in price in the same time period?

Originally the Epic army sprues were 10 for $15.

[damnito memoriare]
Received on Sat Dec 27 1997 - 03:32:40 UTC