Re: [Epic] new homes

From: Greg Lane <greg_at_...>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 10:57:26 -0500

Well, E40K is selling in some places. Like here, where the local, very
recently chapter approved store, Gamemasters, in Memphis, TN, runs regular
demos, sometime s more than one a month, and more importantly, supports our
Epic playing group very strongly. We support their demos by playing as
trainers with the newbies.

In addition to our Epic group of 12+ regular and serious players, we have
another dozen who play occassionally in our tournaments. And, beyond that, we
know there are several dozen others who play amongst themselves in the area
and come into the store regularly to purchase the boxed game and minis. Our
gamer group strongly encourages new players to try out Epic and to buy the
boxed game, as it is the least expensive miniatures game to get into, and the
least expensive to expand incrementally.
Even if GW doesn't push it ... which I agree they should, we have demonstrated
that local stores and gamer gourps can have an impact on sales. Heck, even
before Chapter approval, Gamemasters was #1 in US for Epic sales on a
percentage of total GW sales basis.

Rick Biesik wrote:

> I will agree with the statement that "E40K isn't selling" but I have to add
> that the one of the reasons it isn't selling is that they are not pushing
> it in the least and as I have found from just the two stores locally which
> have dropped Epic entirely, it is because they force the distributors to
> buy more than they want to carry which goes back to they don't push it
> which could increase sales and cause the distributors to buy more. The
> stores I have visited always shove it in the back corner (even the GW
> store). The GW store has been around almost a year and I have seen them
> break it out for the customers to try once.
>
> Richard R.Biesik
> Electronics Purchaser
> Leica
> 3374 Walden Ave.
> Depew,N.Y.14043
> 716-686-4567
> 716-686-4540 (fax)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brett Hollindale [SMTP:agro_at_...]
> Sent: Monday, September 21, 1998 6:02 PM
> To: space-marine_at_...
> Subject: Re: [Epic] new homes
>
> At 10:34 PM 19/9/98 PDT, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >>>Please do not extend your opinions to everyone.
> >>
> >>Why?? Mailing lists are full of posts about peoples opinions. Your
> >response
> >>to me is YOUR opinion, so why should I not extend my opinions but allow
> >>yours??
> >>
> >
> > Jimi its O.k to tell us your opinion, what this guy is trying to say
> >is that to some of us (at least to me) are very pissed off because you
> >said:
> >
> >
> >
> >True, GW are doing to 40k what they did to SM - p*ssing us off!!
> >
> >
> >Jimi :)
> >
> >
> >
> > They are pissing YOU off, not everybody hates E40K
>
> It's true. There are at least 20 folks on this list who don't hate E40K!
>
> Therefore not EVERYONE hates it.
>
> However, since E40K isn't selling, it is most likely that Jimi IS speaking
> for the majority (of gamers, not the "majority on the defacto E40K list")
> when he generalises...
>
> Generally...
> Agro
Received on Tue Sep 22 1998 - 15:57:26 UTC