Surprised to see there are no hobby stores from states outside VIC/SA.
Would have thought @Diggaz TC in NSW and Blunt from QLD would be wise to service other states. I can't recall the name of the WA hobby stores also.
Wonder how long JHL/Wang will last with this new arrangement.
Anything else you can disclose @Matt26Based on what I heard this morning for Wang, not long.
Anything else you can disclose @Matt26
Pretty disappointing as a number of those outlets are not actually retailers and specialise in breaks! Whatever sealed product sold will be very minimal.Not really just that with Wang closing his store (moving elsewhere I believe) its likely that Select were setting up other distribution channels (Direct/Preferred Resellers) and he would get what's left over (if any)..... the announcement above sort of confirms that.
Select would give the now main resellers the bulk of the product and Wang distributes the scraps to the smaller sellers with what's left over.
Must be a bitter pill for him to take given the support he had shown Select over the years.
Fun times ahead!
interesting to see Cherry there.
got into the afl buzz when supremacy dropped, bought 10 cases for pot luck, and now the top reseller.
slap in the face to the loyal folk around.
fun times ahead indeed
Yeah they rarely did much AFL. But they must have had a bit of a chat with Select or something and have started pushing out a lot more AFL breaks and products.Thought the same thing. Cherry do heaps of NBA and other overseas sports but I don’t see them promoting AFL much at all.
How do you become an authorised retailer? Do you have to pay a membership fee or licence fee for this privilege ?
shame to hear festa (I enjoy reading your views and thoughts concerning the hobby for years now) 10 years of support and now being ushed along for others!!The thing that annoys me is there is a 4 box limit and in selects own words it’s because we want product in the hands of collectors, yet half of your authorised retailers are breakers who will be lucky to sell a case worth of boxes to the general public, way more profit breaking, as a reseller myself my allocation has dropped every release for the last year to the point now I would say I won’t get anything after this year, I have supported select for 10 years now and I know other guys like myself who have been doing it since the 90s yet we are the ones getting cut back for the New kids on the block. Feel sorry for Wang as he is doing the best he can with what he is given. If nothing changes will be the end of my business
Disgraceful by select
Way of the future, sadly. Once Wangy loses his distribution, expect these "retailers" to secure more stock with whatever is leftover trickled to the online sales.The thing that annoys me is there is a 4 box limit and in selects own words it’s because we want product in the hands of collectors, yet half of your authorised retailers are breakers who will be lucky to sell a case worth of boxes to the general public, way more profit breaking, as a reseller myself my allocation has dropped every release for the last year to the point now I would say I won’t get anything after this year, I have supported select for 10 years now and I know other guys like myself who have been doing it since the 90s yet we are the ones getting cut back for the New kids on the block. Feel sorry for Wang as he is doing the best he can with what he is given. If nothing changes will be the end of my business
Disgraceful by select
Thanks mate it is what it is, I’m only an online business so I get that storefronts should absolutely get 1st crack at stock as they have more overheads, but the way some sellers that have been supporting select since the 90s when no one wanted it are getting pushed out doesn’t sit right with me, I guess more of my money will now go to teamcoach and TLAshame to hear festa (I enjoy reading your views and thoughts concerning the hobby for years now) 10 years of support and now being ushed along for others!!
hoping things work out for you and your business mate