We are seeing more examples of out of stocks of new release games in recent years. Point Salad and Wingspan especially come to mind. Demand for them is so heavy at release that quantities are seriously allocated and then by the time restocks come in, interest has waned and players move onto the next hot thing. Gloomhaven is a perfect example of this. At release, copies were selling for in excess of $200. Now that interest has waned, you can find copies readily on the secondary market for $75 to $100.
The point is, if you want a game that you think is going to be hot, the thing to do is to put a pre-order in with us ahead of time. If we get pre-orders, like with comics, we know to adjust our orders upwards in order to get a sufficient quantity in to handle demand. Otherwise, like with Wingspan, we will be out of stock for months.
The point is, if you want a game that you think is going to be hot, the thing to do is to put a pre-order in with us ahead of time. If we get pre-orders, like with comics, we know to adjust our orders upwards in order to get a sufficient quantity in to handle demand. Otherwise, like with Wingspan, we will be out of stock for months.
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