Fool wrote:
I think that some of you guys are jumping to some foregone conclusions.
If people do or don't want to advertise here, clearly that's up to them.
If people feel that being a sponsor draws no benefit, obviously I understand and agree to that.
Having said that, if I said, "Sponsor A helps us have a site so I'd really appreciate if you bought from him - here's some added incentive" - that might be something we might move towards.
I'd rather you buy from people that help support us if you can. I have no objection with sponsors deciding that here isn't working for them - I understand that totally and fully.
If there are creative ways though to ensure our sponsors are used, I certainly prefer that.
On top of that there are other places out there that clearly aren't going to sponsor us (even though users here buy from them) - that's where I take exception.
In other words, I'd rather people bought from the people that are helping us exist, wouldn't you? (As long as it make sense)
I have gotten from this thread that for which I was looking and used the info you all have provided to set up a relative trade value index by averaging the prices of each mini and placed it in the Watto's Trade Forum.
Thanks for contributing.
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But now here's where the thread may degenerate into a tired argument...
Singles tend to be a tricky situation because most FLGSs don't offer them and at some point it becomes incrediblly cost-inefficent to buy packs to get those last VRs and so, of course, I see the very real value in online stores from that perspective.
However...
Without people playing SWM: the game dies and this site has no reason to even exist. Online stores do not get people playing this game, nor does it keep people playing by encouraging a
real life community where people can actually meet and play the game regularly and not just talk about it all day. That's what your FLGS is for and
they, first and foremost, are where I will choose to buy my minis. If I absolutely need to buy singles (which generally isn't the case), then I will buy from one of the sponsors of my favorite "make believe" SWM community