In light of recent events that I am sure many of you are aware of, we have been fielding a ton of questions about the future of Spikey Bits, and our position on the matter in question.
Until now, we have no official position. Nothing had been presented to us by any of our distributors as to any policies they will be enforcing on us now, or in the future.
While we’re not even sure of the legality of such policies, any legal action taken against a certain manufacturer, (or any of our distributors if they try to violate our right of first sale) would take more time than we have to comply with said policy.
Regardless in looking to the future, our continued business both locally and via mail order, we have decided to comply with the policy scheduled to go into effect on June 15th 2013. It is our sincere hope that something positive is happening soon with a certain company in June, and we can’t wait to see what that is.
But for now, we’ll continue to retail bits off the sprue, and kits on sprue for the near future.
Next week at Adepticon we’ll begin to LIQUIDATE our inventory of bits and and kits on sprue, so be sure to checkout our booth there for some amazing deals on bits and kits!
Following that, we have something very special planned for our remain stock of bits and sprue items starting around the first of May.
After June 15th we’ll continue to sell Games Workshop sealed product via Mail and Phone Orders only.
We will of course still retail all of our other products online in a shopping cart per normal.
We’ve worked out a ton of special deals and great relationships with top miniature and supply companies, so we’ll continue to bring you great deals and top notch minis as normal!
But wait there’s more!
We’ve been in touch with several other games manufacturers and have received their blessing to “bits out their product ranges” to bring you great alternatives to existing bits that we’ll no longer be allowed to sell.
So big things are on the way in June, stay tuned for more details soon! Thanks for your support- MBG
My name is Robert Baer. I am a survivor living in Richmond, Virginia. I will be broadcasting on all media frequencies. I will be at FTW Games everyday. We open at mid-day, when the sun is highest in the sky. If you are out there… if you want to game… I can provide tables, I can provide products, I can provide supplies. If there’s anybody out there… anybody… please. You are not alone.
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X
About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
