Re: [OT] Internet miniatures ordering survey

Niles;

While your service can provide gamers who are too far from a store or
sell figures cheaper, unless the hobby store I go to cannot get a figure
that I am looking for, I prefer to support my local store and buy from
them.  The stores here in Northern Virginia also provide large gaming
areas for us and for that I support them.  

Hedglin, Nils A wrote:
> 
> I am considering starting up an internet miniatures company (yes,
another
> one) and would like your input.  I would initially try to distribute
figure
> lines that don't have North American, or at least Western US,
distributors.
> I'd appreciate it if	you to answer the following questions.	I know
this
> probably wouldn't apply to you if you're outside of the US, but I'd
still
> like your input on your internet ordering experience.  I'm just in the
> information gathering stage to determine if this is a viable option &
see if
> this is something I want to do.  You can respond to my e-mail below if
you
> wish.
> Thanks in advance for your time,
> Nils Hedglin
> Nils.A.Hedglin@Intel.Com
> 
> 1) Why do you buy miniatures through the internet, instead of from
your
> local store or through more traditional mail order channels?
> 
> 2) Why would or wouldn't you order from a US distributor as opposed to
> directly from the manufacturer?
> 
> 3) What do you think is a reasonable turn around time for an order
that the
> distributor has in stock?
> 
> 4) What do you think is a reasonable turn around time for an order
that the
> distributor has to back order?
> 
> 5) What is the best miniatures distributor's webpage (excluding the
service
> aspect) you've seen & why?  How would you improve it? (Please provide
the
> URL so I can check it out.)
> 
> 6) What is the worst miniatures distributor's webpage (excluding the
service
> aspect) you've seen & why?  How would you improve it? (Provide the URL
if
> your comfortable.)
> 
> 7) What was the best service you received from an online or mail order
> miniatures company?
> 
> 8) What manufacturers would you like to have a closer (Western US)
> distributor for?
> 
> 9) What non-ordering services would you like to see from a
distributor?  I
> would intend to have pictures of all the figures, but I'm thinking of
other
> things like a size comparison chart between different manufacturers to
see
> how their figures would work together.
> 
> 10) If you found the same figures, for the same price & shipping, on
two
> different webpages, what would be the deciding factor for which
company you
> would choose?
> 
> Thanks again,
> Nils