Between The Pipes: "Cancel?" or "Can Sell?"
By Andrew Tolentino
3/23/2009 4:49:29 PM
The messenger should never be shot, especially when the news is better than speculated. Please put down that weapon.
Amidst the turbulent economy, In The Game saw less than desirable sales numbers for its 2008-09 Between The Pipes release. Normally, dwindling sales in a period of fiscal conservation leads to a plug being pulled, if not snipped at the socket. However, despite the ugly numbers ITG President, Dr. Brian H. Price dispelled speculation when he noted, “Rather than punish our loyal collectors, I decided to reward them.”
“Last week I had to make a decision based on the advanced sales of Between The Pipes, whether or not to cancel the release of this product or not,” Price revealed. Fortunately, for collectors looking to briefly step away from the abysmal economic situation, Price favored the latter. ITG’s collector considerate president noted, “I consulted with several distributors, dealers and collectors and determined that this would not be fair to those who wait to collect this product every year.”Commenting on the product itself, Price added, “A certain number of autograph cards, GU memorabilia cards and Masked Men inserts had already been produced. So I decided that rather than cancel or delay the product, I would reduce the number of cases produced and therefore increase the number of inserts in the boxes that had already been ordered.”
Thanks to customer loyalty coming straight from the top, not only is 2008-09 Between the Pipes not being cancelled, the hits are packing more potent punch.
To put this situation in a cinematic context, this is basically the equivalent of Santa Claus, in “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” thinking that he might have to cancel Christmas, and then having one of the most memorable claymation holidays ever.
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3/26/2009 10:20:55 PM |
kidd99007
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what do i have to do to get a box
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STL Cards for life!
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4/2/2009 2:37:46 PM |
Greg2424
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If only the collecting community were filled with company execs like Dr. Price it truly would be Christmas all year round.
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Looking for Habs Seq#'d 24/xxx
MY BUCKET
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