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Q: "A friend of mine claimed he purchased Mirrodin cards at a store long before the prerelease. How did this happen?"
--Doug Tompkins
A: From Joe Hauck, VP of Wizards-Owned TCG Brands:
"Some of you may be aware of reports that claimed a few retailers had received and were selling Mirrodin product well before the Mirrodin Prerelease tournaments. Those reports were true.
"We at Wizards of the Coast believe that one of the strengths of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game is the fact that it is a global product. As such, we make a very large investment of time and resources to achieve a simultaneous launch of each new release into the 70+ markets that support sanctioned play of Magic. It was within this Herculean effort that a loophole was discovered and exploited by individuals for their own personal gain at the expense of all those hard-working individuals who support our efforts for global releases. Unfortunately, although the amount of product that was sold early was minimal, the impact on the perception of players, retailers and distributors was substantial. As a result, Wizards of the Coast is taking the following steps to change this perception:
"1. We have amended our internal logistical practices to close the aforementioned loophole in an effort to prevent this from happening to Magic or any of our other TCG's that we treat as global products.
"2. Our agents purchased Mirrodin product at several locations. These locations have been noted and we will ensure that Wizards of the Coast no longer provides to them the level of support that stores which adhere to our official street dates receive.
"3. We are looking through all of our legal options to determine what further action may be taken.
"I would like to apologize for any inconveniences and hard feelings created as a result of this incident. It is our intention and hope that through the above stated actions we will not only prevent this incident from happening again, but also discourage others from engaging in this type of activity in the future. The future of Magic depends on everyone having the same goal: creating product and services that provide consumers with optimal enjoyment."
Exactly What I was talking about when Isty was posting the Mirrodin threads... but you all mentioned he was taking them from the spoiler...
If something is going to go wrong - it should be wrong by everyone...
if something is going to go right - it should be right by everyone....
--Doug Tompkins
A: From Joe Hauck, VP of Wizards-Owned TCG Brands:
"Some of you may be aware of reports that claimed a few retailers had received and were selling Mirrodin product well before the Mirrodin Prerelease tournaments. Those reports were true.
"We at Wizards of the Coast believe that one of the strengths of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game is the fact that it is a global product. As such, we make a very large investment of time and resources to achieve a simultaneous launch of each new release into the 70+ markets that support sanctioned play of Magic. It was within this Herculean effort that a loophole was discovered and exploited by individuals for their own personal gain at the expense of all those hard-working individuals who support our efforts for global releases. Unfortunately, although the amount of product that was sold early was minimal, the impact on the perception of players, retailers and distributors was substantial. As a result, Wizards of the Coast is taking the following steps to change this perception:
"1. We have amended our internal logistical practices to close the aforementioned loophole in an effort to prevent this from happening to Magic or any of our other TCG's that we treat as global products.
"2. Our agents purchased Mirrodin product at several locations. These locations have been noted and we will ensure that Wizards of the Coast no longer provides to them the level of support that stores which adhere to our official street dates receive.
"3. We are looking through all of our legal options to determine what further action may be taken.
"I would like to apologize for any inconveniences and hard feelings created as a result of this incident. It is our intention and hope that through the above stated actions we will not only prevent this incident from happening again, but also discourage others from engaging in this type of activity in the future. The future of Magic depends on everyone having the same goal: creating product and services that provide consumers with optimal enjoyment."
Exactly What I was talking about when Isty was posting the Mirrodin threads... but you all mentioned he was taking them from the spoiler...
If something is going to go wrong - it should be wrong by everyone...
if something is going to go right - it should be right by everyone....
