Paizo Update Sheds Light On Diamond Distributor Bankruptcy Woes

Horrified tabletop publishers fight for their stock as bankrupt Diamond liquidates

A legal loophole in US bankruptcy proceedings has allowed the remnants of a major distributor to effectively seize ownership of stock belonging to over 100 publishers, including tabletop RPG publishers Paizo, Goodman Games and Green Ronin. In essence, publishers who supply goods to a distributor on a ‘consignment’ basis retain ownership of those products until they are sold to a customer. The distributor is merely the middleman. However, in this…

Paizo Update Sheds Light On Diamond Distributor Bankruptcy Woes

A new update from Paizo gives a look at the ongoing effects of Diamond Comic Distributor’s bankruptcy on the tabletop industry at large. Earlier this year, one of the biggest distributors in the tabletop space, Diamond Comic Distributors, announced it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As part of the proceedings, DCD, which owns tabletop […] Paizo Update Sheds Light On Diamond Distributor Bankruptcy Woes first appeared on Bell of Lost Souls

Bankrupt supplier with unsold TTRPG and D&D books files to move its inventory without paying publishers—which is 'a giant pain' if you're anyone but Hasbro

"It’s a giant pain in the ass and blows our annual budget to sh*t."