They have to be getting them from Stern. To me, the biggest obstacle to being a distributor is access to a BIG line of credit. When Stern allocates you games, you buy them. So if 10 games show up one day, you’ll need immediate access to $1M to pay for them. Fortunately, these games won’t sit as inventory long and will be converted to cash upon selling them. Once you get set up and you receive your first LE allotment of say 2 games, please remember the little people and sell me one at msrp.

Consider any investment or legal advice received here is provided free of charge. But get those millions ready if you want GAME$.

You want respect? earn it.

You want zero respect? come on Pinside.

But as others have said, there is no real formula to being a distributor nor roadmap. Best chances for success comes from getting out and pressing the flesh.