Video Game Collector Magazine?

[LR_44]

 3 hours  to respond . I've been waiting almost 3years for the rest of my issues! Sill no responce to emails and phone calls

Hey! I read through this topic and the magazine seemed to be something that I would like. Of course I was worried about the claims of them not responding to messages and sending out publications erratically. So out of curiosity I sent them a message earlier today and got a response within three hours.

Here is what I sent them:

When I found out about your publication I was intrigued, it covers a lot of stuff that I am actively a part of. However I had heard that there were some concerns about the frequency with which you publish your magazine? Assuming I purchased your full package (The one that comes with all of the back issues) how often can I expect to receive new issues? Do you operate on a monthly basis, a seasonal basis, or something less set in stone?

Thank you for your time, I will await an answer

Here is what they replied to me with:

Hi Patrick,

Thanks for writing.  We shoot for a quarterly schedule, but delays in the past have put us behind.  Our latest issue, Video Game Collector #9, is shipping this week and we are now back on schedule.  We are bringing in new editors and staff to help us get and stay caught up.  Issue 10 will be a giant-sized special issue and will ship in April.  The delays have been our biggest problem, everyone seems to enjoy the content of the magazine.

The 'Give Me Everything' bundle is by far our best deal, though I can tell you that it will probably be going away sometime in February.  We are almost completely out of the back issues, and in fact we are back ordered on VGC #4 so if you order the bundle we will ship all the others (except issue 4) via Priority Mail.  We have some copies of VGC #4 that are coming in as part of a retail return, so once they are here we would ship your copy out free.

Thanks again and just let me know if I can help you with an order!

Shawn Paul Jones, Publisher
Video Game Collector
PO Box 127
St. Charles, MO 63302-0127
www.vgcollector.com

So there is a fairly recent update on what they are doing. I'm going to be getting that 'Give Me Everything' bundle since I want all of their stuff and because it will be going away soon. Hopefully this will help some of you that were a little worried about the publication.

[PatMan33]

Have you sent them any subsequent emails and do you have proof of your purchase?

I received another email two days ago saying that my order has been shipped.


**EDIT**

I just got my shipment in today of all of the issues and they are pretty good. If anyone was interested in buying this subscription I can recommend it, it's interesting!

[PatMan33]

Pardon the double post, but I just wanted to let you know that issue number ten (summer 2008) is out. I just received mine this morning and it is really great! They've got some more stuff with Nolan Bushnell, an interview with the Angry Video Game Nerd, and an interview with Tommy Tallarico (I'm not his biggest fan though...).

Anyway, that's all I've got about that.