Headquarters: 1101 Greenwood Road, Baltimore, MD  21208

Phone: 410-602-8000

Fax: 410-602-8140
Website URL: www.alliance-games.com

Number of locations: 4

Additional locations: 

Alliance MW

Address: 3405 Centennial Drive, Ft. Wayne, IN  46808

Phone: 219-482-5490 (800-444-3552)

Fax: 219-482-5296

Alliance SW

Address: 9204 Brown Lane #160, Austin, TX  78754

Phone: 512-834-4146 (800-424-3773)

Fax: 512-834-0447

Alliance West

Address: 7544 West Sunnyview, Visalia, CA  93291

Phone: 559-651-3590 (888-366-5465)

Fax: 559-651-3985

Berkeley Top Line Distribution

Company Headquarters

Address: 2950 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, CA  94702

Phone: 800-424-GAME (4263)

Fax: 510-845-6400

Eastern U.S.

25090 Terra Industrial Dr., Chesterfield, MI 48051

Phone: 810-949-9328

Fax: n/a

Southern California

1721 S. Central Ave., Ste. 2M, Carson, CA 90746

Phone: 800-895-1145

Fax: 310-632-8930

First-time retailer contact:

Contact name: Mike Webb

Phone: 1-800-669-4263

Fax: 1-800-296-3423

E-mail: wmicheal@alliance-games.com

First-time manufacturer/publisher contact:
Contact name: Mark Easterday

Phone: 219-482-5490
Fax: 219-482-5296

E-mail: agdbuy@gte.net

Channels sold to:

Traditional specialty brick and mortar stores: game stores, toy stores, comic stores, video stores, trading card stores, videogame stores, and novelty/gift stores; catalogue retailers and e-commerce retailers (when supported by a brick and mortar store).

Opening an account:

A resale certificate is required to open a wholesale account. First time wholesale customers can use credit cards. Standard credit terms vary by account.

Communication methods:

A retailer/consumer catalogue (Game Trade Magazine) produced on a monthly basis. Weekly sell sheets are produced. Downloads and computer discs are available. Website maintained. E-mails sent out as well.

Ordering methods:

Advance orders and reorders accepted through various methods. Orders can be placed through mail, phone, fax, e-mail, and mail-in disks.

Product lines:

Offers a wide range of gaming items and a select few items in other catagories: toys, anime, games, comics and movie/TV products. 

Average monthly new product skus:

Anime, manga and Japanese Pop Culture: 30 skus

Toys, models, action figures: selected items

Comics and graphic novels: selected titles

RPGs and CCGs: varies widely

Movie and TV licensed products: 0 skus

Inventory/backlist orders:

In stock inventory maintained and the average sku count per category is as follows:

Average monthly new product skus:

Anime, manga and Japanese Pop Culture: 30 skus

Toys, models, action figures: selected items

Comics and graphic novels: selected titles

RPGs and CCGs: 10,000 skus

Movie and TV licensed products: 0 skus

Orders are shipped out as new product accumulates (shipping any day there's enough product). Backlist orders can be consolidated with advance order shipments. Same day shipping is available. Backorders are taken for items not in stock and special orders for products can be made for items not normally stocked.

Shipping methods:

Shipments can be sent via UPS, FedEx, USPS or Overnight service. Pick-up is also available.

Returns:

Returns accepted for damages and mistakes.

International: