Reply To: US tariffs and trade woes for gaming

[a27cromwell]

I think it will be a problem for people/companies  , shipping /receiving  direct  to/from the US . According to my local hobby shop ( Alberta , Canada ) most American hobby stuff being made in China is sent direct to warehouses in Canada , therefore avoiding the US tariffs .  Same with most European  brands . I’m sure we will take a small price increase at the hobby shops , just in case , I’m sure local Governments will study things and make a few idiotic pronouncements , such as having shops keep track of what % of an item is made where , with future taxes in mind .

I am more concerned about shipping cost and import duties of things I order online . Shipping from the States  usually cost as much as the product being purchased with the occasional item being double , no idea why . And there’s the Canadian Governments inconsistent import duties , example –  $200 worth of books from Germany , duty $17 , a month later , the same value of books from the same company , $ 55 . WTF ?  . Mind you , I just ordered 3 Bolt Action plastic Pzr III kits from a store in California , $107 Canadian , shipping included ( I could only buy 2 for that price at the local hobby shops ) , and when they arrived , they were shipped from the UK .    Strange

Anyway , I have enough kits/figures to paint/build to last me to Christmas , so I really should stop shopping online….oh , Victrix late war Germans

• This reply was modified 8 months, 2 weeks ago by a27cromwell.