Tariffs & Model Airliner Prices

[Barison82]

Just for the sake of completeness, as I’m sure it’s boring everybody stiff - I got a reply back from the department, within the same day I sent it - pretty efficient! Safe enough to say, I don’t think they’re all being fired…make of this what you will.



It’ll be in here somewhere:

https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDHSCBP-3d52328?wgt_ref=USDHSCBP_WIDGET_2

I even asked another question after getting this reply and he answered back within 10 mins!



So that little exercise demonstrates that the system is functioning very well indeed, but now I’ve got a headache lol.

 

[squatchys_diecast_hangar]

Poor guy. I’ll give up trying to make sense of it for now I think - it just doesn’t add up to me. Surely this would show somewhere there, it has to. I’ve not heard anything from JetCollector yet, that’s my main source. All I know is, if it does indeed end up being 20% in total on top, that’s me out of the game for sure. What a f**k up!

Yes retailers like us are in a very precarious state right now. As one distributor told me on the phone the other day, ‘we are in a very fragile state right now’ as they are trying to do their best not to raise prices, but will have to. We got our first invoice yesterday with the added tariff. Us being a brick and mortar retailer cannot suck it up, as we have lots more overhead and expenses than the online only folks. This could make or break a lot of companies and manufacturers, as I guarantee that these price hikes will not go away.

 

[Barison82]

Yes retailers like us are in a very precarious state right now. As one distributor told me on the phone the other day, ‘we are in a very fragile state right now’ as they are trying to do their best not to raise prices, but will have to. We got our first invoice yesterday with the added tariff. Us being a brick and mortar retailer cannot suck it up, as we have lots more overhead and expenses than the online only folks. This could make or break a lot of companies and manufacturers, as I guarantee that these price hikes will not go away.

That’s a really sad story to hear, I’m so sorry for all of you guys, honestly. You can see I’ve been wasting my energy trying to unpick all this BS. It’s just an absolute joke - screwing over ordinary folk and small businesses especially. This will cause untold amounts of damage I’m sure, and it’s all so unnecessary. More instability in an already unstable world, great just what everybody needs. Really bringing us together nicely in an atmosphere of total meanness, coldness and spite. I’d better stop there. Really hope you can make it through…best wishes

 

[squatchys_diecast_hangar]

That’s a really sad story to hear, I’m so sorry for all of you guys, honestly. You can see I’ve been wasting my energy trying to unpick all this BS. It’s just an absolute joke - screwing over ordinary folk and small businesses especially. This will cause untold amounts of damage I’m sure, and it’s all so unnecessary. More instability in an already unstable world, great just what everybody needs. Really bringing us together nicely in an atmosphere of total meanness, coldness and spite. I’d better stop there. Really hope you can make it through…best wishes

We hope everyone pulls through as again it will put folks that were already running close to the edge, most likely over the top or out of the retailing business. We aren't going anywhere unless it just dries up completely as a hobby. We will have to go along with the trend and have to adjust prices accordingly. It will be interesting to see how this affects niche hobbies like ours.

 

[Barison82]

We hope everyone pulls through as again it will put folks that were already running close to the edge, most likely over the top or out of the retailing business. We aren't going anywhere unless it just dries up completely as a hobby. We will have to go along with the trend and have to adjust prices accordingly. It will be interesting to see how this affects niche hobbies like ours.

It won’t affect the hobby in a positive way that’s for sure