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Mikael.
I support your proposal that delivery time will be speeded up being supplied from within the EU, but I reckon there is zero prospect of them being cheaper in any way overall. I say this as not only will taxes get incorporated into the package price, but it simply adds more people into the 'food chain' who will all want their profit from the product supply too.
For us UK modellers, I rather suspect that the end price once this comes into fruition will be a simple $US-£GBP conversion cost just like Hannants and other dealers who get their hands on them do. In effect, a significant (overall) increase in purchase costs even allowing for 20% VAT and (in the UK anyway) the pernicious Parcel Force "handling fee" to collect the tax.
Want anything in the WNW range?...I would get them now rather than later if you can!
Gary
Gary – no you're probably very right on the price not being cheaper after the new shippng. But I think it may be more "fair". After all the VAT/import duty was, at least here in Sweden, a bit of a gamble. I never knew exacly what the delivery from WNW would end up costing me.
As for the Hanannts GBP=USD pricing, well I hope not, and I guess WNW will try their best to keep the shipping low – after all I think they must be aware that sales would take a hit if it becomes even more expensive. I wonder if the recent increase in prices was to "allow" for the coming costs of distribution to the shipping points. I don't think they would gamble another price increase on top of shipping costs?
Meanwhile, I still have more than enough kits to build for a good while. That said I will ponder if there's one or two extras I'd like before free shipping ends...
By the way – any bets the Camel will appear round about mid june – just to boost the new shipping policy?
/Mikael
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