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how much, you say!!!!

Post by me_in_japan » Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:29 am

:o sweet monkey on a bicycle! 117 yen to the pound! :o

just for those who might be interested in putting in an order at wayland/maelstrom/FW or any other purveyor of plastic/metal/resin crack from the home of said addiction...
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Re: how much, you say!!!!

Post by Spevna » Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:11 am

me_in_japan wrote::o sweet monkey on a bicycle! 117 yen to the pound! :o

just for those who might be interested in putting in an order at wayland/maelstrom/FW or any other purveyor of plastic/metal/resin crack from the home of said addiction...
FLUCKING HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is flucking stupid.
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Re: how much, you say!!!!

Post by Mike the Pike » Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:54 am

That pretty much wipes out the GW price rise in one fell swoop. Well done (for once) market forces! ;)
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Re: how much, you say!!!!

Post by me_in_japan » Fri Sep 23, 2011 1:56 pm

well, it would if we could actually pay for GW products in pounds, but nae, they have boxed us in nicely by making it impossible for the fine mini selling companies in the UK to send us stuff. It's yen or nuffink, they say, and lots of em, too, if you please.

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Re: how much, you say!!!!

Post by Spevna » Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:10 pm

Make Ebay your best friend. Lots of GW stuff and all available in pounds and dollars.
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Re: how much, you say!!!!

Post by Mike the Pike » Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:58 pm

Or just buy direct from GW UK. At 117 to the pound and no VAT that's still amazingly good!
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Re: how much, you say!!!!

Post by me_in_japan » Sat Sep 24, 2011 3:49 am

On the day GW lower Japanese (and australian/kiwi, for that matter) prices such that they are in the same ballpark as the actual exchange rate, I will consider buying from them direct. Until then I intend to keep my purchases to a minimum, and even then only buy from 3rd party stockists in order to spread the financial gains made.
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Re: how much, you say!!!!

Post by Seb » Sat Sep 24, 2011 8:51 am

Can we buy direct from GW UK even if we are within GW Japans jurisdiction?

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Re: how much, you say!!!!

Post by me_in_japan » Sat Sep 24, 2011 10:57 am

yes, I've done it a few times in the past.
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Re: how much, you say!!!!

Post by Primarch » Sat Sep 24, 2011 2:05 pm

Their shipping embargo to stop firms undercutting their international shops does not prevent them from undercutting themselves.
For those who care, Maelstrom, Wayland et al still ship the following overseas:
Warmachine,
Hordes,
Malifaux,
Flames of War,
Victrix,
Warlord,
Perry Miniatures,
Dust Tactics,
Wargames Factory,
McVey Studios
And a great many more.
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