US post office

[gweirda]

The other day I was looking at ordering one single 28mm mini from the US.
Postage turned out to be 32.50 dollars.

At the risk of incurring more than the usual ire I provoke in my posts:
What would it cost you to go to the US to get the mini?

Get a grip, people.  The world may have shrunk, but it still costs to move between its parts.

[Elbows]

No one has indicated they feel entitled to pay less.  It's not some social injustice, it's just that the cost of shipping overseas from the U.S. sucks.  End of story.  I think we all have plenty of grip.

[gweirda]

No one has indicated they feel entitled to pay less.

No, but many have complained of the cost they have to pay, so it is reasonable to assume that they feel that the cost they pay is too high.

...the cost of shipping overseas from the U.S. sucks.

Okay. duh.  Hire a plane or ship to bring your stuff across the Atlantic.  Simples.

[Elbows]

Brilliant analysis.  Carry on.

[gweirda]

Yup, quit your whinging.

[N.C.S.E]

Ultimately, it's US shops that suffer.

It's possible (if annoying) for me to get everything I need from stockists in the UK.

US shops (unfortunately, there are some good places out there it seems) just don't get my custom.

[twrchtrwyth]

Yup, quit your whinging.

Get a grip gweirda, people are allowed to whinge. The rising cost is a symptom of earnings not keeping up with the cost of living so people do have a very valid reason to externalise about this.

[FionaWhite]

At the risk of incurring more than the usual ire I provoke in my posts:
What would it cost you to go to the US to get the mini?

Get a grip, people.  The world may have shrunk, but it still costs to move between its parts.

Well, I can send a similar mini to the US for 2.80 euros, bubble-wrapped in a padded envelope. 6.20 if I use extra bubblewrap. 12.50 if I use a cardboard box.
I've bought DVD sets from Japan with EMS postage from there being less than what shipping that single mini from US would cost me, so I reckon I'm within my rights to be somewhat baffled over the matter.

But I can find replacement miniatures within more reasonable postage rates, so in the end it's as N.C.S.E says - it's the US shops that suffer.

[grant]

At the risk of incurring more than the usual ire I provoke in my posts:
What would it cost you to go to the US to get the mini?

Get a grip, people.  The world may have shrunk, but it still costs to move between its parts.

Okay. duh.  Hire a plane or ship to bring your stuff across the Atlantic.  Simples.

[Conquistador]

At the risk of stepping on toes, I find what I need... okay, want...  in the USA 99% of the time.  I expect the same works in most first world countries.   

Since this is a hobby it is all about spending money for your enjoyment.  If it is too much hassle don't buy it.   

Most American miniature makers seem to do as well as their overseas counterparts.  Other than perhaps Baccus (and 3mm is giving my 6mm a serious challenge) I find it easier to scratch my itches domestically.  I buy OO from Picoarmor and have bought U.K. figures from Scale Creep IIRC.  Postage on single miniature orders has often been a challenge.  Buying overseas for single figure often kills the sale for me but I almost always find an equally acceptable figure somewhere else.   

This is a Golden Age for miniatures buying.  But ev n Golden Ages have road bumps.   

[Conquistador]

Well, I can send a similar mini to the US for 2.80 euros, bubble-wrapped in a padded envelope. 6.20 if I use extra bubblewrap. 12.50 if I use a cardboard box.
I've bought DVD sets from Japan with EMS postage from there being less than what shipping that single mini from US would cost me, so I reckon I'm within my rights to be somewhat baffled over the matter.

But I can find replacement miniatures within more reasonable postage rates, so in the end it's as N.C.S.E says - it's the US shops that suffer.

I hardly think not selling a single figure causes suffering.  If the shops were suffering you would see changes (overseas distributors, etc.,) in response.

[Conquistador]

Ultimately, it's US shops that suffer.

It's possible (if annoying) for me to get everything I need from stockists in the UK.

US shops (unfortunately, there are some good places out there it seems) just don't get my custom.

Suffer?   . See my earlier response to such statements.

If your second sentence is true as I expect it is, then everybody should be happy.

As for your third sentence, such is your choice and and why is unfortunate that there good shops in the USA?  Are you saying they don't get you as a customer, which I am fine with, or that they should change to make you happy?

[Conquistador]

No one has indicated they feel entitled to pay less.  It's not some social injustice, it's just that the cost of shipping overseas from the U.S. sucks.  End of story.  I think we all have plenty of grip.

Yes, I am sure it does.  Buy something similar elsewhere.  Where are the "support you FLGS" "warriors" right now?  Not my position but years ago they would have been present in such conversations in numbers.

This is not the 1970s where your choices are as limited and conversions were almost axiomatic to get what you want.  I was terrible at conversions (still am) so my frustrations are much less in 2017 than in 1977.

[Conquistador]

Wow, bit of a rampage here.  And I was not even annoyed, much less angry.   

[Conquistador]

Get a grip gweirda, people are allowed to whinge. The rising cost is a symptom of earnings not keeping up with the cost of living so people do have a very valid reason to externalise about this.

. No, the rising cost is a result of increased cost to manufacture and sculptors/casters among other charging more for their specialised skills.  I definitely support the latter - it just means I am more selective in my buying.  Well except that anything by Sandra Garrity is almost a sinful temptation...     .  .