| Tyler326 | 04 Apr 2018 7:55 a.m. PST |
So is it me being cheap or not? I recently went to place an order for 80MM pikes from Warlord Games USA. As I went to checkout I looked at the shipping cost $8.00 USD for the Pikes
$12.50 USD for shipping. Seems a bit high to pay 150% shipping. I live in the USA and am assuming these are being shipped from USA. Needless to say I did not order them. |
| Thomas O | 04 Apr 2018 8:05 a.m. PST |
Warlord Games are in England. I believe that orders over $30.00 USD have free shipping. I do most of mine this way now YouTube link not very hard and I can turn out quite few in a short amount of time, plus I can make them to length I want. |
| The Beast Rampant | 04 Apr 2018 8:11 a.m. PST |
Their baseline for free shipping to the US is $50 USD (with very frequent specials of only $30 USD). Even though I am not a big user of their stuff by any means, I always find a way to pad my order out to the minimum free shipping ammount. So, yes, that's expensive, but it is clearly incentivizing you to spend more cash. I'm a a pretty poor/cheap hobbyist anymore, I rarely spend more than $50 USD at a time, and no one rankles at inflated shipping rates more than me. But I see this as no big issue. |
 Extra Crispy  | 04 Apr 2018 9:06 a.m. PST |
For comparison's sake: Shipping a 2 ounce package from the US to the UK via the US mail (cheapest option) is $14.00 USD. Obviously if the pikes in a padded mailer weigh more than that, it would run more. |
| Ragbones | 04 Apr 2018 9:16 a.m. PST |
I feel your pain. Unfortunately, the cost of shipping has increased significantly. It's definitely impacted my hobby buying. |
| Esquire | 04 Apr 2018 9:28 a.m. PST |
Yes, being an old fart, I remind my younger friends that the Internet has given us great variety in purchasing, but with shipping costs, the "cost savings" are often not there -- unless the retailer does discount on certain purchase levels. For miniatures, the brick and mortar stores just cannot keep up with the variety that the market place requires. But now, I fear that I am on the brink of buying paints, brushes and other stuff on-line only -- where I would much prefer to buy from the store. Doing the best that I can to keep the local hobby store afloat, but the end may be near. |
 Herkybird  | 04 Apr 2018 11:09 a.m. PST |
Getting things from the USA to England is ferociously expensive, I only do so when I have no other choice! |
| Esquire | 04 Apr 2018 12:14 p.m. PST |
Well, this thread has me thinking. I really want and will enjoy some Steve Barber ACW 28mm figures. I've just ordered 96 figures plus 7 packs of heads (which I think are 12 per). The metal figures are obviously the real weight. But the breakdown, in US Dollars for the shipment of 96 figures and the other individual heads: Figures, heads -- 129.00 GBP -- 181.62 US
Shipping -- 29.50 GBP -- 41.50 US
Total $223.12 USD or $2.38 USD per figure US Like it or not, that is a "good deal" but also kudos to Barber for his work. |
| Esquire | 04 Apr 2018 12:22 p.m. PST |
And now that I look, that is what these type of figures cost in the USA from USA distributors without postage factored in -- which might or might not be an issue. |
 Bobgnar | 04 Apr 2018 12:24 p.m. PST |
The original question is about shipping from USA to USA. So why all the transatlantic comments. Within USA, the pikes could have been shipped in a padded envelope for under $5. USD |
| Historique | 04 Apr 2018 12:34 p.m. PST |
Crispy, What are you shipping with the minimum being $14 USD? I ship padded envelopes all day long to the UK for half that, tracked as well. |
| Esquire | 04 Apr 2018 12:37 p.m. PST |
Bobgnar -- good point, but I read into the second comment from Thomas O that Warload ships from UK -- thus my comments. So, I went to Warload, USA website and it states the following: "Shipping & Delivery -- Please note that all orders placed through the Warlord webstore are shipped from our warehouse, located in Nottingham, UK" |
| jrames | 04 Apr 2018 2:47 p.m. PST |
Then some charge 25% of total order, which can be very pricey. |
| Extra Crispy | 04 Apr 2018 3:04 p.m. PST |
@Historique: I am shipping packages of minis. What are you shipping to the UK for $7 USD and how? |
| TheWarStoreSweetie | 04 Apr 2018 3:15 p.m. PST |
Warlord ships from England, if you are buying from them direct. For shipping in the CONUS, if you ship first class, expect to pay about $3.95 USD in shipping costs. That would include said pikes and a padded envelope. If it goes over 6 oz (give or take) you can expect it to run more. And that is provided you are using USPS, and not another shipping service. |
| goragrad | 04 Apr 2018 8:29 p.m. PST |
If stock is not being kept in the US, one wonders why there is a US storefront. |
| Bobgnar | 04 Apr 2018 10:30 p.m. PST |
Esquire, thanks for that follow up. And a big ditto goragrad |
| shaun from s and s models | 05 Apr 2018 1:32 a.m. PST |
the uk post office is putting it's prices up very soon as well! |
| Giles the Zog | 05 Apr 2018 3:46 a.m. PST |
The British P.O has already put its prices up (week before last) as I had to change my shipping costs. To reduce P&P, entirely, I ask round my gaming mates for their orders every couple of months, and almost invariably avoid all P&P costs by getting over the £50.00 GBP mark. Also means we get to meet up to exchange Lead Cross parcels. :-) |
| ScottWashburn | 05 Apr 2018 4:08 a.m. PST |
If it can be shipped in a flat envelope rather than a box then international shipping is a bit cheaper. All my PaperTerrain stuff goes that way and a small order can only cost $7.00 USD or even less. As the weight climbs, however, the cost can quickly get up to 20 or 30 dollars, even for a flat envelope. |
| Extra Crispy | 05 Apr 2018 5:19 a.m. PST |
Aah. I'm always shipping minis so even a padded envelope counts as a package becasue it varies in thickness more than 1/4" |
| mindenbrush | 05 Apr 2018 3:17 p.m. PST |
I always buy mine from the UK as shipping is far cheaper than from the USA even though both are "international" to Canada.
I also buy the long pikes and cut them down to spears, the remainder I grind to a long point, flatten and clean up the shape. Finally I mount the spear in the drill vice and then use a long small dia grinding stone to create the "waist" behind the spearhead. |
| Baranovich | 05 Apr 2018 9:20 p.m. PST |
I really love Warlord's products. But as Goragrad said, what's the point of having a "U.S. store" if there isn't actually stock IN the U.S. when you order something? Seems misleading to me. Just say up front that everything is still coming from the U.K. upon order. |
| Giles the Zog | 06 Apr 2018 3:40 a.m. PST |
I would imagine Warlord have a US store in order to
- avoid EU/UK VAT and related taxes
- to help work out their sales are in different territories for business tax purposes,
-and potentially setting up a physical presence in the US if the demand is sufficient. |
| Kraken Skulls Consortium | 06 Apr 2018 5:25 p.m. PST |
Our shipping to the farthest zone from us, being Australia, has gotten so expensive (from the US) that I know for a fact it has cost us business. What we ship cannot be shipped in less than a padded mailer, so like Extra Crispy, we pretty much have a minimum international rate of $14 USD ($9 if it is light, but only to Canada), and it jumps to $23 USD without much weight at all. Sadly, I think international rates are only going to get much worse in the coming years. |
