New Games Workshop Releases

 For June 7th 

SPACE WOLVES ARMY SET

CHAPTER APPROVED MISSION PACK (ENG)

 

WARHAMMER 40000: CRUSADE: ARMAGEDDON ENG

CHAPTER APPROVED: OBJECTIVES SET 2025-26

De Minimus Exemption

 

Since the “de minimus” exemption expired on May 2, a look at their websites show online fast fashion retailers Temu and Shein are approaching the addition duties different. Temu has apparently moved a lot of product to stateside warehouses and shows these “local” items, that avoid the tariff, first when a customer searches on the side. Shein, meanwhile, apparently has little to no US presence and has chosen to include the tariffs in its displayed costs, not breaking them out for consumers as Amazon had considered doing.

Tariffs

 Starting to see some effects from tariffs, especially in supplies. Arriving restocks of Ultra Pro Standard 2.5” x3.5” Soft Sleeves, commonly referred to as “penny sleeves”, will now cost $1.22 per pack, quite a jump from the previous price of 54 to 57 cents a pack, a price increase of about 125%, certainly rendering the penny sleeve designation as moot.  Now the question is:  raise the price on supplies to a figure whereby the store makes its standard margin, or add the tariff amount to the current retail price and treat it as a tax?

Cryer from the Castle May 13

Brandon with this week's events at the store

GW Releases for May 31

 Here are the GW releases for May 31. Let us know by 3 p.m. on the 13 if you want any:

BATTALION: WOOD ELF REALMS

ARCANE JOURNAL: WOOD ELF REALMS

WOOD ELF REALMS: GLADE GUARD

WOOD ELF REALMS: GLADE RIDERS

WOOD ELF REALMS: ETERNAL GUARD

WOOD ELF REALMS ARALOTH LORD OF TALSYN

HIGH ELF REALMS: SILVER HELMS

HIGH ELF REALMS: HIGH ELF LOREMASTER

THOUSAND SONS: WARPFLAME THRALLBAND

CODEX: THOUSAND SONS (HB) (ENGLISH)

DATASHEET CARDS: THOUSAND SONS (ENGLISH)

COMBAT PATROL: THOUSAND SONS

Tariffs Having More Impact

 

Although claims have been made that container ships have stopped unloading at ports on the West Coast, including one widely shared photo stating ships have stopped unloading at the Port of Seattle, such claims are, shall we say, overblown to say the least. For the first quarter, the number of ships unloading at the Port are actually slightly up in numbers from 2024 for the first quarter, although in some cases, the amount of freight unloaded can run up to 30% less than expected. Of course, given the two to four weeks it takes for a freighter to cross the Pacific from China, those ships arriving now may have left pre-tariff and we may see a significant drop in shipments arriving if more companies take their cue from The Op and Cephalofair Games and send shipments back to their point of origin (See “The OP May Send Fifteen Containers of Games Back to China”). If tariffs do not get reverted soon, the holiday season, which accounts for some 40% of retail sales and accounts for the majority of profits for the toy and game industry will see a significant drop in sales and lots of empty spaces on the shelf.

Cryer from the Castle 5/6/2025

Cryer from the castle for this week.