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Originally Posted by A.J. Gee
Yeah i understand that you guys have it worse, but when you get used to paying certain prices and then one day they suddenly shoot up %15 it is quite a shocker. It's too bad the U.S. economy is headed for the shit hole. Tamiya USA are only hurting themselves by the price hike because it now forces people like myself to shop the asian market. Luckily i stocked up on 3 diff pulleys before this all happened.
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While I understand your frustration with the price inscrease, I can tell you the stance of Tamiya USA is that our website always has the highest prices in the USA and we will tell you that via email or over the phone. We always suggest people look at all other options, such as online or local hobby stores, before buying from us. We will always charge full MSRP for our kits and parts because we are not setup to be a full fledged store, but rather a support system if you cannot find the parts in other places. We do not want to cannibalize sales of our stores.
The price increase is also something that was not USA's decision. We are a branch of Japan, and they dictate what our prices will be. Unfortunately, the system works in the way where a lot is out of our control in areas such as pricing.
Sorry for getting off topic, but let's get back to the thread at hand. if anyone has any further questions, please feel free to PM me rather than posting here.
SORRY ABOUT THE HI-JACKING JIMMY!!!!!