Tariffs (U.S. Imports)

[eternalblue02]

Dear Collectors,

PLEASE NOTE WE HAVE UPDATED OUR SECTION REGARDING NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSITS

As many of you are already aware, the ongoing tariff situation continues to impact our industry. We wanted to take a moment to update you on how this will be handled moving forward.

Tariff Cost Adjustment ? Effective April 14th
Due to recent increases, tariffs have now reached levels that are no longer sustainable for business operations. Even at the 10?20% range, the impact has been significant. Until now, we?ve absorbed the entirety of these costs ourselves. However, with the latest increases, we will need to pass along a portion of these expenses.

Beginning April 14th, a 4% tariff fee will be added to new arrival invoices for select collectibles. We will continue to absorb most of the cost ourselves.
Please note that this policy will change again as of April 23rd and become an 8% tariff fee, depending on adjustments made by our distributors or progress in trade negotiations between the U.S. and China. Please note that these price changes are ONLY on new arrivals and will not affect in-stock purchases that are already here in the US. Yes, this includes existing pre-orders.

This decision was not made lightly. Unfortunately, sustaining continued losses on every sale is not viable for any business long term.


Order Cancellations and Non-Refundable Deposits

Due to the unforeseen implementation of new tariff fees, we are making an exception to our standard policy regarding non-refundable deposits. Customers whose orders are directly affected by these tariff fees may be eligible for a full refund, including the deposit.

Please note the following conditions:

Refunds will only be considered if your final invoice clearly includes a tariff fee.

Each case will be reviewed individually. We kindly ask that you do not contact us requesting a refund unless your final invoice reflects a tariff fee.

If you choose to cancel your order under these circumstances:

For orders placed more than six months ago, refunds may need to be processed via alternative payment methods.

In all cases, a transaction fee may apply (typically around 3.5%).

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we work to address these unexpected developments.


Clarifications on Tariff-Related Misconceptions
We?ve also received a number of questions based on misinformation spreading in forums. We'd like to clarify the following:

No exemptions currently exist ? All categories, including toys and collectibles, are affected by the tariffs.

We do not profit from the tariff fee ? In fact, we are giving up our full profit margin and taking on losses just to minimize the financial impact on our collectors.

Be cautious of too-good-to-be-true pricing ? Any company claiming they will not raise prices is either absorbing major losses or engaging in potentially illegal importing practices. Please be extremely careful when purchasing from such sources.

This is temporary ? As soon as tariffs are lifted or reduced, we will immediately remove the additional fee. We remain hopeful that this situation will be resolved soon.

Looking Ahead
We understand this is a difficult situation, and we?re actively exploring all options to protect our customers. One possibility under discussion is temporarily halting the release of certain collectibles (where we have control), until a trade agreement is reached between the U.S. and China. While this may result in longer delays than anyone would prefer, it may ultimately help shield both collectors and retailers from having to absorb these increasingly burdensome fees.

We sincerely appreciate your understanding, loyalty, and continued support during this challenging time. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.



Warm Regards,
Josh

CEO of Comic Concepts

[BMW///M3]

Originally Posted by Sonic Boom

The Trump effect:
NVIDIA will produce their AI supercomputers entirely in the U.S. and also produce $500 billion of AI infrastructure over the next four years.


Exactly. We have hundreds of millions of entitled people that want cheap junk right now. Even the "marginalized and oppressed" fake victims live better than the kings of old times. Our purchasing power is irreplaceable. But plenty of other countries are willing to produce trinkets and knick knacks for us.

This tariff situation is not ideal for anyone. China had a good thing going, but now many factories face bankruptcy. Their clothing market is collapsing. All the CCP had to do was not cheat. They manipulated their currency and didn't crackdown on slave wages and IP theft. Now here we are...

This Tariff situation is perfect and a must to protect our nation! We American and the world been stripped from manufactory anything in the name of companies CEO GREED.

CEO's love to use "cheap" to manipulate how we feel about tariffs and how bad they are. But the only ppl is getting hurt is the massive companies making their product in 3rd world countries and buying back billions on company shares. We the consumer don't get anything cheap. We had products made here in early 90's and things where fine! Do you think paying $40K for a Kia is cheap? Maybe if it comes with a little Korean in the trunk

[Butts]

Originally Posted by BMW///M3

This Tariff situation is perfect and a must to protect our nation! We American and the world been stripped from manufactory anything in the name of companies CEO GREED.

CEO's love to use "cheap" to manipulate how we feel about tariffs and how bad they are. But the only ppl is getting hurt is the massive companies making their product in 3rd world countries and buying back billions on company shares. We the consumer don't get anything cheap. We had products made here in early 90's and things where fine! Do you think paying $40K for a Kia is cheap? Maybe if it comes with a little Korean in the trunk

Do you really have to belittle the Korean people to make your point? I buy German, but I'll buy Korean any day over American simply for the pompous arrogance you and your ilk exhibit.

If you cared about American jobs you would have looked into NAFTA before signing it.The truth is nobody cared enough to read into NAFTA to do anything about it.

Anyways the world is de-dollarizing now, it's all about digital-rmb.

[Zombiez]

Even if the dollar weakens it will still remain king for the foreseeable future.

The American consumer and his dollar cannot be replaced so easily just because we elected one ridiculous president. However Trump has shown the world that they cannot just trust America therefore eventually they will break from the current global system and American global power will be weakened

[Sonic Boom]

Originally Posted by Butts

Do you really have to belittle the Korean people to make your point? I buy German, but I'll buy Korean any day over American simply for the pompous arrogance you and your ilk exhibit.

If you cared about American jobs you would have looked into NAFTA before signing it.The truth is nobody cared enough to read into NAFTA to do anything about it.

Anyways the world is de-dollarizing now, it's all about digital-rmb.

How did he belittle Koreans? He wants a Korean to come with the KIA (killed in action?), which I assume means a hot K-Pop type. What German cars do you recommend? I am looking at the BMW M3. I normally buy American pickup trucks to be cool and never tow anything. I will have to get used to the gas inlet being on the passenger side. Becoming arrogant and never using a turn signal will be easy though.

[BMW///M3]

Originally Posted by Butts

Do you really have to belittle the Korean people to make your point? I buy German, but I'll buy Korean any day over American simply for the pompous arrogance you and your ilk exhibit.

If you cared about American jobs you would have looked into NAFTA before signing it.The truth is nobody cared enough to read into NAFTA to do anything about it.

Anyways the world is de-dollarizing now, it's all about digital-rmb.

These Chinese car are made by forced labor! If anyone cared about humanity they wouldn't buy it. Because its not locals or workers that benefit from the sales its the communist dictatorship that wins.
But, the product is dirt cheap and ppl don't care about anything else but themselves.

NAFTA wa a joke and abused by China. Do you think Mexico ppl have a 401K, social security, medicare from their American companies abusing them there? No they don't! Its Great if you have a company there. Just hop on one foot and ur in America selling ur product for top dollar, hop on the other and ur manufacturing ur goods dirt cheap.

tariffs are needed to balance trade!

Bitcoin is great if your a gagnster

[Kefka2200]

Trumpers accusing people of being selfish... I've heard it all.

[Gen13]

I just have one question for the pro-trump folks here. If American CEOs moved plants and labour to China for dirt cheap wages originally (yes, slave wages are bad, we're in agreement), WHY are they going to pay 10X the cost, to build and hire Americans to do the same work? You think they moved their stuff originally, because they wanted less money?

Explain it to me like I'm 5. Why are CEOs and companies, suddenly going to have a soul and think "you know what? I don't care about stockholders and how much money I have in the bank anymore, let's hire locally (good, I agree) and pay them 5-10X as much. That'll be good for our bottom line.".

Does anyone think this is actually going to happen? Even in the 0.1% chance it does.... It'll take YEARS for this to happen, even if that was the plan.

Genuine questions, want to know.

[eternalblue02]

It takes 4 years+ for a supermarket to get zoned and built in my neighborhood. Billions of people aren’t waiting that long for commercial or industrial progress while everyday things skyrocket in cost and they lose money in their stock portfolios. It’s just not reality especially in our instant gratification society. Feeling the pain isn’t in our dna.

You would think the lesson of the last 4 years where things were okay and genuinely getting better after covid but blue collar Bob and Mary weren’t feeling it fast enough in their wallets would not be repeated again with a wrecking ball.

[MrYac]

Originally Posted by Gen13

I just have one question for the pro-trump folks here. If American CEOs moved plants and labour to China for dirt cheap wages originally (yes, slave wages are bad, we're in agreement), WHY are they going to pay 10X the cost, to build and hire Americans to do the same work? You think they moved their stuff originally, because they wanted less money?

Explain it to me like I'm 5. Why are CEOs and companies, suddenly going to have a soul and think "you know what? I don't care about stockholders and how much money I have in the bank anymore, let's hire locally (good, I agree) and pay them 5-10X as much. That'll be good for our bottom line.".

Does anyone think this is actually going to happen? Even in the 0.1% chance it does.... It'll take YEARS for this to happen, even if that was the plan.

Genuine questions, want to know.

Because if the tariffs work (not saying they will just explaining it to you in simple terms) it will cost them more money to do business out of China then it would to rebuild and do business domestically.