Warhammer40k - Different price around the world 2 [ENG]

exptrader in #hive-189497 • 9 months ago

Moin exptrader here, written from the Scottish coast

let's start with the introduction and the reason for this post with a quote I read in a forum

"The Warhammer figures are cheapest in Sweden"

This made me wonder how prices are generally distributed around the world. Since I'm trapped here on the ship anyway, I took the trouble to check the prices

I would like to emphasize that I have left out the shipping costs, as I am of the opinion that it is definitely not worth it. Unless you order in large quantities.
I have selected the following countries for my research

Germany
Taiwan
South Africa
Sweden
UK
America

So that you don't have to dig out the currency converter, I have written the prices in the current world currency, the US dollar.

And for absolute certainty, here are the websites where I looked

Germany
https://www.kutami.de/
Taiwan
https://www.whitedragongaming.com/?fbclid=IwAR1cJxoh6ZIXdKcBEnMJqFUyt6kjewcYIXSD9dqKSnMwO7ZaA3sT34giNFY
South Africa
https://www.swordandboard.co.za/
Sweden
https://snydepels.dk/en/collections/games-workshop-warhammer-40-000

Remark: Yes it is a Danish site but since Denmark is close to Sweden and the prices in Scandinavia are almost the same, you have to believe me here at this point

UK
https://www.waylandgames.co.uk/wargames-miniatures/wargames/warhammer-40-000
America
https://www.theroguetraders.com/

Lets go

Let's start our price analysis with the Space Marines: Primaris Redemptor Dreadnought

So that I don't write such long texts, I'll just write the countries and the sum on them. I'm curious to see how big the difference is
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Germany

48 USD

Taiwan

68 USD

South Africa

51 USD

Sweden

56 USD

UK

45 USD

America

63 USD

The prize winner here is England with USD 45, closely followed by the Germans with USD 48
The most expensive price is Taiwan with 68 USD
The statement that Sweden is cheaper here is not true.

But let's see if we can find out something different with another model

Let's see how the TAU Combat Patrol performs

Germany

108 USD

Taiwan

145 USD

South Africa

99 USD

Sweden

104 USD

The original site dont have the CP: TAU. so i found a swedish local onlineshop
https://www.spelochsant.se/produkt/gamesworkshop/warhammer40k/startcollecting/warhammer40kcombatpatroltauempire

UK

96 USD

America

136 USD

Here, too, England has the cheaper price range at USD 96, followed by South Africa at USD 99

The two most expensive are Taiwan and America (once again)

We realize it makes a difference what kind of Warhammer models you buy. It is of course very unfavorable if you live in a country where the Tau is overpriced and the one in England has twice the number of units

But we are not giving up and are looking at another model

Germany

43,50 USD

Taiwan

Not available in Taiwan

South Africa

43 USD

Sweden

47 USD

UK

38 USD

America

51 USD

As you might expect, England is the cheapest country here too. South Africa and Germany are Space Wolves friendly and it hardly makes a difference.

Taiwan doesn't seem to think much of Wulfen, I couldn't find this model on any other Taiwanese site either.

But we can say that collecting Warhammer figures in America is very cost intensive. I almost feel sorry for the guys over there.

Let's take a look at another model

This time we take to the skies and take a look at the Deathwatch Corvus

Germany

61 USD

Taiwan

80 USD

South Africa

63 USD

Sweden

64 USD

UK

56 USD

America

76 USD
Remark: in this site exist a discount and the OVP was 90 USD !!!

South America, Germany and Sweden are not much different and of course the UK store is the cheapest.

We can already say that the statement "In Sweden it is the cheapest refute "

What really surprises me is that the prices in Taiwan and America are very high.

This can of course have different factors: Customs, taxes, inflation etc

I know in any case that I will probably order my things from England, but only if I want to have several things. I will definitely keep an eye on the German and English prices.

Overall, it's important to really pay attention to how much you're paying. I think you can save money and buy one or two paints or brushes from the rest.

What did you think of the article, did anything surprise you or was it foreseeable?

I would be very happy to receive feedback

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new.things 9 months ago

I wonder if all the pricing differences is transport costs
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exptrader 9 months ago

The Transport cost on my Research are Not included.. that come one top

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alonicus 9 months ago

A useful analysis ! Here's a question; did you pick the cheapest seller you could find in each country, or just the first one the search engine gave you ? Wayland Games here in the UK are known for very heavy discounting.

It might be interesting to use a VPN and compare "official" Games Workshop prices in each country as well as third-party retailer ones. If you want a real shock, add Australia to the mix !

When I had a B&M shop (which I closed a few years ago and went back to purely online retail, when overhead increases and shoplifting meant the financials stopped making sense), GW one day changed the contract to specifically bar UK retailers from selling to customers in Australia. What I heard from Australian friends is that shortly after, having established a monopoly, they almost doubled the Australian prices including trade prices to Australian retailers. Very sharp practice !

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exptrader 9 months ago

You'll laugh, but my brother asked me exactly the same thing, why I hadn't looked through the GW stores.

Yes, some of the stores I chose were the first best that the search engine showed me and 2 of them (Germany and South Africa) were recommendations from zak and me that I use myself

I remember the new rules GW introduced for stores and I seem to remember that the best known one in the USA closed down because of it (which I think now has probably the biggest army in the world and is now playing a week long battle..I'll find out).

I think it's a good idea to shine a light on the GW stores and add Australia.

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exptrader 9 months ago

WTF

i was excited to see the price different. For example the Leo miniatures cost in Germany ca. 57 EUR ..in Australian 81 EUR that is a HUGE difference. In japan cost 62 EUR . In USA 64 Eur

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