Did I miss something ?  I ordered some stuff from the UK, came to 30.00GBP ... Now that used to be about $60USD, + or - ...  Now when I go to the currency converter ... it comes out to about $45USD ?!?    So tell me if I'm wrong ... did I miscalculate some how ?   But if this is so ... soundsl like it would be a good time to order from the UK(say E/W, GZG, Brigade, etc.)with the USD to GBP rate being so good ?!    So watz up with dis ?!?!?!?    Us Yanks want to know !!!

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Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

The value of the £ has collapsed recently so you are correct - its about on par with the euro now

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So ... maybe I should buy some E/W now ?!?  Yes !?    Thanks Steve !!  

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Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

I've found this site to be very useful when ordering from companies outside the US:
Exchange rates

Unfortunate for some US distributors of UK products, as it's now cheaper (postage included, depending on the company's shipping policies) to order directly from the UK than it is to purchase from the domestic distributor. Barring the fact that the US distributor of E/W didn't have any of the items I wanted in stock, my order directly from E/W in the UK saved me over $20 compared to the domestic prices (I ordered enough to qualify for free shipping as well).

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Most currencies are devaluing except the USD.  With the global economic downturn (read: meltdown) you saw deflation kick in.  Typical safe havens like gold suffered because banks were selling of their bullion to cover their asseTs ('T' is optional) and everyone started buying T-Bills which strenthened the dollar.

Enjoy it while it lasts... My guess is somewhere around September/October 2009 this will radically change.

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E/W US Distrib is Chaos Orc ? Yes ?  Or ?!       And I hope you are correct Mosy ... Sept/Oct '09 is a long time to get cheap stuff from the UK !!  

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Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

Yes. For example, Chaos Orc has the Guild Rapid Response Patrol (bikers) pack for $8, while it's 3.95gbp, which as today's exchange rate is $5.77 (and a little lower than when I ordered last weekend). Now I just have to cobble together enough of a DRM order to qualify for free shipping, and I'll be set for a spell.  

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God, I hope I am wrong! Or we are all totally and completely screwed.  The only way the exchange rate changes at this point (IMO) is if people lose confidence in the dollar in which case it will be the the next to last 'bubble' to burst (the last being the 'debt bubble').

But this is probably not what you wanted to read nor completely appropriate for this forum.

Enjoy the New Year, everyone!  Great prices on all things U.K.!!

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It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I've got my Milkbone underwear on.

Yes, Chaos Orc is the only Yank that carries E/W.  But he has not going get any of the new stuff ... He's going to wait until he sells the old stuff off.  Well, You have convinced me ... I will be making an E/W order and maybe even a GZG Order in the very near future !    Thanks for the intel Boyz !  

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Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

FRoA: #162 Even in the worst of times someone turns a profit.  

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Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."

And it really helps me purchase 'research' pieces from Forge World!

Man, it's about frickin' time!  I have so many things to order from Old Crow, GZG, Brigade Models... I need a government subsidy.

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Yup.  The dollar tanked early this year, in part because investors began looking at oil as a safe haven (and probably because it was thought that the U.S. economic problems were its own alone.  Of course a global recession makes oil look bad, while Iceland's collapse makes clear just how dire the global economic situation is -- at which point investors fly back to the dollar... perhaps out of habit and reflex, perhaps for political reasons.

Eventually, however, investors will return to reevaluating the fundamentals behind the US$.

Eventually, however, investors will return to reevaluating the fundamentals behind the US$.

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It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I've got my Milkbone underwear on.

The GBP has actually dropped against nearly all currencies, so it is a good time for most to order from the UK. I know that I am enjoying a pound that only costs 1.76 CDN as opposed to 2.20-2.40 (as it was about 3 years ago)! I feel for people in the UK, though.