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I know I may sound like a douche, but the only thinkg tha concerns me about brexit is the miniatures market. Ebay.uk was the source for many cheap warhammer stuff that I bought second hand. What will happen now with ebay stuff and GW official site? Are we going to pay feth load of custom taxes like we pay now for stuff from US or China?

You have a few years still to buy anything you want.

Yeah.

Predicting the future is really tough. If you'd asked any politically engaged American a year ago if Trump would be the Republican nominee... or asked any politically engaged Brit a year ago if Brexit would happen... you would have been laughed at! So, with that caveat, here are my guesses:

Right now -- this is the best time for non-UK people to buy from Forgeworld, eBay UK, UK-based retailers, etc. The pound is weaker than it has been since 1985. It's like the whole country is on a 10% off sale.

In 2-3 years when Brexit actually happens -- buying/selling between the UK and the rest of Europe gets much more expensive, because all that free trade / common market stuff goes out the window. Personally I will likely back far fewer Kickstarters and buy much less stuff from European suppliers at this point.

In 4-5 years expect the UK to be in a deep recession/depression. Many businesses will fail. On the upside, house prices will finally go down. Creatives (writers, artists etc.) who primarily sell outside the UK will do OK. I may start designing RPGs again.

In 6-7 years, with the collapse of the regular political and economic order, UK citizens can choose to back either Lord Humungous, Auntie Entity, or Immortan Joe. Elections will be replaced with Road Wars and/or Thunderdome.

 Ian Sturrock wrote:


In 6-7 years, with the collapse of the regular political and economic order, UK citizens can choose to back either Lord Humungous, Auntie Entity, or Immortan Joe. Elections will be replaced with Road Wars and/or Thunderdome.

Exalted. There is that humor I expected.

Buy Forgeworld. Effectively, their prices have dropped 10%.

 gunslingerpro wrote:

 Ian Sturrock wrote:


In 6-7 years, with the collapse of the regular political and economic order, UK citizens can choose to back either Lord Humungous, Auntie Entity, or Immortan Joe. Elections will be replaced with Road Wars and/or Thunderdome.

Exalted. There is that humor I expected.

TWO MP's ENTER! ONE MP LEAVES!!!!

 Verviedi wrote:
Buy Forgeworld. Effectively, their prices have dropped 10%.

Yeah, you Yanks would be crazy not to take advantage of this. I think I've read reports of the pound rising in value as the Bank of England does 'damage control' to put it simply.

I have my fingers crossed that seeing as GW (and attached FW) is a multinational corporation and the US allows free movement of capital into its borders that GW will just pick up and move overseas to the US as its HQ. I can't see GW shareholders forcing GW to stay in Englandia if its economy tanks (as they might need those paychecks lol).

I can't see very many MNCs staying in Englandia period if their economy tanks.

I may also just be hoping that I can more easily order FW in the next 2 years haha.

 Verviedi wrote:
Buy Forgeworld. Effectively, their prices have dropped 10%.

They should reduce the prices twice to get people buy

Placed my FW just now

If GW are smart, even a long, UK-local recession should be survivable, and even thrivable in.

Most people still buy luxury stuff even during a recession. So the UK market should do OK. If anything, a recession means cheaper rent and wages on those expensive retail outlets GW loves.

Manufacturing minis and rules in the UK will get cheaper. GW already pays less than market rate in wages, but it will be able to drop them further if the UK as a whole is in recession. Lower housing costs and higher unemployment are beneficial to employers.

Selling to the rest of the world will be good, because the £ will still be low in value. Basically as long as most of your costs are in £ and most of your income is not in £, you can do fine.

 Verviedi wrote:
Buy Forgeworld. Effectively, their prices have dropped 10%.

Stockpile now. Perhaps a certain scammer will actually be able to buy the "thousands of dollars of FW inventory" he claimed to own...

 Verviedi wrote:
Buy Forgeworld. Effectively, their prices have dropped 10%.

You antipodeans should go buy FW now - it'll be cheaper than buying local GW

30k was popular before down under. Now, though...

 kronk wrote:

 Verviedi wrote:
Buy Forgeworld. Effectively, their prices have dropped 10%.

Stockpile now. Perhaps a certain scammer will actually be able to buy the "thousands of dollars of FW inventory" he claimed to own...

Who is this scammer? I think I may have missed something.

 Verviedi wrote:
Buy Forgeworld. Effectively, their prices have dropped 10%.

I saw people on Facebook Warhammer group saying that now is the time to buy because the £ is so weak compared to the dollar.

I feel bad for the Brits that the pound is taking such a huge hit, and the uncertainty will likely keep it down for some time. The financial implications are huge and could have disastrous effects on investments and retirement plans.

That being said, a strong dollar and weak pound means miniature purchases from the UK look much more affordable. I have had my eye on some Magister Militum stuff and 15mm.co.uk is running an across the board sale.

 jmurph wrote:
I feel bad for the Brits that the pound is taking such a huge hit, and the uncertainty will likely keep it down for some time. The financial implications are huge and could have disastrous effects on investments and retirement plans.

That being said, a strong dollar and weak pound means miniature purchases from the UK look much more affordable. I have had my eye on some Magister Militum stuff and 15mm.co.uk is running an across the board sale.

Don't feel bad for me, I've barely got any pounds anyway, so a drop in the pound is the least of my concerns

I get paid in the UK and work abroad.
I've effectively taken a 10% pay cut in the last day or so.
That's all my gaming spending on hold for the foreseeable future.