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Saw this on Faeit212:

via Ryan from the Faeit 212 inbox wrote:i have been looking at the pricing on the latest release from GW being the Tau the prices on the entire new range of minis from this set.

here are the prices from US/AUS GW sites
Codex : Tau Empire 49.5 US 83 AUS
Riptide Battlesuit 85 US 90 AUS
XV8 Crisis Battlesuit Team 65 US 80 AUS
Sun Shark Bomber 65 US 76 AUS
XV88 Broadside Battlesuit 50 US 74 AUS
Hammerhead Gunship 60 US 85 AUS
Pathfinder Team 35 US 48 AUS
Cadre Fireblade 20 US 22 AUS
Commander Farsight 50 US 54 AUS
XV8 Battlesuit Commander 41 US 45 AUS
Darkstrider 19.25 US 28 AUS
Longstrike 16 US 26 AUS
Farsight Enclave Shoulder Pads 13.25 US 14 AUS

these prices are very much closer than any prior releases to date from recent years im not sure if it is the way things are going to go but it is currently cheaper to go to a GW store than Ebay for this range and shipping will make all these costs you more. the only thing not to meet parity is the Codex

Apologies if this is a duplicate. Anyone in Australia confirm/deny?

It looks like its not as crazy as most pricing but some of the stuff still seems odd
Codex : Tau Empire 49.5 US 83 AUS
XV88 Broadside Battlesuit 50 US 74 AUS

I guess shipping costs on the codex must be higher?

Out of curiosity, how much does the digital copy of the codex run ya'll?

The codex is a fixed size/weight item

Kits (can be) shipped as unboxed sprues & flatpack boxes then assembles when they arrive

 pretre wrote:
Apologies if this is a duplicate. Anyone in Australia confirm/deny?

Anyone able to hit the Australia flag on the GW website can confirm the prices.

You can't lower the Codex price in Australia without alarming everyone about the price disparity.
Concerning the other prices: It is more global prices reaching Australian level than the other way round

 pretre wrote:
Saw this on Faeit212:

via Ryan from the Faeit 212 inbox wrote:i have been looking at the pricing on the latest release from GW being the Tau the prices on the entire new range of minis from this set.

here are the prices from US/AUS GW sites
Codex : Tau Empire 49.5 US 83 AUSYes
Riptide Battlesuit 85 US 90 AUS Yes
XV8 Crisis Battlesuit Team 65 US 80 AUSYes
Sun Shark Bomber 65 US 76 AUS Yes
XV88 Broadside Battlesuit 50 US 74 AUS Yes
Hammerhead Gunship 60 US 85 AUS Yes
Pathfinder Team 35 US 48 AUS Yes
Cadre Fireblade 20 US 22 AUS Yes
Commander Farsight 50 US 54 AUS Yes
XV8 Battlesuit Commander 41 US 45 AUS Yes
Darkstrider 19.25 US 28 AUS Yes
Longstrike 16 US 26 AUS Yes
Farsight Enclave Shoulder Pads 13.25 US 14 AUS Yes

these prices are very much closer than any prior releases to date from recent years im not sure if it is the way things are going to go but it is currently cheaper to go to a GW store than Ebay for this range and shipping will make all these costs you more. the only thing not to meet parity is the Codex

Apologies if this is a duplicate. Anyone in Australia confirm/deny?

All those prices are correct, note that the only thing that wasn't released at a more reasonable price was the fireblade and darkstrider as they are still at the current price point for the single sprue plastic characters and single finecast characters respectively

 Kroothawk wrote:

 pretre wrote:
Apologies if this is a duplicate. Anyone in Australia confirm/deny?

Anyone able to hit the Australia flag on the GW website can confirm the prices.

I'm lazy.

cincydooley wrote:Out of curiosity, how much does the digital copy of the codex run ya'll?

$80. Dark Angels & Chaos have been $50 US, so I presume Tau will be the same. (as it's still Friday in the US as this is written, itunes America still has it as a preorder so I imagine it will be the same)
Obviously the data has further to travel hence the extra markup.

OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:The codex is a fixed size/weight item

Kits (can be) shipped as unboxed sprues & flatpack boxes then assembles when they arrive

The old soft cover prices here were $55 before the shift to hard cover, I think they were $30 US. I wouldn't think the weight on a codex is that much more than the old soft cover ones. Even allowing for the total extra weight of a new codex shipment over an old one, I'd say the larger price is because they can charge it here.

I could be wrong, but I think our mini's come packed from the factory. It would probably cost more in time and wages to have to compile them here, before shipping them to customers from the warehouse in Sydney.

 Kroothawk wrote:

Concerning the other prices: It is more global prices reaching Australian level than the other way round

That's actually what I was thinking....

Is that $50 USD for one Broadside!!!

Is that me or are there some nasty price rises in there?

 fullheadofhair wrote:
Is that $50 USD for one Broadside!!!

Is that me or are there some nasty price rises in there?

Yes. In fairness, new Broadside is bigger than the old one, and comes with more options. But it's still pricey.

GW lowered all their prices in Canada about 4 or 5 years ago when they realised everyone was ordering from the US. They were about 50% higher than US prices at the time (despite the CDN $ being close to parity with the US $). After the price change they were about 20% higher than US MSRP.

 Kroothawk wrote:

You can't lower the Codex price in Australia without alarming everyone about the price disparity.
Concerning the other prices: It is more global prices reaching Australian level than the other way round

^THIS! GW will bring up everyone else's prices to AU's prices before they lower AU to everyone else.

Kroothawk has it nailed in one. They can't push the prices up here in Australia, they've already got 1001 nails already in the coffin on this side of the hemisphere.

Must say though, despite the rubbish prices/corporate dickishness the release schedule is nice and the rules (going by the Tau stuff i'm reading now) look to be semi decent without much jumping out and screaming over powered.

So whilst i'd never buy anything new from GW again, they game appears to be becoming playable again with a level of nailbiting excitement.

Are codices really 80 bucks in aus at the moment?

That's ridiculous. I got out when I thought 55 dollars was extreme.

April fools?

They're actually $83. No joke either. They also raised the price of the digital books a couple of weeks back to match the price of the HARD COVER books. Yes, new levels of stupidity.

 pretre wrote:
Apologies if this is a duplicate. Anyone in Australia confirm/deny?

GBL wrote:
Are codices really 80 bucks in aus at the moment?

You guys do know in the bottom right corner of the GW site you can change country and see what prices are in different countries? You don't need an Australian to confirm, you can just check the site

 Morachi wrote:
They're actually $83. No joke either. They also raised the price of the digital books a couple of weeks back to match the price of the HARD COVER books. Yes, new levels of stupidity.

Is GW a cartoon wolf with dollar signs in place of its eyes?

Pricing is really confusing for the Tau releases I find. Some products are actually more expensive in Canada than Australia. For example, the Riptide is $100, the flyer and majority of the heroes are all more as well. This makes little sense seeing as the CAD has been pretty much on par or even higher than USD as of late. Yay for us being the new Australia!

 Morachi wrote:
They're actually $83. No joke either. They also raised the price of the digital books a couple of weeks back to match the price of the HARD COVER books. Yes, new levels of stupidity.

This I don't get. They should offer a digital version if you purchase the hardback version,. I know this goes against their money-raking philosophy, but why should I buy a hardback book when I can have all of the codices on my tablet to take to tournaments with me? Conversely, why should I purchase the digital version when I want to have a nice, glossy hardback book?

 Commander Cain wrote:
Yay for us being the new Australia!

I see GW's plan of making all nations hate them equally is working well...

...wait, what...

I find it hilarious that they took all the complaints from Australia and thought, "Ok, they want more comparable pricing, lets raise it in the countries they complain about". Actually, no, it makes me very sad.

This company harbours all the love/hate feelings of a relationship with a ball breaking ***** who's a tiger in the bedroom. You love playing with it, but dammit every fiber in your body tells you to walk away.

They'll never match US prices to OZ prices because the US minimum wage is lower.





Nope. Never going to leave that one alone.

Big dumb grin on my face H.B.M.C.

Well played sir, well played.

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
They'll never match US prices to OZ prices because the US minimum wage is lower.





Nope. Never going to leave that one alone.

Obama has been talking about raising the US minimum wage, this is GW being responsive and getting out in front of that possibility! Didn't you want GW to be more responsive to changes in the marketplace?

Levity aside, at least Australia isn't the only ones being screwed anymore?

 H.B.M.C. wrote:
They'll never match US prices to OZ prices because the US minimum wage is lower.





Nope. Never going to leave that one alone.

Well played sir.
Well played

 fullheadofhair wrote:
Is that $50 USD for one Broadside!!!

Let's just say, for 450$ you get a fine competitive Heavy Support

 ironicsilence wrote:
It looks like its not as crazy as most pricing but some of the stuff still seems odd
Codex : Tau Empire 49.5 US 83 AUS
XV88 Broadside Battlesuit 50 US 74 AUS

I guess shipping costs on the codex must be higher?

The codex won't be a different price, because GW don't do that. Kits have a more mutable price because, well, they have different components. The Broadside hitting the $74au mark was surprising - considering the size, I expected it to hit the $83au bracket, where the Carnifex, a kit of similar size with a large amount of options, sits.

Going through the rest:
Riptide Battlesuit 85 US 90 AUS Dreadknight sized kit in the Dreadknight price bracket. Expected price.
XV8 Crisis Battlesuit Team 65 US 80 AU 3 large models in a box - normal price for this is $91 (Thunderwolves, Bloodcrushers, etc). Surprisingly low.
Sun Shark Bomber 65 US 76 AUS Regular non-heavy flyer price. Expected.
Hammerhead Gunship 60 US 85 AUS Slightly more expensive than the Predator. Expected.
Pathfinder Team 35 US 48 AUS Standard non-Space Marine infantry squad price. Expected.
Cadre Fireblade 20 US 22 AUS Standard single frame clampack plastic character price. Expected.
Commander Farsight 50 US 54 AUS Standard mid sized Finecast character price. Expected.
XV8 Battlesuit Commander 41 US 45 AUS Standard mid sized Finecast non-Special character price. Expected.
Darkstrider 19.25 US 28 AUS Standard finecast small model price. Expected.
Longstrike 16 US 26 AUS Only comparitive model is Pask - nearly double the cost, normal for a Finecast price difference. Expected.
Farsight Enclave Shoulder Pads 13.25 US 14 AUS Cheap for finecast conversion packs. Surprisingly low.

So yeah, a couple of things are cheaper than expected, a price bracket down generally. Most are priced like normal for us. It seems the stuff they think will have problems selling - the triple pack Crisis suits and new Broadside, due to exisiting players having them already, were priced lower than expected, probably to get some sales. Everything else was put at normal pricing for us.

I think the main reason it seems it's better is the US copped the full price hike last year, while we only got some of it, things like small Finecast squad boxes (eg aspect warriors). The majority of the price hike didn't hit Australia, so prices are looking closer than usual.

Although are all of these likely to change again on 1st June, or is that just Europe and the US?

I wonder if the UK and Euro prices are also higher than normal, more in line with the AU ones?

I know i could go look in the UK store, but I have no way of knowing if what im seeing is typical or not.