leviegalapon Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/13/this-is-why-the-euro-is-collapsing/ Going down in value of course. Apparently its going to be less than a US dollar by the summer. This pertains to us since it makes purchases from Euro distros easier. And in a strange way would make purchasing from Euro distros cheaper than buying from US distros that have European releases. Case in point, Deathwish had the Raein LP for around $18 PPD. But, if you go to the React With Protest (Euro) store you could get the same LP now for $12.50 PPD! That's more than a $5 savings! Of course you would still have to gamble on waiting for your LP to arrive, if it arrives at all, but hey that's the name of the game. Its interesting to see how much lower the Euro goes. Anyone else interested in getting some Euro releases? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedshabazz Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I would love this. I have alot of releases i hold off on buying from euro sites because it costs an arm and a leg to ship here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 wait a record from Europe is $12 ppd. How is that possible. Exchange rate or not that makes no sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 This also doesn't change shipping times either. If I have to spend a couple bucks more to not have international shipping I'd do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Family Friendly Rap God Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 This excites me. Might order some albums I've been holding off on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
̮ ɤ ̮ Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Buying records from the US always sucked since USPS raised their rates, but now with the exchange rates going down I haven't bought anything abroad for a while. Good for you Americans, but for all Europeans it's a nightmare. Breezus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviegalapon Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 wait a record from Europe is $12 ppd. How is that possible. Exchange rate or not that makes no sense. That's just how low the Euro is going. The LP was 9 euros with a 3.50 euro postage quote from React with Protest. Brings it to a total of about $12.50! The exchange rate right now is almost 1 Euro to 1 USD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviegalapon Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Buying records from the US always sucked since USPS raised their rates, but now with the exchange rates going down I haven't bought anything abroad for a while. Good for you Americans, but for all Europeans it's a nightmare. Sorry to hear about that bro I thought about how it would be more expensive for you guys to buy from the US. Hopefully the lowered exchange rate brings more US investment into Europe to help out your economy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviegalapon Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 I would love this. I have alot of releases i hold off on buying from euro sites because it costs an arm and a leg to ship here. I agree, but hopefully the lowered Euro will offset postage. Interestingly, I got a 3.50 euro postage quote from a distro there which would now equate to $3.50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
̮ ɤ ̮ Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 3.50€ is only possible in Germany though. There's a loophole which allows to send records up to 500g for that cheap (or 1000g for 7€). leviegalapon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarostino Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Looks like the times of amazingly cheap records bought from amazon.com are over for now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradedOnACurve Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Yeah I just bought so something from Kings Road EU and it was 27 Euros which surprisingly came out to $29. I knew something was up because that's cheaper than it has been for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gutzonborglum Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 3.50€ is only possible in Germany though. There's a loophole which allows to send records up to 500g for that cheap (or 1000g for 7€). I've grabbed quite a few things from Germany over the last couple of months. I can't believe how cheap the shipping was, which included insurance/tracking. It also actually took less time to get from Germany to the US than it did to get from NY to NC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Yeah this is good, but I can just see the regular/base price of an item going up because sellers don't want to lose money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monklover Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Looks like the times of amazingly cheap records bought from amazon.com are over for now... tru dat. The secondary sellers were locked into something like $3.99 shipping, then with the higher Euro value, things would come out to 7 -8 euros or more cheaper than anywhere else. I never had any problems with overseas shipping. One record arrived a bit warped, but playable, but I can't say that was from shipping. Anyway, getting deals on vinyl is probably the last thing to be worrying about regarding the dropping Euro (and it's not like the reason it's dropping is because the dollar is doing so great), but it still sucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedshabazz Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 So pretty much your saying we need to make a list of germany based distros so we can get cheap european shipping... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catalinacaper Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Glad my three month paid internship in Germany was last summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
̮ ɤ ̮ Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 So pretty much your saying we need to make a list of germany based distros so we can get cheap european shipping... Not sure if all offer the cheap shipping option, as it's not insured or trackable. But some may do, if you ask them for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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