The Tube Store Kills all USA Shipping

tallcoolone said:
You say that but this thread proves otherwise. No one is ‘suffering’ due to tariffs and our Fidelity accounts are doing great. It’s not like I need a steady supply of the things, I only have 9 tube amps so a couple dozen el34s would probably last me the rest of my lifetime. Hardly an emergency
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He’s only posting in this thread for one reason. And it doesn’t have anything to do with tubes. I almost guarantee he doesn’t own a tube amp. In fact it doesn’t even really have anything to do with tariffs. He only does one thing here. And he is incapable of keeping his retarded bullshit in OTC where it belongs. Because he’s a dick.
 
Floyd Eye said:
Most of the tubes in my amps are older than we are.
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Some of my guitars have strings on em from 5 years and still feel and sound OK whenever I pull it off wall to play. I use 10's but I think if they were 9's they would break real fast

A good reason to thin the herd!
 
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Starting Friday, President Trump's elimination of the de minimis shipping exemption that allowed low-value packages to arrive to the U.S. without trade duties went into effect.
These shipments represents 92% of all cargo arriving to the U.S., up to four million packages daily, and the loss of their duty-free status could result in new costs to small to medium-sized businesses estimated as high as $71 billion.
 
JDs Couch said:
Starting Friday, President Trump's elimination of the de minimis shipping exemption that allowed low-value packages to arrive to the U.S. without trade duties went into effect.
These shipments represents 92% of all cargo arriving to the U.S., up to four million packages daily, and the loss of their duty-free status could result in new costs to small to medium-sized businesses estimated as high as $71 billion.
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It’s a game of chicken and we know who will win.

Maybe I’ll buy some amps just to part out and capitalize on the issue!
 
JDs Couch said:
Starting Friday, President Trump's elimination of the de minimis shipping exemption that allowed low-value packages to arrive to the U.S. without trade duties went into effect.
These shipments represents 92% of all cargo arriving to the U.S., up to four million packages daily, and the loss of their duty-free status could result in new costs to small to medium-sized businesses estimated as high as $71 billion.
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Some business man. Dumb ass bankrupted his own businesses and now will bankrupt everyone else’s business. We will see…
 
tallcoolone said:
]No one is ‘suffering’ due to tariffs and our Fidelity accounts are doing great. It’s not like I need a steady supply of the things, I only have 9 tube amps so a couple dozen el34s would probably last me the rest of my lifetime. Hardly an emergency
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I'm not suffering financially because of this. At least not yet. Not until it starts to affect my stock portfolio. But I'm suffering in terms of the things I can purchase. For example, I'm trying to get original Iskra resistors for a vintage Marshall to keep it original. But I can't get them now. Because the only source is a seller on eBay in Bosnia or an online shop in the Netherlands. Neither can ship to the USA at this time. And when their carriers begin shipping to the USA again, I'm going to have to pay an $80 tariff on a $1 resistor. That's an 8,000% tax. In what world does that make sense?

This is just one small example.

My sneakers come from Italy.
My rock climbing shoes come from Italy.
The carabiners and harness I use to keep me safe come from France.
My rope and other misc. equipment comes from Germany.
The tires on my car come from Japan.
My guitar comes from Poland.
One of my amps comes from Canada.
My best-in-class scope for my long-range competition rifle comes from Canada.

Do I have quality things that come from the USA? Sure. But not everything can be made here or is made here. That's just the way the world works in 2025. This isn't 1927 anymore.
 
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7704A said:
La Sportiva
Petzl
Mamut They're Swiss, oops.

How'd I do?
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So close! Rope is Edelrid ;)

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FourT6and2 said:
I'm not suffering financially because of this. At least not yet. Not until it starts to affect my stock portfolio. But I'm suffering in terms of the things I can purchase. For example, I'm trying to get original Iskra resistors for a vintage Marshall to keep it original. But I can't get them now. Because the only source is a seller on eBay in Bosnia or an online shop in the Netherlands. Neither can ship to the USA at this time. And when their carriers begin shipping to the USA again, I'm going to have to pay an $80 tariff on a $1 resistor. That's an 8,000% tax. In what world does that make sense?

This is just one small example.

My sneakers come from Italy.
My rock climbing shoes come from Italy.
The carabiners and harness I use to keep me safe come from France.
My rope and other misc. equipment comes from Germany.
The tires on my car come from Japan.
My guitar comes from Poland.
One of my amps comes from Canada.
My best-in-class scope for my long-range competition rifle comes from Canada.

Do I have quality things that come from the USA? Sure. But not everything can be made here or is made here. That's just the way the world works in 2025. This isn't 1927 anymore.
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You need none of it.
 
japetus said:
You need none of it.
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Our lives are our own. Nobody gets to tell us what we do or do not need or want. You don't need a lot of things either, yet you have them. We live in a time and place where global trade and commerce is essential to living a happy life. If you want to talk about basic needs, then stick to the lowest level of Maslow's Hierarchy and call it a day. Food, shelter, breathing, clothing, air, and sleep. You really can't believe that's ALL anybody really needs. Give me a freakin' break.

"You don't... like... need stuff" is a wild claim. You don't need a guitar in order to literally survive and live. Sure, that's true. But that's not the country or world we live in.
 
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FourT6and2 said:
This is my life buddy, not yours. You don't get to tell me what I do or do not need or want. You don't need a lot of things either, yet you have them. We live in a time and place where global trade and commerce is essential to living a happy life. If you want to talk about basic needs, then stick to the lowest level of Maslow's Hierarchy and call it a day. Food, shelter, breathing, clothing, air, and sleep. You really can't believe that's ALL anybody really needs. Give me a freakin' break.
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You are correct in all you say.
 
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