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Online Retailers Report Effective Changes as a Result of Tariffs
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<blockquote data-quote="LBD &quot;Nytetrayn&quot;" data-source="post: 161753" data-attributes="member: 20"><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]27379[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>In light of recent events, online toy retailers are starting to feel the crunch as a result of the tariff war that is going on. This has prompted at least two such retailers, Allspark.com sponsors <a href="https://www.allspark.com/home/threads/tfsource-news-mpg-17-optimus-prime-robosen-flagship-bumblebee-fans-toys-and-more.3398/unread" target="_blank">TFsource</a> and <a href="https://www.allspark.com/home/threads/bbts-news-the-tick-tony-the-tiger-monster-high-wwe-baki-jurassic-world-more.3394/unread" target="_blank">BigBadToyStore</a>, to issue statements about how this will affect their ability to conduct business and you, the consumer, at this point in time.</p><p></p><p>First, from TFsource, in an email titled "Note About Tariffs and Their Impact on Collectibles":</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Similarly, BigBadToyStore Founder and President Joel Boblit had this to say in an email of his own:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In addition, The Toy Book has posted their own report on the matter and how it's affecting those in the business of making children (and adults) happy:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Toy Association, which runs a charity called "<a href="https://toyfoundation.org/" target="_blank">The Toy Foundation</a>", numerous shows each year such as Toy Fair (among other things), is trying to push back:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You can read the full report here. (Thanks, Steevy Maximus!)</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, there has been no word as of yet from Hasbro themselves about how this might affect their operations going forward, including their online Hasbro Pulse store. But this may be to be expected, as things have been in a constant state of flux with regards to the tariffs this week alone, even prompting video game manufacturer Nintendo to push back the official start date for pre-ordering their recently-announced Nintendo Switch 2 console in the <a href="https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch-2/553133/pre-orders-delayed-trump-tariff" target="_blank">United States</a> and <a href="https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/04/08/nintendo-switch-2-pre-orders-canada-delay/" target="_blank">Canada</a> -- the latter only hours before they were due to open on April 9th. </p><p></p><p>If you'd like to discuss how this affects you, or anything else you've heard from any other retailers or manufacturers, you can do so in the comments below, or in <a href="https://www.allspark.com/home/threads/hasbr-uh-oh.2606/page-14" target="_blank">the "Hasbr-uh-oh" thread</a> that is already in progress (suffice to say, this isn't the first blow they've received in recent).</p><p></p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><td><a href="https://www.allspark.com/home/forums/" target="_blank">Allspark Forums</a></td><td><a href="https://discord.gg/allspark" target="_blank">Discord Server</a></td><td><a href="https://twitter.com/AllsparkNews" target="_blank">Twitter/X</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.facebook.com/theallspark" target="_blank">Facebook Page</a></td><td><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/allspark.com/" target="_blank">Bluesky</a></td><td><a href="https://www.instagram.com/allspark_com/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instagram</a></td></tr></table></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LBD "Nytetrayn", post: 161753, member: 20"] [CENTER][ATTACH type="full"]27379[/ATTACH][/CENTER] In light of recent events, online toy retailers are starting to feel the crunch as a result of the tariff war that is going on. This has prompted at least two such retailers, Allspark.com sponsors [URL='https://www.allspark.com/home/threads/tfsource-news-mpg-17-optimus-prime-robosen-flagship-bumblebee-fans-toys-and-more.3398/unread']TFsource[/URL] and [URL='https://www.allspark.com/home/threads/bbts-news-the-tick-tony-the-tiger-monster-high-wwe-baki-jurassic-world-more.3394/unread']BigBadToyStore[/URL], to issue statements about how this will affect their ability to conduct business and you, the consumer, at this point in time. First, from TFsource, in an email titled "Note About Tariffs and Their Impact on Collectibles": Similarly, BigBadToyStore Founder and President Joel Boblit had this to say in an email of his own: In addition, The Toy Book has posted their own report on the matter and how it's affecting those in the business of making children (and adults) happy: The Toy Association, which runs a charity called "[URL='https://toyfoundation.org/']The Toy Foundation[/URL]", numerous shows each year such as Toy Fair (among other things), is trying to push back: You can read the full report here. (Thanks, Steevy Maximus!) Unfortunately, there has been no word as of yet from Hasbro themselves about how this might affect their operations going forward, including their online Hasbro Pulse store. But this may be to be expected, as things have been in a constant state of flux with regards to the tariffs this week alone, even prompting video game manufacturer Nintendo to push back the official start date for pre-ordering their recently-announced Nintendo Switch 2 console in the [URL='https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch-2/553133/pre-orders-delayed-trump-tariff']United States[/URL] and [URL='https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/04/08/nintendo-switch-2-pre-orders-canada-delay/']Canada[/URL] -- the latter only hours before they were due to open on April 9th. If you'd like to discuss how this affects you, or anything else you've heard from any other retailers or manufacturers, you can do so in the comments below, or in [URL='https://www.allspark.com/home/threads/hasbr-uh-oh.2606/page-14']the "Hasbr-uh-oh" thread[/URL] that is already in progress (suffice to say, this isn't the first blow they've received in recent). [TABLE] [TR] [TD][URL='https://www.allspark.com/home/forums/']Allspark Forums[/URL][/TD] [TD][URL='https://discord.gg/allspark']Discord Server[/URL][/TD] [TD][URL='https://twitter.com/AllsparkNews']Twitter/X[/URL][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][URL='https://www.facebook.com/theallspark']Facebook Page[/URL][/TD] [TD][URL='https://bsky.app/profile/allspark.com/']Bluesky[/URL][/TD] [TD][URL='https://www.instagram.com/allspark_com/?hl=en']Instagram[/URL][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]
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