
Wyrdl |

So I am just getting into the miniature collecting hobby and I am wondering where I start. I've found a couple of webshops in the Netherlands but most of them only have some very low stock of Pathfinder mini's or none at all. So my question is, what are some good places to buy boosters, singles etc. Doesn't have to be Netherlands only, EU is okay! Importing from US is way to expensive though. Any tips?

Mercury141 |

The summoner (http://summoner.nl/) sells some Pathfinder Battles, but not a lot and no singles. I've also been looking but this is the only webshop that sells this in the Netherlands that I've found so far.
EDIT: Also, if there are any others from the Netherlands, it might behoove us to set up a way to keep in touch to promote trades and such.

MrVergee |

I've ordered two batches of singles from US based sellers on e-bay recently and ended up paying a ridiculous amount to Belgian customs and taxes (about 50 % of what I paid, and yes, they charge you on the total sum, which includes shipping).
There are some EU sellers on e-bay as well, at least one in the UK and one in France, but they usually don't get their stock until later, so if you miss their new batch, you risk missing out on some of the rarer or more popular mini's. By then it is usually harder to find them for a decent price in the US as well and shipping costs make it unwise to order just one or two mini's from over the Atlantic. So you have two choices, wait for the EU sellers to get their products in and risk missing out on some of the figs you want or buy them in the US and pay a huge amount to your government (I feel inclined to use some bad language here, but I won't because of messageboard etiquette, not out of respect for my country in this issue).
I'd certainly be interested in learning where to get single mini's in the EU for a decent price.

Wyrdl |

The summoner (http://summoner.nl/) sells some Pathfinder Battles, but not a lot and no singles. I've also been looking but this is the only webshop that sells this in the Netherlands that I've found so far.
EDIT: Also, if there are any others from the Netherlands, it might behoove us to set up a way to keep in touch to promote trades and such.
Yes, I like summoner, good prices! I think I will buy a brick from the upcoming series.
I agree, we need to keep in touch so we can trade with fellow dutchies and belgians! Any ideas on this?
Wyrdl |

I've ordered two batches of singles from US based sellers on e-bay recently and ended up paying a ridiculous amount to Belgian customs and taxes (about 50 % of what I paid, and yes, they charge you on the total sum, which includes shipping).
I was afraid of that yeah, that sucks man. Let's stay in touch though, think of a way to get a Benelux trade going or something. I'm sure there are more people around these parts that collect them.

Corentin Naisse |
I'm belgian too and have a tough time finding a shop with affordable price.
Up to now, I bought from Tritex.Uk. They have good price (I bought the shattered star since they where the less pricey at 15 euro/box shipped).
I also bought from the us with mixed results :
- From a guy who was reselling some boosters from his case (at 15 euro/box also)
- From TrollAndToad, but those funny guys get the good idea to write down the value of the parcel times 6 on the package (the total price was 17.44$ for a booster of golarion and 5x undead horde and they noted 6 items on the CN22 export form, so the guys at the belgian customs made 17.44*6 = 104.64$, so they asked 33 euros of customs on a 13 euro parcel ... nice way to go !) I asked the customs to change the form since I had all bills and paypal to proves my case but they said that I needed to submit a file and they ask 85 euro to do that...
- My local reseller in Belgium (Case Depart) asks 18 euro per booster ! and 4 euro for a builder set figure (undead horde, goblins)
That's just insane when you compare to respectively 10$ and 1.5$ on trollandtoad (if only I didn't get stolen by the customs).