Tariffs...what to make of them.

If we get a new president in three years after tariffs have caused everyone to raise prices, and the new president removed them, will companies then lower their prices back down to pre-tariff pricing?
I’m afraid that once the tariff gets absorbed into the price of the item, as opposed to a surcharge, there will be no going back.
 
Dave Taylor said:
My buddy bought a really cheap cycling kit discounted from Australia last week. Then Fedex handed him a $200 tariff. Ouch.
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one piece crank said:
And the de minimus (<$800) exemption expires Friday.
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I bought some parts from Italy that did not amount to the $800 limit for customs to be applied (at least not until 8/29/2025), no tariffs or customs fees but UPS invoiced me $6 for handling customs, not a significant amount for one package but multiplied by the million packages UPS imports every day maybe a significant number, not sure what has changed that would trigger this new fee...as much as politicians obviously have a front and center role in determining our lives, let's not forget greed.

Also... @Patrick why am I seeing this thread? I thought I blocked it months ago.
 
mtn said:
If we get a new president in three years after tariffs have caused everyone to raise prices, and the new president removed them, will companies then lower their prices back down to pre-tariff pricing?
I’m afraid that once the tariff gets absorbed into the price of the item, as opposed to a surcharge, there will be no going back.
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It will likely depend on the item in question and other market competition factors.

One can see manufacturers dropping prices in order to increase sales or gain market share.
 
I wonder what all of this has done to eBay sales, since it seems like so many of their listings have gone to overseas vendors. Personally, I haven't looked into listing anything there since they stopped payments to PayPal.
 
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