Well that's very bad. This is gonna hit the convention and online store scenes hard. - ThreadSky

mikeluckas.bsky.social • 23 days ago

Well that's very bad. This is gonna hit the convention and online store scenes hard.

Just a heads up for anyone buying stuff from China or Hong Kong, USPS inbound services are suspended until further notice - about.usps.com/newsroom/ser...

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clya-lyren.bsky.social•23 days ago

Thankfully, presently it doesn’t extend to private carriers, only USPS and many overseas orders ship private first with only the final mile delivery being USPS (which this will have no effect on)

It’s still anxiety inducing and I’m watching carefully for what the private carriers will do too

mikeluckas.bsky.social•23 days ago

I can't find any info on if this extends to UPS , Fedex, etc too too, but if anyone knows more please let me know.

bridoof.bsky.social•23 days ago

Tbh imma have to look into this tomorrow and will let you know what I find. It may affect my day job too if it reaches FedEx…

mikeluckas.bsky.social•23 days ago

thank you, please let me know if you hear anything 🙏💖

thebourgyman.bsky.social•23 days ago

I've read this on an artist alley group I'm a member of. I'm in Canada so this doesn't affect us for the moment, but my thoughts go to y'all artist friends from the US waiting for stuff from their Chinese manus.

mikeluckas.bsky.social•23 days ago

I think the last part is how my stuff is usually delivered, so I'm just gonna have to cross my fingers and hope it shows up with another carrier 🙃

finfixation.bsky.social•23 days ago

I read that it does not.

brandonsipes.bsky.social•22 days ago

It seems like the ban has been lifted, but no reason for the original suspension has been given (which is disconcerting)

radiostarkiller.bsky.social•23 days ago

we're gonna be so cooked if it extends to them too ughhhh

mikeluckas.bsky.social•23 days ago

fuck, I just ordered my patreon cards. I have no idea if those will show up now.

molicioushat.bsky.social•23 days ago

I hope they come in!

quetzalcoatl2k.bsky.social•23 days ago

My advice to everyone at this point is to invest in a resin 3D printer and some paint to make your own pins. Sure it won't be the same as metal ones, but you'll be surprised at the scary amount of detail you can get out of a 3D printed pin.

kevinfagaragan.bsky.social•23 days ago

oh no...

king-ste-ste-steve.bsky.social•22 days ago

Fortunately the ban got lifted but I wouldn't be surprised if it got randomly put in place again

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/lifting-a-ban-imposed-a-day-earlier-us-postal-service-flip-flops-on-hong-kong-china-packages

scratchyderose.bsky.social•22 days ago

JFC…

hadesselch.bsky.social•23 days ago

i think it's gonna hit everything, frankly. so much of our stuff is made in china. electronics are gonna be awful.

hadesselch.bsky.social•23 days ago

oh shit

kaaboose.bsky.social•23 days ago

Oof!
And here I am getting mad I’m not allowed to import a physical copy of Interspecies Reviewer’s into my country.

jmesofficial.bsky.social•23 days ago

Ouch. Hopefully This Can Be Routed For The Good Of Us.... :(

skyfarron.bsky.social•23 days ago

That’s devastating! I JUST got my orders, I can’t believe I almost waited. This is a crazy thing to happen, that’s like shutting down the Silk Road. Amazon wouldn’t exist the way it is today if they’d done this in 2008 during eBay’s hayday, that was when the current shipping foundations solidified.

xuelder.neocities.org•23 days ago

Hobbyist Electronics are fucked.

badideasociety.bsky.social•22 days ago

It is like the pandemic but without the illnesses.

Trump can't even handle eras of relative calm without screwing everything up.

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