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Trump Tariffs Cause Chaos on Ebay as Every Hobby Becomes Logistical Minefield | Buying anything from overseas just became far more complicated, slow, and expensive.


Buying cameras, retro games, board games, skincare, flashlights, sex toys, watches, and anything else from overseas just became far more complicated, slow, and expensive.

The Trump administration is throwing various hobbies enjoyed by Americans into chaos and is harming small businesses domestically and abroad with its ever-changing tariff structure that is turning the United States into a hermit kingdom. I feel like entry level to this hobby is going to get hit especially hard.” Another meme posted to the community under the title “ Shopping on eBay be like this now ” reads “The age of the Canon Mint++ is over. The de-minimis exemption, which allowed people to buy things internationally without paying tariffs if the items cost less than $800, made it very easy and less expensive to get into hobbies like film photography, retro video games, and vintage fashion, to name a few.

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