Unable to sell to EU customers (IOSS, import VAT, Etsy)

I am sorry that I am no longer taking orders in the Inked Adventures Etsy store from customers in EU countries in Europe, due to repeated failings in the new IOSS import tax system which means those customers are having items delayed and being charged tax twice plus extra handling charges. Etsy’s IOSS registration details are not being recognised by local post services. I can no longer afford to provide refunds for the overpayments of import tax. Hopefully this situation will be resolved soon. This limitation is only with physical items which I sell in my Etsy store: cards and dice trays. Digital downloads from DriveThru and the OBS sites are unaffected. UK customers can still enjoy free first class delivery.

-Billiam Babble / Will M. 14.12.21

UPDATE 5th January 2022

** EU Europe Customers please be advised: I am now taking orders again from customers in EU Europe.  Failings in the new IOSS import tax system EU customers may have items delayed and will be charged tax twice plus extra handling charges.  I have taken advice from both Etsy and Royal Mail, but my customers are still charged.  I am no longer able to offer refunds for the overpayment of import tax and the situation is beyond my control.  ** WM.

Arcadian Ruins Pack 4

 

Arcadian Ruins Pack 4 10x10 forest tiles are now available to buy and download on DriveThruRPG.

Inked Adventures Arcadian Ruins Pack 4
on DTRPG

Arcadian Ruins Pack 3 – Forest Themed Tiles

 Arcadian Ruins Pack 3, printable tiles and graphics, is now available to buy and download on DriveThruRPG (and affiliated sites).

Arcadian Ruins Pack 3 
on DTRPG

10 unique hand drawn printable 10"x10" tile designs.
PDF options: Colour, B/W Line Art
with or without Grids
Letter size or A4 size 

Mock-up of possible layout employing the
“Line Art with Grid” printed tiles

Arcadian Ruins Pack 2 Forest Themed Tiles on DTRPG

Pack 2 of the Arcadian Ruins tiles is now available to purchase and download on DriveThruRPG. The pack contains PDFs for printing tiles for use with minis at the game table along with JPG files for importing into virtual tabletop programs.

10 printable tile designs in colour and monochrome line art, with and without grids, plus JPG graphs for VTT programs. Available now on DriveThruRPG.

Counterfeit Map & Dice Playing Cards

I'm finding pirated copies of my Inked Adventures Map & Dice playing cards. They even use my own product photos.

The following sites are NOT legitimate sellers of my products and are possibly criminal in nature.

Lakefeesc
Yansauet
EDCgadget (on Amazon)
Wishmanhelen.en.made-in-china

Any one selling identical cards under a brand called "Lacesi" are selling fakes.  Sometimes they appear on the Alibaba sites.  I do NOT sell through Alibaba.

I DO NOT receive any income from those sites.

I also do not sell through Amazon.  I am currently unable to list my cards on Amazon because, despite being the artist and designer, my products do not have specific retail codes - a restriction created to limit counterfeited goods.  This does not stop sellers of the pirated cards, but Amazon has regularly honoured my requests for listings to be removed when I have reported them.

My main outlet for the playing cards is on Etsy, with print on demand options on US-based DriveThruRPG and The Game Crafter.  Sometimes I sell on Ebay as BilliamBabble and on Folksy (see links in the margins of this site for links to my Etsy storefront or visit the products page).

Inked Adventures Map & Dice Playing Cards back in stock and postal update

 New print run of playing cards has arrived!

Inked Adventures Map & Dice Playing Cards
are back in stock in the Etsy store.

Postal delays 2021 – Inked Adventures Etsy Store customer guidance

International Customers – Items are reliably posted as International Standard Class Large Letters, for which there is NO tracking number. In normal times it takes 2 weeks for an item to arrive. More recently it has been taking up to 5 weeks to reach some of my customers (especially in the US). In nearly all cases the packages eventually arrive. Royal Mail UK is having problems with backlogs and delays. I cannot refund or replace orders until well after the initial 5 weeks has passed. I thank you in advance for your patience and understanding in these strange times.

UK Customers – Items are sent as First Class Large Letters. Normally these would arrive 1-2 days after dispatch, but in a few cases they have taken over a week to arrive. Again, as with my International Customers, I am happy to refund or replace in cases of post definitely becoming lost (after a reasonable period of time). Thank you in advance.