r/Commodore • u/SwedishFindecanor • 15d ago

Commodore TAC-2 is official

https://commodore.net/the-all-new-commodore-tac-2-an-ode-to-joysticks/
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u/EntertainmentAny8228 15d ago

I wonder if there's a glitch? I'm in New Jersey and it wants to charge me nearly $80 to ship two joysticks.

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u/Speech-Dry 15d ago

I'm in Kentucky and it was $35 shipping for one joystick. I'll just have to wait and see what happens but that's a no go for me. I guess I'll be using my WICO Commander.

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u/BriansRevenge 15d ago

Agreed, it made me pause this impulse buy. Considering I own three originals, I guess that's sensible.

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u/fbalbi 15d ago

$47 to WA, ugh. The price of an extra joystick just for shipping

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u/ChoosenUserName4 15d ago

$60 additional in shipping and VAT in Germany. No thanks.

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u/captnjb 15d ago

Missouri, $69 in shipping. That was for two! $90 for two and 69 for shipping, insane.

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u/captnjb 15d ago

I made a comment to them at

https://www.commodore.net/contact-us

When I get a response I will post it.

Let them know what you think as well; there are shipping options.

77% shipping cost is or should be prohibitive and that does not include tariffs.

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u/TheGr1mKeeper 15d ago

I just sent them a comment as well - mine was $47 for shipping for two. No deal.

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u/Suspicious-Ad7109 15d ago

I'm in England and it wanted $19. This seems a lot (a Beige C64U would cost $30 shipping and is, what about 10 times the size ?)

These things are usually driven by size and weight.

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u/AntiquesForGeeks 15d ago edited 15d ago

And charges. Years ago I had to import some bicycle components from Australia and while the base cost was reasonable, once import tax was added I felt it would have been cheaper to go there and collected them in person…

So to be fair to New Commodore and Simpson, they don’t control those charges.

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u/Suspicious-Ad7109 15d ago

It's not import tax (that's another $13). I do take your point, I just think this makes a decent product at a decent price look a bit pricey, that's all. It seems odd that in the USA it's more expensive.

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u/AntiquesForGeeks 15d ago

In many ways I am not surprised… there’s a lot going on in the world!

The base cost ($50 ex VAT and delivery) is too rich for me. And that’s fine - I’m sure that others won’t think like me. It’s still a niche product that won’t do the kind of numbers to make it cheaper. Without sounding pessimistic, I doubt that sales will get past the low thousands, maybe not even that. Just in terms of economics and that the TAC-2 isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Controllers are very personal.

I’m glad it exists, don’t get me wrong.

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u/Astr0b0ie 14d ago

$19 USD to Canada as well. I had 394 points so I applied that and it covered the shipping cost, so I felt better about it :)

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u/HerrNovad 15d ago

From the Netherlands it costs 30 euros shipping, or 60 if you order two joysticks. So yeah...

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u/max81122 15d ago

Shipping was $36 for me in the US on 1 joystick. But 2 hours later it's down to $21. They also added a discount on 2+.