A heads up, according to my shop owning friend, the wholesale prices of all Bones bearings are going up.
Caveat: This may only affect prices in Japan or in Asia.
Thought y'all might want to know.
It is possible that the ripple effect will hit more than just the Asia/Pacific region, but maybe not.
As an example, Bones Swiss, from what he said once current stocks are gone, the prices are going up to roughly 10,500 yen retail from a current retail of about 8,000. A lot of local shops have already raised prices.
Is it time to stockpile/put on ice? That's up for debate.
But just food for thought.
To paraphrase Ralph Waldo Emerson, prices once raised by new variables, never return to their original levels.