In theory, if tariffs are suddenly lifted and that tax that is passed on to the consumer no longer exists, there SHOULD be no reason that a company who is playing fair will keep passing on that higher cost. But if you have the market cornered on, oh, say 6" Marvel or 6" Star Wars, and you see the die hards keep buying no matter what (which, let's face it, die hards are just about all that is left even if we're talking pre-tariffs), then I don't know if I trust some companies to drop those prices. If you're a smaller company, let's say Nacelle Company, for example, trying to sell C and D list Star Trek figures, it would behoove you to keep those prices as low as you possibly can. If companies like that are able to keep their prices down, I bet you they do it or they won't survive. If you're talking about a Hasbro on the other hand......
Anyway, Im putting the cart before the horse. At this point I'm just hoping for my very few BBTS preorders to come through before these costs rise. Mafex Superboy, '97 Gambit, figures whose estimated arrivals are April, previously March, previously February, previously January..........actually, ummmmm, maybe I better just give up hope on that.