I would try to buy ONLY from RCBazaar or RCDhamaka. These are the most reliable LHS at present, as far as I have found, and their stock is also good. If I dont find the item in these two or the price is high, then I would buy from HobbyKing 

That good if possible we should always try to but from lhs if not then hobbyking is there

Hey guys hav anyone bougt that radio ....cuz of they hav bought they were lucky cuz they are now in bacorder -19 i dont think they will be comming too soon


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Inside the HobbyKing 

I like inside the hobbyking. video

I ordered an ESC from HobbyKing and the item was shipped on 18/10/2013. It's shipped through Singapore post (registered), I am trying to track the parcel from since I got the tracking ID, but it never was successful. The Singapore Post website is a joke, it keeps showing errors.
It's been close to a month now and I don't know if it's normal that it takes this long or if the parcel is held by the customs department, if that's a possibility. The HobbyKing CS guys aren't helping much either.

Any suggestions? 

Anjan , try using track-trace.com/post for international  and ipsweb.ptcmysore.gov.in/ipswebtracking/ for tracking in INDIA.
PM me the tracking ID , let me see if I can help you.

Santhosh, thanks. I tried the IPS Web Tracking website and finally got some info, but I am still not able to make anything of it.

The tracking ID is RQ212527347SG

Anjan try this site  http://www.17track.net/index_en.shtml

Just try sometime actually the id take time to get activate.maybe

AnjanBabu you will receive your order by Tuesday. I have got similar messages for my orders in the past.

Aman23, thanks and where did you get the info? I couldn't find any delivery dates on the  IPS Web Tracking.

Nithinraj Kotian, 17track worked, but the tracking details seems to be very vague or I dont understand it. :/

delivery date is not given anywhere. i am just telling by personal experience. once it reaches chennai / mumbai it takes 4-5 working days max to reach bangalore.

Okay, thanks. I'll wait it out for a few days.

Usually it takes 6-7 days for Singapore post to dispatch items to india and tracking number becomes activated once it is shipped from their office....don't know why yours taking time

Hey im posting a pic containing my latest parcel tracking details order was made on 1st shipped by hobby-king on 3rd tracking details were activated on 9th 6 days later...and delivered on 21st.
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Hey,i was ordering a 2200mah Lipo battery from H-King, but due to their new regulations in shipping Lipo batteries it is not possible to get by Registered Air Mail.

So, if someone is going to Order and if their Shipping way is FedEx the pls inform me.ineed to get it Urgently, i will pay the all the occurring costs.

This: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__21346__ZIPPY_Compact_2200mAh_3S_25C_Lipo_Pack.html


Awaiting help,
Kaushal Kakaria.

I might be ordering in a couple of days. But I live in Varanasi, and no idea if Indian courier services will agree to ship batteries. see here: http://www.rcindia.org/beginners-zone/hobbyking-and-custom-charges

Chindichor - intriguing name. My roots are in Mahmoorgunje (near Ulao Kothi) Rathyatra, Varanasi (a part of  my family resides there) and I am really happy to see you here. Let's keep in touch.

Hey VC,

I live in countryside. (Varanasi is already a rural area, though)
Let me know if you happen to sail to this place. We can meet.

- Chindichor

I received my stuffs from HobbyKing yesterday. Here is the detail:

Order details

Ordered some stuffs costing $100+ contained radio and LiPo plus weighs 2000+gms, so, the only option that HK gave me to ship was FedEx Priority. It added $50 to the the cost. At exchange rate ~ Rs65/USD I paid close to 10K. The items got delivered in 7-8 days. This splits into 3 days for JIT item and 4 days for shipping.

Packaging and Shipment

The packaging was really poorly done. FlipKart does a better job. Amazon probably packages the best. Anyway. The packaging was lousy but FedEx shipped it very carefully.

Custom and Excise duty

FedEx got it cleared from custom. It costed me another Rs. 3200. I will give more detail on custom on the "Held at destination by custom" thread (http://www.rcindia.org/rc-general-topics/need-help-with-customs/msg161150/#msg161150).

Lessons Learnt

1. Always pay using Paypal
2. The custom duty is on the total amount. It is not on the worth of the stuffs but it includes shipping too. For me it was ~30% but it was calculated on $150 while the stuffs in the shipment worth was only $100.
3. FedEx is a fast and safe way to ship stuffs.
4. If you have someone who has Gold (3rd or more time buyer from HK) membership or platinum (10th onward buyer) membership, use them. They get to tweak the custom statement. If done rightly you may save some loose change.
5. Use BuddyCode on the most expensive stuff in the cart.

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To Admins,

BTW, why on earth do we have 200KB/attachment limit. Images with good resolution generally cross 1MB border.

-- Chindichor

Hey chindichor congrats you got it !!!!

Hello everyone.

I have a very small doubt.

I am ordering from HobbyKing for the first time, it's just some small stuff I need.
The total cost of the order is $21.88 ( ~Rs.1400 ) including shipping, plus weighs just 124g.

I am planning to use International Registered Air Mail.

I wanted to know that would such a small order result in any kind of customs problems, because I wouldn't be able to handle those. Plus, any insight on the shipping time?
I am ordering to Delhi.

Thank You.

No problem .Declare low as 5$ . Currently it can take 15-20 days easily.Plus tracking number will take a week to activate.

it shouldnt be a problem.... best of luck

EDIT: thought i was sending a PM