Quote from: anwar on March 15, 2012, 11:15:40 PM

Here is where the "I have an issue with HK" crowd loses it.  I have never felt HK is treating me like a beggar. Why ?  Because I have never gone there for items that I need day after tomorrow.  I know in my mind that it can take 2 to 5 weeks to get anything, and they have never lost any package of mine, never messed up items, and I get good value for money.
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Tower works out because of their 20% to 25% offers.  Otherwise I have seen their prices are similar to LHS prices, including HobbyTown where I have shopped multiple times.  In particular, radios and sims were priced the exact same at HobbyTown, as compared to Tower.

I share EXACTLY the same opinion! We all know HK prices are good and some of thier items are decent enough to be used. It would be wise to order only those items which are decent, rather than ordering some bad reviewed item and comparing them to US based expensive items.

Also as Anwar says, order items before a month. No offence but loosing temper/shouting at them would not change anything. When we know they ship late, its better to order early and keep the cool rather than order late and curse them.

@Ujjwal, am not an HK agent

Oh and by the way Almonds are expensive and Peanuts are cheap, in other words buy and use what you want to, rather than buying peanuts and expecting them to taste like almonds.

ok ok ok guys removed it happy?

Whistling sound in the background... Anwar is waiting for the paycheck from HobbyKing

Now seriously, I thank you for your quick action

 
the only thing i hate about hk is their habit of taking longer times, now they have made it a habit hard to break, so if such uprising takes place on all forums around the world then maybe they would want to change their plans 

Hmm, I thought HK had recovered from its shipping issues. I had placed an order on Saturday - 17th and today I got the checker_robot mail that order will be shipped soon ...

raja - really so soon,
so today i placed an order so when do u think itll be shipped?

I paid (using paypal) on 12/2 but my order was not shipped until 20/2. And then HK Post showed me some some stars.. I had to call their mail tracing office and other offices in HongKong (only to receive an automated reply!) and finally it arrived in Mumbai FPO this 17th.. More than a month...

dhaksha, It should be 2/3 days i think.
hyd_quads, those were really bad days (my 2/8 order was shipped on 2/24 and reached on 3/9), but its better now

I just placed an Order of $67.33 with my Cr card(Including Shipping, Reg. mail (950 grms), Just thinking, It take 3 weeks to reach me?, As i've not order for a while frm HK.

Quote from: raja_mastana on March 19, 2012, 08:30:25 PM
Hmm, I thought HK had recovered from its shipping issues. I had placed an order on Saturday - 17th and today I got the checker_robot mail that order will be shipped soon ...

Same here, booked on Saturday night, got the mail today morning.

Quote from: raja_mastana on March 19, 2012, 08:40:41 PM
dhaksha, It should be 2/3 days i think.
hyd_quads, those were really bad days (my 2/8 order was shipped on 2/24 and reached on 3/9), but its better now

Yes, those days were really bad.... those guys celebrate the chinese new year for so many days that it affects almost all chinese things. You have to live sans orders, sans mail....

Made an order at HK on monday that is 21st and today it got shpped , only in 2 days , woahoa!
hk has sure speeded up their processing time,
my last order which was a much smaller one took 15 days from the date of purchase to the date of leaving hobbyking(shippped) .
but this one took only 2 days , im really amazed, this is my best experience with hk so far

dhaksha, I have 50 orders till date. All had varying shipping times and speeds. Some times airparcels have reached me in 13 days flat after ordering (no kidding), and some days as long as 33 days. It all depends on their workloads and how much they are willing to hire more people and seasons in countries like US/UK and Australia. I do agree they need to hire more people, telling that they have received high orders is no reason.

50 orders wow!
i ve made only 5 orders,
thats 1/10th of vinays,
and btw where do u stay in bangalore vinay

Just 50, but its still less than Ujjwaana who has overtaken every other guy in Bangalore  I stay in Malleshpalya.

Ujjwana may i know how many orders u have placed?
im sure ur answer is gonna be surprising to me

I recently used his Tower hobbies account to order a radio/engine for myself. He had tons of orders there too  God knows how many orders hes got from ebay 

my order of one bixler plane date 22/02/12 air mail shipping and i check daily its tracking  but its very slowely after 3,4days update how many days idea for coming it

Guys I wanted to buy a HK 450 GT Pro Belt Drive Heli From HK,
this one has the 1 kg Air Mail Shipping option,
so do u guys think it is safe for me to buy it ,
coz the package consists of only the heli, no other electronic stuff,
because i am gonna buy the electronics in a different order,
and im thinking of declaring 30% on the invoice , so do you guys think , i should go for it,
and one more thing , please dont tell me to buy from rc bazaar because their prices on helis are really high according to me ,
hmmm. So give me some suggestions guys

yaar , can ayone buy stuff from HK for me i dont hv debit , visa , back account and the local hobby shop sites are toooo pricy , nearly 4 times more of HK

For me it is taking more time at customs than at HK. My latest order was on 14th March which arrived in India on 19th. Since then I am waiting it to be released by customs.

BTW, why it has to be released three times by the customs?? This happened with earlier order too....

Regards

Vishwas

customs suck , in 2006 my friend ordered a sony 1500w car amp. from
japan , arrived at customs he is still waiting for , no notification nothing

In my case, there is a notification that the parcel has been released on 19th and 22nd.

Vishwas

Quote from: dhaksha_dx on March 24, 2012, 04:06:35 PM
and im thinking of declaring 30% on the invoice , so do you guys think , i should go for it,

You are openly discussing/declaring your intention to break import laws. Not sure where the confidence is coming from that law enforcement (including customs) personnel are not watching this thread ?

I know for sure in Kerala, customs folks are convinced that anything coming from HobbyKing are by default undervalued. People are now being asked to provide credit card statements before parcels are being released. 

Such open discussions would cause more problems even to people who declare true values on invoices.

Hey guys, so while ordering from HK how long does it takes a registered parcel to deliver? NOT EMS..