www.bevrc.com

Had good or bad service from a supplier, online store or hobby shop? Share your experiences here.

www.bevrc.com

Postby baner » Tue Aug 30, 2011 9:55 am

Date Ordered: Tuesday 23 August, 2011 Got it on the 30 August 2011
http://www.bevrc.com/ce-osd-v15newest-p-113.html
and it was a bank holiday very good indeed.
User avatar
baner
 
Posts: 43
Joined: Sun Jul 11, 2010 7:41 am
Location: Devon uk

Re: www.bevrc.com

Postby bmsweb » Tue Aug 30, 2011 11:56 am

Wow that was quick! I'm still waiting for my Video System from Hobby King :( ordered 2 weeks ago
User avatar
bmsweb
 
Posts: 207
Joined: Wed May 25, 2011 11:46 am

Re: www.bevrc.com

Postby desirepower016 » Thu Sep 15, 2011 8:29 am

Why not buy from a local dealer? It is more safe and fast.
desirepower016
 
Posts: 6
Joined: Thu Sep 08, 2011 9:36 am

Re: www.bevrc.com

Postby Oops » Thu Sep 15, 2011 9:08 am

desirepower016 wrote:Why not buy from a local dealer? It is more safe and fast.


Not necessarily safer or faster. And surely not cheaper. I have learned to be patient and it is seldom longer then a week with the cheapest freight option from China. I just put in order number 9 with HK.

I have been twice to the local shop and got very frustrated with the lack of stock, knowledge, price and the push to sell me something which was way off what I wanted. I ordered locally a motor and ESC which was four times the cost of HK. I can see how much the freight costs are and how many grams I can add by putting cheap items in to fill it up. I start to get a good amount of spares now. I am even tempted to get a spare 9X radio to modify with sliders and other stuff.

Now, if only I could get the time to play with my toys.
Oops
 
Posts: 90
Joined: Tue Jul 12, 2011 2:29 am
Location: Todds Valley, Nelson, New Zealand

Re: www.bevrc.com

Postby Sid Sideslip » Thu Sep 15, 2011 11:33 am

desirepower016 wrote:Why not buy from a local dealer? It is more safe and fast.


Apart from one stupid order with a US firm, Northeast Sailplane Products ( http://www.nesail.com/ ) who have the dubious honour of being the only internet shop to ever stiff me, I love shopping online and have been doing so since 2000. So, I won't ever shop with them again and I advise you not to either. Buying online for me has otherwise been a safe and very satisfying experience. No way would I go back to being ripped off at local stores.

Although the local hobby shops are mostly staffed by friendly and helpful people, and I do like to give them some support for the service they provide local hobbyists (who often need stuff quickly) the sad fact of the matter is that I always come out feeling ripped off and angry with myself for being so stupid.

I know they have to pay high rents, salaries and sales taxes etc. But when you compare what you get for your money at a local shop to online stores like HobbyKing or traders on eBay, the price difference is just ridiculous.

I've had 17 orders with HobbyKing so far and every one has arrived in good time and in good condition at a third to a quarter (or even less) of what I would pay locally, assuming the locals even stocked it.

If it wasn't for online shopping I would not be able to afford this hobby, full stop.
Last edited by Sid Sideslip on Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:34 pm, edited 1 time in total.
What goes up...better bloody stay up (until I say otherwise).
User avatar
Sid Sideslip
 
Posts: 283
Joined: Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:27 am
Location: Hobart, Tasmania

Re: www.bevrc.com

Postby rogueqd » Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:05 pm

I agree. I bought a servo extension lead from my local shop for $7, I got a pack of 10 from HK for $2. Even if you add $3 postage instead of buying a few things together, you still get 10 for $5 instead of 1 for $7. If it wasn't for HK prices I would have kept playing with MS Flight Sim on my PC and never bought an RC plane in the first place.
rogueqd
 
Posts: 234
Joined: Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:52 am
Location: Northern beaches, Sydney, Australia

Re: www.bevrc.com

Postby rogueqd » Thu Oct 20, 2011 10:38 pm

I bought my Fatshark goggles from BEVRC. They never responded to my email asking about stock levels, but the goggles turned up only 10 days after I ordered them. Free EMS delivery for orders over $200.
rogueqd
 
Posts: 234
Joined: Thu Mar 10, 2011 1:52 am
Location: Northern beaches, Sydney, Australia

Re: www.bevrc.com

Postby Keith » Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:37 am

There is no way I could be doing this without Hobby King... I have 116 orders in less than a year (Elite Member)... If I did not buy another thing I have enough bits a pieces to keep me busy for ages...
If anyone is feeling a bit paranoid....BEHIND YOU....
Keith
 
Posts: 219
Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2011 2:22 pm
Location: Melbourne... Australia...

Re: www.bevrc.com

Postby mkuvy » Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:17 am

Ordered NZ$301 worth of OSD, camera and Skywalker from bevrc.com on January 1st, 2012. Today (January 3rd, 2012) got a message from http://www.bevrc.com stating that they were under hacker attack for three days and that my paypal payment went to fraudster account.

It remains to be seen how BEVRC will handle this situation. So far they asked me to cancel the transaction via PayPal resolution center, which I did. BEVRC seems to have put my order on hold. I really hope that they will not wait for PayPal resolution to come to an end, and ship the order promptly. In this situation the buyer has virtually no fault, but can potentially be the one with greatest lost.
mkuvy
 
Posts: 19
Joined: Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:04 am
Location: Cambridge, Waikato, NZ

Re: www.bevrc.com

Postby mkuvy » Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:56 am

mkuvy wrote:Ordered NZ$301 worth of OSD, camera and Skywalker from bevrc.com on January 1st, 2012. Today (January 3rd, 2012) got a message from http://www.bevrc.com stating that they were under hacker attack for three days and that my paypal payment went to fraudster account.


BEVRC is responsive, albeit slow, to the emails about the fraudulent transaction. It appears PayPal can return the money only to my account (i.e., it cannot redirect the payment to the correct account), so BEVRC suggested to wait up to a month for PayPal to [hopefully] cancel the transaction.

I've made and paid a second copy of the order at BEVRC, and sent BEVRC a clear message that I expect them to cover any difference between what I've paid for the original order and what PayPal will return to my account. Now several weeks of waiting is ahead.
mkuvy
 
Posts: 19
Joined: Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:04 am
Location: Cambridge, Waikato, NZ

Next

Return to Where to buy (and not to buy)

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 10 guests

cron