G+_Michael Heinz Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 It looks like Hobby King noticed the KH250. http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__79022__HobbyKing_8482_Black_Widow_260_FPV_Racer_RTF_Set_Mode_2_.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Michael Heinz Posted August 12, 2015 Author Share Posted August 12, 2015 I nearly bought a Runner myself but I'm glad I didn't - a local hobby shop owner said that he wasn't going to carry them because of reports of lots of QC issues and now the FB group for them has turned into a complete pity party, nothing but stories about being shipped drones with bad motors, receivers or other parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Steve C Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 While I was looking at the Black Widow 260 FPV Racer RTF Set they sent me an offer to buy it for $179 but I wonder if they have it without the R/C set because I already have 2 sets of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Mick Carson Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Best value for money Quadcopters are the uneec Q500, the dji Inspire and Walkera... some name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Steve C Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I was going to order one of those RTF quads but they won't accept my phone number. The only way to check out now is to give them the number for a Mobile Phone so I guess I'll save my money. With my luck, even though they claim all of them are tested before shipping it probably wouldn't fly anyway just like all the ones that I already have that won't fly . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Steve C Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 I got past the phone number problem but they want $40 for postage so the total is now $221.24! Can't afford that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Rob Yesta Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Hobbyking free shipping weekend. Makes this deal tempting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Steve C Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 It's probably a scam. They have free shipping from the US warehouses too but the price is a lot higher! I ordered one of their Quanum Venture FPV QuadCopters that's normally $139 but with free shipping it's $151! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Rob Yesta Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 It says free shipping worldwide when shipped from international warehouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Steve C Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Yeah but I can't see them giving up $40 in excessive shipping charges on every order! Why would they do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Mick Carson Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Steve C????? That IS a scam. I wanted to buy a SCSI Controller card for Windows 7 to control my old 1996 HP 5p flat bed Scanner from Adaptec and the price alone was well over $350 less shipping costs. When I asked about shipping costs to Australia it turned out to be over $450. The card wasn't newly manufactured, but probably old stock that has been sitting in their warehouse for years. I also needed a cable to suit the card's 68 pin socket and the 50 pin of the scanner and that was no problem finding in the US, but the price was US$92 less shipping costs. when I did asked about shipping costs they then added another US$40. I did a currency conversion and found that it was a whooping AU$158 ! I searched for both SCSI card and cable on e-Bay and Amazon, the cards were from US $50 to $80 and the suitable 68-50 cables were from US$35 to $45 Yes, it IS a scam. I don't know how companies manage to stay in business when they are terribly greedy when resellers such as e-Bay sell their produts at a cheaped buy than directly from the companies themselves. The fact that both the required SCSI card and cables are EOL stock, but they're trying to profit on stuff that are obsolete in today's computer technology. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Steve C Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Mark, I have a lot of old SCSI cards and cables you can have cheap if I they haven't gone to Goodwill and I can find them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Mick Carson Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Steve C I can't see anyone named Mark, sorry... was that comment for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Steve C Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Yes, sorry Mick, typo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Mick Carson Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Steve C Ah, thanks for responding, better late than never, lol. Do you think you might have either a 29160N or a 29320 LPE with a PCIe, 68 pin connectors SCSI controller cards? Let me know. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Steve C Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 No, there weren't any old SCSI cards with PCIe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Mick Carson Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Steve C What cards have you got then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Steve C Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Older Adaptec cards that naturally use the AT buss since that's what they had back then. I think that's what it was called with 2 large edge connectors, don't remember for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Mick Carson Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Steve C?? Right. Thanks Steve. Those two cards are what I've been trying to find.? if you kbow anyone who has these card and wants to get rid of them, let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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