studysession

Since I moved out of the US and to the UK - I have most of my stuff shipped to me from over seas. On towerhobbies.com main page it has it where it says they will ship over seas... Why do people have hard time finding places to ship over seas if I can find quite a few?

So - for the people who look for over seas shipping, have you checked out towerhobbies.com? I order from a number of different places and they all say they will ship to me over here and I get stuff regularly. When I break a part or need something new, it is to expensive for me to buy it at LHS.

Just wondering...[&:]

OctaviaN

Are you haveing to pay duty??
Im livin in Ireland and I think duty has to be paid but I think it kinda random that they check the boxes??
If your paying duty what kind of percentage
Im thinking of buying a 1/8th buggy but its gonna cost (euros) €1500 for an MBX5 with Nova Rossi P5 and futaba 3pdf and servoss and pipe?
Also got a deal from wheels n wings in UK for a £1,000 sterling.
Nick

studysession

Even with the duty/tex - I see a lot of posts where they say no one will ship to them. Is it they are trying not to pay the duty? Or the places really won't ship to them?

Nightmare-au

Maybe get your stuff from Hong Kong They LOVE shipping and cheaper then the US.

http://www.rc-mushroom.com
http://www.rcmart.com/catalog
http://shopping.rcmodel.com.hk

just to name a few..

OctaviaN

Have you ordered anything from rc-mushroom?? how were they

studysession

My biggest wonder still - is it the cost or is it these places really don't ship to where they are????

There is a guy that bought a TMaxx body from me. He emailed a US company how much they would charge for shipping a TMaxx here to the UK.

They were willing to ship here but they were going to charge for the TMaxx including shipping $950 american dollars and that did not include the VAt for when things come into the UK. Depending on the item, you can pay 17 - 25 % VAT on things being imported here.

Nightmare-au

I have ordered from all those links and recommend them all..

As for not shipping overseas, the only thing I can think of is the extra paperwork they couldn't be bothered doing (someone correct me!)..

The HK shop links above will show u shipping costs (calc'd on weight of items in basket) at checkout so you know what airmail/EMS will cost you, the US shops just seem to charge a magic number after they have ur C/Card details [:@] (if someone knows of some good US shops that ship international with shipping calc, please do post'em!!)

OctaviaN

OK..
I havent added to basket the following:

Mugen MBX5
Novarossi RX21 WMO? (is it as good as P5? or good at all?)
Futaba Megatech 2PL (AM is this ok or should i go FM?? Im not racing)

SO FAR $872

Servos (ok can you reccomend 1/8th)(The model number like futaba 3003)(But ill need a high torque perhaps metal geared)
Battery pack this'll be pyramid shaped 2+3
PIPE Manifold approx $100
Maybe a failsafe.

HAVE I MISSED ANYTHING AT ALL??? do tyres+wheels come with it?
I DONT WANNA ORDER THEN REALISE IVE FORGOTTEN SOMETHING (FIRST TIME BUYER)

Would love the help even If you could put a list of available stuff together from this site!!
Nick

studysession

I have the Futaba 2PL. I have the 27MHzAM.

It is not the best radio, but I am happy with it. But I am happy with it.

Nightmare-au

If you want REALLY GOOD servos get two KO Pro ones, 2174 or something they are.. or 2173? ones high torque and ones hi speed, I run two KO Propo hi torques on my 1/8 and they ROCK


I can find the number if you want....

EDIT: Numbers are "KO PROPO (#PS-2174FET) 6V High Torque Power Servo" or if you want digital.. "KO PROPO (#PDS-2344FET) 6V High Torque Power Digital Servo "

Allan Aguilar

Just wanted to share to you my experience and in-sights.

Some on-line hobby shops have a fixed rate of shipping cost depending on the dimension of the package, weight, and destination. I believe that Tower Hobbies have different shipping rates, definitely, they will charge you higher shipping cost if you prefer to have your order shipped the fastest way. All import taxes is not shouldered by the hobby shop, once the ordered goods arrives to the country of destination, the appropriate taxes, duties and vat (rates depend on the country that are living) will be calculated by the customs examiner and total dutiable cost will be shouldered by the buyer/customer, thus, sometimes, the overall cost of merchandise is higher that what you have seen in the hobby shops catalog or on-line catalog.

One way to reduce the overall price of the merchandise that you intend to buy is get in touch with your local hobby shop and ask them them when do they usually place an order of parts from overseas, this way, you can ask them to include your order and you may save a few more money thru order consolidation, however, there might be a longer waiting time for your parts/order to arrive.

Before I moved to Canada, I had an experience ordering my parts on-line from Tower Hobbies and Stormer Hobbies. My order arrived within the estimated time frame, however, I incurr additional cost due to taxes and duties, but it is worth and extra cost for as long as I receive the goods. Here in Canada, if my local hobby shop does not have the part/s that I am looking for, it is only a 7 day wait before I get hold of it.

Myio

Some one have buyed something from http://rc-mushroom.com ?
They works good or none?
I have fear which they can cheat me.

godlyone

One large drawback for US companies who exclusively use USPS is the fact that they cannot track a package outside the US. It can be done but the cost is an additional several dollars and the package has to be signed for several times along the way making the shipment take weeks.

I was told recently that USPS will begin offering tracking for Global Priority Mail, in the states tracking is only .45 of .50 cents, I can't imagine international tracking being more than a dollar or two. When this option is availbale I'm sure the online markets are going to seriously open up.

mugenextreme

i live in ireland and i have used mushroom rc and rc mart or dinball on ebay and they sent to me no problems, packages arrived in 10 days to 14. i havent got hit for duty to much mostly on the kits because the price is there for insurance but parts even engine if not insured no price go through no duty even with duty over here you still save