someone PLEASE tell me how they sell this crap that cheap

[ckeast420]

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__24395__CEN_18_Glow_Engine_for_MG10_Truck.html

 

[Nitro4910]

Someone PLEASE tell me how they sell this crap that cheap

That is it exactly, crap, Chi Com crap, don't waste your cash on it.

Child labor & worthless materials most likely.

 

[REVO-5309]

wow. i pay more than that for the bearings in my trx3.3 motor lol

 

[NitroHawk]

Wow, I've seen pull starts go for more than that!

 

[Phins Fan]

Just remember you get what you pay for!! Theres a reason OS, Novarossi, Picco powerplants are selling for $200-$500 instead of $24.99

 

[bubbadee5]

Haha. Someone needs to try one just to see if it runs. If I could adapt it to work on a tmaxx I would do it just for the hell of it.

 

[ckeast420]

Haha. Someone needs to try one just to see if it runs. If I could adapt it to work on a tmaxx I would do it just for the hell of it.

thats wat i was thinkin
hell i could afford to blow one of these every month..lol

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Wow, I've seen pull starts go for more than that!

lol,i kno right,hell my lrp 30 pull start is freakin 35 bucks

 

[Zdragon71]

Hobby king is nothing but some jack ass sitting in his livingroom ordering this stuff from china and has no overhead. Everything that i have ever heard someone say they bought from hobbyking has been a POS and wasn't even worth the savings. Dont waste your money.

 

[Phins Fan]

You can get some pretty cheap Lipo's from them and theres a few members who do and say the quality is just fine............so far

 

[HPIguy]

I buy most of my car lipos from their US warehouse and have never had an issue with them. That being said, I wouldn't trust that engine.

 

[hamz9561]

If something looks too good to be true, it usually is.

 

[alpinehyperlite]

Read hpiguys sig.

 

[HPIguy]

^^ Ha ha

 

[craig911]

seems they have quite alot of cheap engines I'm going to buy one just for the hell of it in a week or 2 just to see how they run what the hell only GBP £21 inc shipping

 

[424wrx]

that engine has a 5 star rating! go figure.

 

[tmaxxfreek]

Hobby king is nothing but some guy sitting in his livingroom ordering this stuff from china and has no overhead. Everything that i have ever heard someone say they bought from hobbyking has been a POS and wasn't even worth the savings. Dont waste your money.

~fixed it for you~



I have to disagree, the lipo batteries and some of the vehicles they sell, turned out pretty good, granted, alot of it isnt any good, and as far as the size of the company, its ALOT bigger than someone sitting in thier living room.

 

[Rolex]

Apparently I've bought from them before since I already have an account there. It was probably LiPo batts.
I was in the process of ordering one of those engines just for a desktop accessory, but shipping was $10, there were multiple choices for customs declaration values and they DON'T take PayPal.
I'm not about to give out my credit card info to some unscrupulous Chinese exporter.

 

[TaterX]

Here are some places I've ordered fro that where cheap but had good outcome.
I use there Life 6.6 rx batteries and Lipos for my old micro dt/ I was very pleased with there prices shipping and the quality. Only one ever went bad and that was user error (Low Voltage).
http://www.valuehobby.com/

 

[Racer 1966]

To answer the question,they can't. They undersell to intentionally hurt the US. But having said that,there is a lot of greed in the pricing of a lot of US made items. I know that for a fact since I am on the manufacturing end of things and know lot about what it cost to make things.

 

[ckeast420]

trust me guys i dont need you too tell me about spendin money on proper things for the hobby, i was just browsing and found this and was like wtf how cheap?

i have over 10,00 invested in all my rigs and THERE ALL hpi traxxas and losi,lol