online shop outperforms local hobby shop

[Joey]

I have had it with prices in european local hobby shops.
Cyberheli deliverd me a futaba 9c in a european freq band, at about 55% of
the local price (including paying the import taxes and shipping), in about
half the time the LHS indicates as lead time (including customs handling).
Cyber even includes the correct charger for euro 220V~ mains.
LHS shop can only supply the robbe/futaba and that one comes as kit only
with servo's but without batt. packs.
Next time I crash I might buy spares online as well.

,Joey.

[MrBonk]

As sad as it is, this is what I found too. The local hobby shop just
couldn't compete with the service/pricing of the online stores I was dealing
with. I tried to do the right thing.....I would approach the local shop and
tell them what I could get the gear for if I bought online. I was prepared
to buy from the local shop if they could match it, or come close enough to
it, but they couldn't/wouldn't.

MrBonk
www.mrbonk.com

"Joey" <no@spam.please> wrote in message
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> I have had it with prices in european local hobby shops.
> Cyberheli deliverd me a futaba 9c in a european freq band, at about 55% of
> the local price (including paying the import taxes and shipping), in about
> half the time the LHS indicates as lead time (including customs handling).
> Cyber even includes the correct charger for euro 220V~ mains.
> LHS shop can only supply the robbe/futaba and that one comes as kit only
> with servo's but without batt. packs.
> Next time I crash I might buy spares online as well.
>
> ,Joey.
>
>

[iBuyMinis]

Old debate, sad but true.

I used to say this way back and was lambasted for not supporting LHS. It's
your money you get to decide where you spend it.
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"Joey" <no@spam.please> wrote in message
news:3effedeb$0$8300$4d4ebb8e@read-nat.news.nl.uu.net...
> I have had it with prices in european local hobby shops.
> Cyberheli deliverd me a futaba 9c in a european freq band, at about 55% of
> the local price (including paying the import taxes and shipping), in about
> half the time the LHS indicates as lead time (including customs handling).
> Cyber even includes the correct charger for euro 220V~ mains.
> LHS shop can only supply the robbe/futaba and that one comes as kit only
> with servo's but without batt. packs.
> Next time I crash I might buy spares online as well.
>
> ,Joey.
>
>

[Alan Rait]

Can only agree, nothing but praise for CyberHeli, service and pricing

--
Alan

alanDOTrait@btopenworldDOTcom
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http://heliweb.users.btopenworld.com/

"iBuyMinis" <quicksilver_nospam_@ibuyminis.us> wrote in message
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> Old debate, sad but true.
>
> I used to say this way back and was lambasted for not supporting LHS.
It's
> your money you get to decide where you spend it.
> --
> ------------------------------
> http://iBuyMinis.Us
>
> "Joey" <no@spam.please> wrote in message
> news:3effedeb$0$8300$4d4ebb8e@read-nat.news.nl.uu.net...
> > I have had it with prices in european local hobby shops.
> > Cyberheli deliverd me a futaba 9c in a european freq band, at about 55%
of
> > the local price (including paying the import taxes and shipping), in
about
> > half the time the LHS indicates as lead time (including customs
handling).
> > Cyber even includes the correct charger for euro 220V~ mains.
> > LHS shop can only supply the robbe/futaba and that one comes as kit only
> > with servo's but without batt. packs.
> > Next time I crash I might buy spares online as well.
> >
> > ,Joey.
> >
> >
>
>

[me]

Welcome to the world of better pricing and customer service :-)
Al


"Joey" <no@spam.please> wrote in message
news:3effedeb$0$8300$4d4ebb8e@read-nat.news.nl.uu.net...
> I have had it with prices in european local hobby shops.
> Cyberheli deliverd me a futaba 9c in a european freq band, at about 55% of
> the local price (including paying the import taxes and shipping), in about
> half the time the LHS indicates as lead time (including customs handling).
> Cyber even includes the correct charger for euro 220V~ mains.
> LHS shop can only supply the robbe/futaba and that one comes as kit only
> with servo's but without batt. packs.
> Next time I crash I might buy spares online as well.
>
> ,Joey.
>
>

[missing beets]

On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 09:59:38 +0200, "Joey"
<no@spam.please> wrote:

>I have had it with prices in european local hobby shops.
>Cyberheli deliverd me a futaba 9c in a european freq band, at about 55% of
>the local price (including paying the import taxes and shipping), in about
>half the time the LHS indicates as lead time (including customs handling).
>Cyber even includes the correct charger for euro 220V~ mains.
>LHS shop can only supply the robbe/futaba and that one comes as kit only
>with servo's but without batt. packs.
>Next time I crash I might buy spares online as well.
>
>,Joey.
>

Thanks for this bit of info, beats Tower Hobbies
price by a lot too. Ebay doesn't have a good
selection of the GY401 so I'm gonna give this a
try.

https://www.cyberheli.com/shop-products-detail.asp?ProductID=77

PN: FUGY401
Price: $199.99
Brand Name: Futaba
Category Name: Gyro
Manufacturer P/N: GY401
Description: Gyro, Head lock AVCS/SMM remote 2
stages w/S9253 servo

I wish I had know about this site when I bought my
Futaba 9CHP!!!!!!