I am looking for a particular micro and both Banggood and Helipal have it in stock.  I've never ordered from either before.  Quick googling shows some sporadic issues with Helipal.  Wanted to see what others opinions were here before I pulled the trigger.  Shipping to California, USA.

I've ordered from Banggood 3 times and only once was trouble free.  I've ordered from Helipal numerous times and never had a problem.

(06-Jul-2019, 09:10 PM)Krohsis Wrote: I've ordered from Banggood 3 times and only once was trouble free.  I've ordered from Helipal numerous times and never had a problem.

Thank you for the feedback! Would you mind if I ask what country you live in and how long it took Helipal? I will likely order from them now because of your feedback.

(06-Jul-2019, 09:54 PM)the.ronin Wrote: Thank you for the feedback!  Would you mind if I ask what country you live in and how long it took Helipal?  I will likely order from them now because of your feedback.

All my purchases from Helipal were for helicopter stuff.  They never were excessively long with shipping, usually in the 7-10 range.  They weren't my favorite store, but sometimes they had really good deals.  I haven't ordered from them in a couple years.  But I haven't flown my helis since getting into FPV either.  I definitely don'trust Banggood.

I live in the USA.

I just pulled the trigger on Helipal and now nervous as sh*t lol.

I've been using Banggood for years and it's been good, though some members here have problem with them before.
Not sure about Helipal never used them

Ok ... so now my order seems to be stuck in "packing" lol.

Man these Chinese can come up with new tech like nobody's business but they can't figure out simple freegin shipping its ridiculous.

Yup, so I had a bad gut feeling with Helipal and they were not responding to my emails so I opened a Paypal case.  Low and behold, I get a response within minutes from them.  The item is NOT in stock (nevermind their own FAQ saying everything listed is in stock  ... in bold font LOL).  So I'm asking for a full refunds.  I'm already going to assume they will sit on this refund for as long as they can.

I'd say watch out for Helipal but I'm just going to assume Banggood is the same level of douchebaggery.

Yay for Chinese vendors lol lame.

i dont now helipal, but bangood hase a huge range of choices and are up to date with the choices. the support does response fast, faster than the stores in europe or states, the support is very professional, but probably this isnt allways the same. dont say lame before give them a try, do a real experience... there isnt true a way around banggood, they are a mighty player in the fpv market.

If you use Banggood, just make sure you check the "processing time" against an item. Unless discontinued or a really long restocking time, everything shows as being is stock. The giveaway is what is written next to "processing time". Anything more than 24 hours essentially means the item is out of stock and that is the estimated time when they expect new stock to arrive, but not guaranteed.

Something I ordered on 25th May is STILL stuck at the order "processing" stage and is currently showing 13 days processing time, but it's been stuck on that same number for a good couple of weeks. I should probably just cut my losses, cancel the order and request a refund.

https://intofpv.com/t-another-banggood-f...-backorder

Oh good call Snow!  That is super sneaky lollll.  Gotta love the Chinese.  Normally I have really good luck finding stuff domestically but this one micro (TM-2419 ... the Diatone / Tmotor collab on their R249) is just nowhere.  I must've bought the last one in the U.S. and that was from some random hobby store I found on ebay. I like it that much I just want a backup and one I can mod and mess with.

Anyway, I did decide to pull the trigger on Banggood lol.

They were the only other vendor that had this in stock and it is in their China ("CN") warehouse according to their product page. I got on the chat and screenshotted them saying that this item is in stock right now at this very moment for the anticipated Paypal case lol. Put in the order and ... low and behold its shipped the next day with a tracking number ... showing that it is coming out of Montebello, California??!!!! Bahaha what?? Hilarious. So unless there is some sort of international hub in Monte-friggin-bello (I'm from cali and didn't even know they had a post office much less a hub lol), I'm not sure what is going on.

Did you get your stuff from Helipal?

Oh shoot sorry for the super late reply on this guys!

If I recall, I ended up cancelling on Helipal because when I contacted them to check on my order, they said it was out of stock but would be in stock in a few days. So I ordered from Banggood after confirming with them that it was in stock. I got tracking information the next day and the package arrived on time (paid extra for expedited shipping).

With that said, I don't think I would discourage anyone from buying from Helipal. They responded very quickly, were honest (I guess), and acted quickly to cancel my order. On the other hand, when I did receive the package from Bangood, the box itself was slightly crammed in some areas enough to make me take photos for insurance. While the drone was perfectly fine, they sent a different model than advertised. I did not complain because it was a newer model but was mildly annoyed because the parts I had purchased for it became unusable with the changes they made.

I did just buy a small part on Aliexpress which I think is the uber sketch of Chinese online shops so let's see what happens lol.

(05-Oct-2019, 03:46 AM)the.ronin Wrote: I did just buy a small part on Aliexpress which I think is the uber sketch of Chinese online shops so let's see what happens lol.

LOL. If people get upset with the waiting time for Banggood stuff to arrive then AliExpress is on a whole different level. Some of the stuff I ordered from there in the past has taken 2 months to arrive. Most of the stuff usually arrives in 4-6 weeks. I do order some things from there if I want to pay rock bottom prices and I don't mind if what I'm buying is obsolete by the time it actually arrives

Yea it was desperate times lol. In this case even the manufacturer of the part in China had run out of stock. I went in expecting to be lucky if the thing even shipped at all. I used a credit card that has always been super quick to cancel transactions with a quick phone call.