Posts: 5,328 Threads: 675 Likes Received: 3,162 in 1,749 posts Likes Given: 2,037 Joined: Jan 2016 Reputation: 140 30-Mar-2019, 09:12 PM (This post was last modified: 30-Mar-2019, 09:13 PM by Oscar.) Looking for cheap VTX? Check out the Eachine TX805. For $12.5, you get "800mW", SmartAudio, MMCX, solder pads and FC stackable. It's currently on sale on Banggood: http://bit.ly/2UaVBPX Not quite as powerful as 800mW as advertised in my testing, more like 400mW. But 25mW and 200mW are very accurate. More detail: https://oscarliang.com/eachine-tx805-vtx/ Posts: 12,098 Threads: 125 Likes Received: 3,739 in 2,836 posts Likes Given: 99 Joined: Feb 2017 Reputation: 388 Great find. I never understood why it always cost more from the US warehouse. • Posts: 21,397 Threads: 593 Likes Received: 9,029 in 6,683 posts Likes Given: 1,428 Joined: Jun 2018 Reputation: 795 (30-Mar-2019, 10:00 PM)voodoo614 Wrote: I never understood why it always cost more from the US warehouse. There are probably some tax & duty implications with having stuff available for domestic shipping from a warehouse on US soil. Most of the stuff coming direct from China avoids excise and duty, plus the shipping costs are dirt cheap. It's the same with Hobbyking stuff. They have Chinese, EU and UK warehouses but stuff sourced from the EU and UK warehouses always tends to be more expensive for the same items. Also, don't forget that Chinese manufacturers and companies get massive postal charge subsidies when sending things by post to encourage international trading which is why they can send stuff halfway across the world for a tenth of the cost of you having something sent domestically. • Posts: 3,288 Threads: 129 Likes Received: 2,740 in 1,644 posts Likes Given: 2,969 Joined: Apr 2017 Reputation: 65 (30-Mar-2019, 10:00 PM)voodoo614 Wrote: Great find. I never understood why it always cost more from the US warehouse. Higher overhead due to increased cost of labor. SoCal Kaity :D OMG, no one told me it would be this much fun! Addicted :) • Posts: 3,288 Threads: 129 Likes Received: 2,740 in 1,644 posts Likes Given: 2,969 Joined: Apr 2017 Reputation: 65 Oh, and we have tariffs on goods coming in from China right now. GetFPV finally just rolled the tariff into the price of the items, but at first they were listing in down by the shipping rate. We essentially have a China Tax. SoCal Kaity :D OMG, no one told me it would be this much fun! Addicted :) • Posts: 12,098 Threads: 125 Likes Received: 3,739 in 2,836 posts Likes Given: 99 Joined: Feb 2017 Reputation: 388 I guess it similar to buying something out-of-state or in-State. When we buy something in our own State tax is automatically charged When we buy something out-of-state, the taxes are our responsibility to pay. Of course I claim all my taxes you ask. I guess when they import a boat load, tariffs are imposed. When you buy a few items directly, tariff gets swept up the rug. • Posts: 5,328 Threads: 675 Likes Received: 3,162 in 1,749 posts Likes Given: 2,037 Joined: Jan 2016 Reputation: 140 (30-Mar-2019, 10:00 PM)voodoo614 Wrote: Great find. I never understood why it always cost more from the US warehouse. If you are getting it from the US warehouse, use this coupon for $3.5 off, d65ba4 • Posts: 3,533 Threads: 265 Likes Received: 2,610 in 1,545 posts Likes Given: 3,893 Joined: Feb 2018 Reputation: 78 (30-Mar-2019, 10:31 PM)kaitylynn Wrote: Oh, and we have tariffs on goods coming in from China right now. GetFPV finally just rolled the tariff into the price of the items, but at first they were listing in down by the shipping rate. We essentially have a China Tax. RDQ eats the tariff charges, at least for now. Another reason to go RDQ. Just wish Tyler and Trappy would quit have their little cat fight so RDQ will carry TBS stuff. • |