stretch Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 In case people haven't heard hobbyking have closed their uk warehouse. They announced the closure a while ago and were doing a deep discount sale but this was suspended due to covid and it's never re-opened. https://hobbyking.com/en_us/blog/hobbyking-uk-closing-sale-deep-discounts https://hobbyking.com/en_us/blog/covid-uk-warehouse And the company "Lucky Stuff" they used to sell under is now registered to a flat in Northolt Middlesex In other news they were fined by the FCC https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-issues-28-million-fine-against-hobbyking-0?fbclid=IwAR228bDrf0Vy3RJMKTeXoP4S3jNp6wfnrL_lvxFlZtBCRLbQDT5f-FGkIq4 Shame as the UK warehouse was only about 30 minutes from me. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Thought theyd gone quiet, dont hear much about them. Guess this is why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Oh, shame, but their lipo options weren't what they used to be anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Ohh well, not used them for years 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 as an RC flyer this is kind of old news UK HK stopped shipping a good few months back, at the time i wrote them of as not using them any more but did recently get a fair deal on a 4s lipo from EU HK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Personally I think this is a real shame. More jobs gone in the UK and less options for us for RC stuff quickly available in this country. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RcBEN9 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Its a shame. Not great for the hobby in general either. Like others I ordered anything from them for couple of years, not from choice, but because they literally never had anythging I wanted to buy.... 😑 Spent a lot with them in the past. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jariworsley Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 that is a shame. years ago they were a go to place for lipos and all sorts. they seemed much less competitive and full of choice now I have come back to hobby. that fine cant have helped - $2.8 million for " marketing noncompliant transmitters used to relay video from drones to amateur drone operators " I guess by not having a UK base they can continue to ship here but avoid the regs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretch Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 Many years ago they were the go to place for lipos and I got loads of lipos from them. Apparently it was a very bad move for them when they branched out in to model trains etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mch87 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 might explain why when I tried to order for the first time recently it just bugged out... Shame as they had a good selection of the screws I wanted to build up a comprehensive spares box... I was hoping to buy from one place rather than get everything from different suppliers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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