Banggood has the quad I want in stock, but says cannot ship to my address in North Carolina USA or to family's house in New York?? But it will ship a different quad?
To my understanding so called "Free Shipping" is airmail - but uses what I think is called "Consolidated shipping hub" which seems to that its not unusual for airplane cargo hold space allocated to post/parcels - at full cost- have left over space/weight allowance - so the first bin load of "free shipping" stuff is taken to fill the space. It is not free - if you check a lot of BG prices - as I did, I found that buying Emax 30A ESC which China Post as shipping - cost me AU$68 buying the same from BG cost me AU$66. so BG added cost to retail price from Emax - and BG must get a trade discount. As a sill example - just know eBay sellers to be offering some fancy cusion cover with a 3D effect print - I have sent off for 2 " AU$1 each....free shipping - BG are offering the same AU$7 free shipping.I'm really happy with BG, I ordered my frsky Horus and it came to remote western Australia in no time. Things that go by boat take much longer. Lipo's need to go by boat I believe. My wizard x220 has been processed on the east coast if Australia so will take a few days to get here. I have some nitecore torches on the way that were a bargain. I bought two they were so cheap.
Do you expect them to say... we send your order from our drop ship supplier Sum Ting Rong? HobbyKing DO have regional warehouses - east and West coast I think in US - but the US situation may change because they seem to have contravened some sales laws or whatever... RCGroups have the low down on that.Banggood tells you which warehouse they will ship from when you get to checkout, there are several. They must have some warehouses.
As I said... they can call them what they want - they are dropshipping or otherwise they would havetheir own warehouse and get better deals for having stock in. As it they seem to have deals with Eachine and some other.... but note what IS NOT available from them......You may be right, but my last order, two items reportedly would ship from one China warehouse and one item from another China warehouse (i forget the city names, I think one was available at CN2 and CN3 and it named the city or province that started with a C, and the other shipment was from some other city). One shipment has arrived the other not yet. Also, I believe they have some items listed as USA warehouse, but no items I have ordered have been available there yet.
I'm going with Hobby king or amazon prime from now on for spare parts and everything elseMy order from Dec 19th is finally coming in on Saturday. And I paid the extra $0.83 for 7-12 day shipping At least it is in the US finally.
more like the rowboat from china...lolDid you ask customer support? I never buy from banggood anymore! They ship their goods by sailboat i believe.hahaha. I hate waiting LOL