I finally navigated through their ordering pages & had my order all set. Clicked on "Pay". First I tried using PayPal, and only got very vague errors. I tried 3 times, no luck. Then I created an account & tried to use a CC direct. Also nothing but vague errors. Tried the Live Chat customer service & that was a complete joke. Canned responses, no concern I was trying to pay & couldn't get it to work. I will never order (or try to order) from this company again. Extremely bad...
Their support is awful. I contacted them twice and both times i was not satisfied. The first time i wanted to verify that i had received the genuine brand and not a fake which they were not able to do. The second time i discovered a fault with the product and we farted around for 3 weeks until they asked me to send the product back at my expense. That is unreasonable. The whole experience was a waste of time. In hindsite i would have been more happy spending less for a fake elsewhere.
I advise anyone to avoid these charlatans.
Their prices are only decent if you don't run into issues. Good luck with that.
Had 38 orders for HobbyKing, every time they ship through Singapore I get weeks of delays and that is using EMS and paying extra to get it in time, now I cannot tell where the hell is my order which was made on the 25 Nov.
Initially they said it was shipped. And I need to contact my post office!
Well I contacted Australia post and Singapore post to find out the order were not shipped yet.
Went back to HobbyKing and as usual they give you the rounds, at the moment they are doing an "investigation" with their warehouse, really the worst customer service ever and that for a customer how order 38 orders with them, they cannot give me my money back or my order. An absolute nightmare, always delaying replay, spent hours just trying to get an update on my case
Will never go back to the international warehouse ever, they have lost my business.
Sal
I know there has been problems with shipping for a variety of reasons, but things are turning around for Hobby King, I know this is exciting news for Hobby enthuists who want to get thier stuff for cheap, and quickly! The warehouse shipped over 2000 orders last week. Visit Hobbyking.com, there is an awesome selection of items for all your Hobby project needs - Collin
Sorry to hear about this. Please contact us so we can further assist - https://support.hobbyking.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
This site is absolutely terrible. I placed an order over 3 weeks ago. The credit card was charged immediately, and the status was switched to shipped within 3 days ago. Almost 3 weeks later, I can not find any information about where it is. I have tried to chat many times, but before I can even type what is wrong, the chat session ends. I sent an email 2 weeks ago, and have not got a reply. Of course there is no telephone number. I will try to get the credit card company to refund the money. Do not do business with this company their low prices do not mean anything if you cannot get what you ordered. I wish I could give it a zero star.
Hi Matt
Sorry you have had an issue. Shipping from Hong Kong to US can take anywhere from 1 week to a month (or more) we have no control over this. If anything happens to your parcel i. E its lost or damaged we will replace or refund your items.
Thanks
Dan
I ordered an item and paid for a secure delivery, wich never arrived. In contrary of their policy: after two month the parcel is lost, we give you a refund, they dont want to proceed any arrangement. Their company is a scam. Never buy anymore to them.
Should have done my homework! Purchased a B-17 flying fortress that was supposed to be a "plug&play"... needless to say when it arrived, the sevos & esc's were missing! Went to the site, put in a request haven't heard anything from HK, Oh well, at least I have the plane! First time, Last time!
I placed an order 4 weeks ago and I'm still waiting for it. Like the other guy mentioned, talking to the chat line is totally pointless. I would avoid ordering from Hobby King at all cost. They have TERRIBLE customer service and shipping times are pathetic.
Extremely terrible merchant! Ordered parts, critical part of the kit is missing! Cant use kit, asked support to ship part, they ignored me at all, support chat window closes automatically, email tickets never replied. Add to that they overcharged my order and instead of giving money back they give me store credit. This site is Chinese ripoff (No disrespect to Chinese people though, but merchant is in China)
Hobby King is a useless company. You can shop while you are lucky, but when it comes to issues (every 2nd order) - you'll see what they'll tell you! They do what they want, no rules.
You'll waste so much time - you'd better pay bit more, order better quality products and save your time.
Answer: Hi. I live in the UK. I would never use hobbyking again. I never got my stuff took 3 months to get refund. Take your money and then they don't care
Answer: It all depends on the Bank that you. Plus check on why it took the refund. In fact, the refund is quick from an average of 3-4 days. Actually just given extra time for both the seller and the Bank. And accordingly, if the seller has constant operations on a refund, this has a negative impact on the company's rating for the Bank. Especially if there are disputes between buyer and seller. From my experience, the returns are realized in several ways: 1. On credit card 2. On account on the HobbyKing website. 3. Or product if not reached or was spoiled. Damaged goods was a couple of times, and some of the delivery services. Overall, the problems with the refund arose. Sorry for bad English.
Answer: Please contact us here https://support.hobbyking.com/hc/en-us/requests/new for the latest rates
Answer: In all honesty, I think it only means they got your money. That's all they seem to care about. I've been going round and round with them saying my order is complete when in fact they still owe me about 70% of the total order. They refuse to split the order and I'm tired of arguing with them. From some of the other reviews, it sounds like it's their method to start the clock early on the return policy. Regardless of whether you have actually received the item or not, the return policy starts when they say the order is complete.
Answer: PS Peter, I am assuming you mean the 1400mm EPO Flybaby? If it's the balsa 1350mm model I have no idea as I have not owned that model. Al
Answer: Hi Peter. Unfortunately I don't have the FlyBaby any more to check the battery bay I can however tell you I used ZIPPY Flightmax 3000mAh 4S1P 20C@ 139x46x25mm. A larger battery will fit but IMHO you will probably be better off with a 2200 to keep it as light as possible. Al
HobbyKing has a rating of 1.5 stars from 195 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with HobbyKing most frequently mention customer service, live chat and store credit. HobbyKing ranks 11th among Remote Control Cars sites.
Hi Bago
We are opening a US call centre in the next couple of months.
Thanks
Dan