Comparing Prices

[Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator]

(Tim's gonna love this!)

 

I use Futaba. And I'm happy with Futaba. But one thing annoys this time of year - the box full of little trannies I cart about to fly Spectrum equiped indoor stuff. And let's face - they're not much cop these mini transmitters - no dual rates, no expo etc.

 

So, I've decided - OK I'll bite the bullet and buy a low end Spektrum Tx - a DX6i would seem to fit the bill - and throw away all the "toy" trannies. I'll be able to fly my MCX, the 4-SITE etc all off the same trannie.

 

I decide to have a shop around, DX6i's coming in at £125-135 with an AR6000. But I don't want a receiver. So I go on ebay to look there - and I find a brand new DX6i (Tx only - "buy it now") from a UK model shop, £89. That'll do me I think. Just to check I look up the model shop via Google - sure enough there they are same phone number, address everything. They have the Specktrum on sale here to and sell "on line" - £128! Absolutely no sign of a Tx only option for £89 from the shop.

 

Curious. Could it be that shops that deal "on-line" don't want to pass on the lower operating costs of on line dealing because they fear that customers will walk into the shop and demand the "on-line" prices "over the counter"? So, they confine any on-line discounts to ebay? I don't know!

 

BEB

[Clem]

BEB, it might be worth checking with Inwoods. They seem to list the DX6i (TX only) on their website at £69.99.

[Tim Mackey]

Blimeys, at this rate BEB will be going all sparky on us soon too

its the future you know Dave

 

PS i got both my Spektrum Txs from Inwoods - usually have the keenest price TBH

Edited By Tim Mackey - Administrator on 11/12/2010 00:39:09

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[Tim Mackey]

Inwoods, DX6i  £70 total.... including VAT

[David Ashby - Moderator]

Could be BEB but could also be just that the retailer hasn't noticed the anomaly or hasn't got round to updating their website?

Edited By David Ashby - RCME Administrator on 11/12/2010 07:33:10

[Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator]

Posted by Tim Mackey - Administrator on 11/12/2010 00:46:50:
Inwoods, DX6i  £70 total.... including VAT

 

Grrrr! I've ordered the £89 one now

 

Still i was happy with that!

 

I have thought of one thing....imagine what a pain in the bum I'll be able to be in all those futile Futaba vs Spektrum debates....

 

"Well, as someone who uses both...."

 

Oh I'm going to enjoy this!! Every cloud and all that

 

BEB

[Stephen Grigg]

Probably better quality than th£70 one BEB

[Pete B]

Give 'em a ring, BEB, tell them you're on the executive committee of a very influential forum in the modelling world and that honouring a 'price match' would be very good free publicity for them.........

 

Pete

[IanN]

This isn't uncommon. One of my LMS's did a very good price on some nimh flight packs on line. They (happily) honoured that price in the shop if asked to, but the stickered price if you bought off the peg without asking was higher.

 

Alwasy pays to check

[andy watson]

Assuming you bought the tx online, you can return it for any reason.

 

I would give them a ring, explain the Inwoods price and tell them that if they haven't dispatched it yet then not to bother (or do a price match).  If they have dispatched say you will be sending it back because of the Inwoods price, unless they do a price match.

 

I am thinking about doing exactly the same, but I think £70 is a bit steep to fly a few indoor "toys".

 

ps I always check Inwoods for radio gear prices.