Maurice Dyer Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 could somebody please put a link in here for me. maybe im looking at the wrong website. REGARDS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 24 minutes ago, Maurice Dyer said: could somebody please put a link in here for me. maybe im looking at the wrong website. REGARDS A link for what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Dyer Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Thanks. That's what I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Yes but it does not include VAT or handling charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Whereas EU does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 The courier collects the VAT at 20% on the invoice total, which includes delivery, and charges a handling fee, typically £12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 The £52.22 quotes with VAT comes to £62.66 add handling gives £74.66 for 10m. £7.47/m. Rapirc is £4/m which will work out at £50 for 10 m including delivery, assuming their rates include VAT of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 3 hours ago, Peter Miller said: They also do Turnigy motors among a host of other makes. Those are just the items I checked but it looks good to me. Looks good to me, the shafts are reversed and the prices are good. HK don't do these now only the more expensive SK3. Thanks for the tip Peter. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caveman Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 I've just finished covering a Galaxy Twin Hornet. Due to the difficulties getting HK covering film from HK, which I've used exclusively up to now, I used McGregor film from RCWorld in Newport. As far as I can tell it's the same film as sold by HK and Rapid RC. Buying from Rapid RC or RCWorld is much simpler and quicker than buying from HK with the delays in supply, and the risk of additional duty, VAT etc. GDB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 8 hours ago, Maurice Dyer said: Peter, I was on the HK Hong Kong website, which is the only one that ships to UK at the moment. Cheapest carriage was £23, total £53 for two rolls. Have a look here Maurice, same stuff as H.K I believe. https://www.rapidrcmodels.com/cover-film-heating-tools-wing-tape-367-c.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Robson Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Rapid RC 5 mtrs film £20 + £4.85 shipping to UK address. Why bother ordering from abroad? I have not bought film from them but I have had motors esc's etc from them, no worries of extra charges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Dyer Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 10 hours ago, john stones 1 - Moderator said: Have a look here Maurice, same stuff as H.K I believe. https://www.rapidrcmodels.com/cover-film-heating-tools-wing-tape-367-c.asp Thanks all. Having a bit of an off day yesterday. British it is, and why wouldn't you ?. Cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Looks a good deal and, having not bought any Profilm for a good while I was horrified to see it's now between £28 and £38 for two metres. The film about is a fraction of that cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Griff Posted February 13, 2022 Author Share Posted February 13, 2022 Thanks for the heads up about rapidrc, will check RC world today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilC57 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Seems to me that HK have had their day as far as we in the UK are concerned. Shame, because some of their stuff was good value. Same applies to Banggood, their prices are now much higher than they ever used to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Gone up 20%? My thinking is that not paying VAT made them very attractive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outrunner Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 5 hours ago, EvilC57 said: Seems to me that HK have had their day as far as we in the UK are concerned. Shame, because some of their stuff was good value. Same applies to Banggood, their prices are now much higher than they ever used to be. Call me an old cynic but isn't that what HK and the like set out to do, squeeze the life out of all the model business with incredibly low prices and when the competition goes out of business raise your own prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Outrunner said: Call me an old cynic but isn't that what HK and the like set out to do, squeeze the life out of all the model business with incredibly low prices and when the competition goes out of business raise your own prices. No, they just took advantage of a loophole in the law that allowed them to legally sell without applying VAT. Now that that loophole has been closed they have to apply the tax, plus of course shipping costs, which is totally beyond their control, have also increased on a spectacular scale worldwide. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel R Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 For another source, sparksiderc sell on ebay, the same film, in 2.5m lengths, post included for £13, no connection except happy customer etc. https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/sparksiderc?_trksid=p2047675.m3561.l2563 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Denny Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 Still haven't received my order placed on 2 February from the EU warehouse. I have chased several times and been told they are having logistics problems in the warehouse (staff?). They are unable to give me a date when the goods will be despatched. This is my first and will be my last Hobbyking order since the UK warehouse closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, Ian Denny said: Still haven't received my order placed on 2 February from the EU warehouse. I have chased several times and been told they are having logistics problems in the warehouse (staff?). They are unable to give me a date when the goods will be despatched. This is my first and will be my last Hobbyking order since the UK warehouse closed. The problem they are having is EU Tax related. The earliest this will be sorted out is March 1st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 What I was told by HK support is here on page 1. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exaur Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 I have a Hobbyking EU Warehouse order in "Processing" since 1 Feb. All items in stock when I ordered. They won't let me cancel - so far, and they wont tell me what item, if any, is causing the delay. I can accept that they may have chaos in the EU warehouse, which is what they tell me, but this is a company that doesn't have a cancel button on their order progress page, so once ordered you are pretty much committed and will randomly get a quick delivery or a long wait. Of course, I used them because they were cheap but this is my first order since the UK warehouse closed. I guess they won't be so keen to short ship from EU. I have recently ordered, mostly on-line, from five UK hobby shops and withot exception the service from all of them was great with phone calls to discuss items not in stock and delivery within 48 hours and prices not far off HK (apart from LiPos!!!!). I guess you have to decide what suppliers you want to support to be providing the fun stuff and keeping the hobby going in the UK. PS No I don't work for any UK hobby business and I aint a brexiteer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Miller Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 You may be interested to know that Amazon also sell lipos. Price might be a bit higher but they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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