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[Jnewboy]

An Elefant for $196 including shipping to the USA? That doesn't sound right.
Nev

I have been in talks via email with a rep at Hooben.
It has come down to them being able to get the 1/16 Kit for the elephant to my door for $196

If anyone wants to talk to them the email is....

Shirley Shen <shirley@hooben.com>

Thats what she quoted me, gave me the paypal address and everything. She said I would have to pay an additional $8 for a paypal fee but that was it.

Im waiting on a response from her as I asked her after payment how soon could
I expect a tracking number.

[aferguson]

that sounds like the wholesale price plus shipping to me. I wonder if she's goofed and quoted you a dealer price. She may change gears in her next email.

I hope heng long makes one....prebuilt and would be about half the (normal) price of the Hooben.

[Jnewboy]

that sounds like the wholesale price plus shipping to me. I wonder if she's goofed and quoted you a dealer price. She may change gears in her next email.

I hope heng long makes one....prebuilt and would be about half the (normal) price of the Hooben.

Nope, she just confirmed the price for one unit and she said if I pay now it will ship out mid July. My only problem is Paypal does not cover you after 45 days I think it is, and this will be 30 days plus 30-50 days shipping, so if I get a potato or Osama's head in the mail Im screwed. right?

[aferguson]

call paypal and ask them if they give extended protection in cases like this. They might, in situations of pre-order such as here and also custom made items that take time to produce.

[Jnewboy]

call paypal and ask them if they give extended protection in cases like this. They might, in situations of pre-order such as here and also custom made items that take time to produce.

I will do that! thanks!

I sent her an email that said "I told all my friends and the fourm about this so do I get a free tank?" and she replied back with this...

Dear John,

Thanks for your help. I would like to sent one to you if i am the boss of the company.
How about you organize the ones who are interested in the tank.Then I can give you some discount as the following.

3pcs 20%
4-11 30%
12-99 35%
100-499 40%
500-999 45%
I can ship the goods to the place that you appoint.
Best regards.

Shirley

(I live in California if anyone really wants to do this....
I dont think we could get to the 100+ but it seems there is alot of intrest here in this and I would think we could get to the 4+ which is 30% off!
30% off of $138 is $41.40 off or $96.60)

$96.60+$58 shipping + $8 paypal fee = $162.60

Im getting one if paypal will extend my coverage, if there are 3 or more guys who want to go in on this with me Ill wait to place the order till some time next week.
If we do it, when I get them I will divide up the order and ship out the tanks via whatever service you want, USPS parcel post w/delivery confirmation is my usual shipping I use when mailing models but it will be up to the buyer, I figure parcel post in the US should be around $15 so its still a savings of about $25 off the $196.
Let me know

Let me know guys...

[B17Fortress]

Does anyone know what the quality of Hooben tanks is like? If they're durable and if the treads work without all of the RC components, I am all game for this beauty!

[Jnewboy]

Does anyone know what the quality of Hooben tanks is like? If they're durable and if the treads work without all of the RC components, I am all game for this beauty!

That I dont know, I dont care about the track strength myself, its going to be a static model on a shelf. The pictures look good.

[tankduel]

Aaah, you're talking about the static kit, without drive gearboxes, recoil unit, elevation and rotation gearboxes. I checked my price list they sent me (in euros) and I see it's quite less than a regular kitset.
Nev

[Jnewboy]

Yes, static kit, here is a great link to see some good pictures of the kit.

http://s452.photobucket.com/albums/qq25 ... 1QQtppZZ24

[Hooben]

Sorry for confuse....
it is the static kit, without drive gearboxes, recoil unit, elevation and rotation gearboxes.
And delivery to USA by china post by SAL:that means delivery by airmail+by sea..
it will cost around 60-70days to arrive at USA.so the freight cost is very low...

Tina

[Threetoughtrucks]

Am I reading this correctly? Say a super discounted price of $97 plus $58 shipping to CA, plus $8 PP fee plus $15 for shipping in the U.S.? Plus 60-70 days shipping to the U.S. from China?

And for this we get a kit from a manufacturer we are not familar with? The pics look good, but who can tell until somebody gets their hands on one?

For the moment, I'll pass.

TTT