20% OFF by PayPal

Some time ago a few PayPal users received messages about possibility to get 20% discount if they use promo code at the Hobby King check out. Long story short it wasn’t working all the time. Finally people found that all the items that PayPal discount is applied are displayed on this web page. The biggest advantage is that 20%-25% discount is already applied and you can add these items directly to your shopping cart without the need of entering any codes.



Our team created separate type of discount called promo-price so you can see it’s icon beside buddy-price and combo-price. It means you don’t have to check separate page for this type of discount and all the information is accessible in one place, also we included “add to the cart” button for your convenience.

Convert expired buddy-codes into affiliate program links

Most of the RCSearch users know that after they publish their buddy-codes using their nickname a personal web page creates automatically and contains all the buddy codes published by this user. So you can post the link on your buddy-codes page on forums or use it as a signature. This way the person who posted their buddy-codes can get more bonus points and those who buy using these codes benefit from discount prices.

Unfortunately average buddy-code lifetime is around 14 days or less. After all your codes expire your personal web page becomes empty and there is no benefit of posting an empty web page as for example your forum signature.
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The weight of additional packaging must be considered

While shopping for propellers or carbon tubes, rods etc. I observed additional packaging in my shopping cart for example (BOX-379g — Extra Length Cardboard Box and Packing). As per HobbyKing this package is added to guarantee you will receive your parcel with no damage. So while the item that requires additional package is in your shopping cart the package will remain in the cart too.

The only one thing I don't like is that additional packaging has additional weight. As a result the price for delivery will be automatically increased.
On the RCSearch merchandise description has also information about additional mandatory packaging if applicable and the total weight of the item including this additional packaging. Here you can see an example.



Please be aware that search result by the weight of the product will not consider the weight of the additional packaging. The purpose of this is that you might already have one "Extra Length Cardboard Box and Packing" in your shopping cart and just looking to fill the rest of the space with additional items. All the information about the packaging will be displayed beside the item and you make the final decision.

Please share all your concerns and suggestions. 

Clearance?

Today HobbyKing announced new price for this item Polyquest 4950mAh 5S 25C Lipoly (Version 2). Regular price was $159 so it is on sale for three times cheaper than ever.

This can be related to the low stock levels that HobbyKing is trying to clear out. By the way there is no information about this item not in the Flash Sale not in the Sale/Liquidation categories.

This type of sales without announcements and notifications happens on the regular basis. We would like to know if you are interested to see these sales on our web site. We could create a separate category for unexpected price drops. 

Freebies from HobbyKing!

Today we created a new group on RCSearch named «Free Item». This list will consist gifts from HobbyKing.

You will be able to see active gift, its regular price, required conditions, when this promo ends and the history of previous promotions. This will give you an idea about how often and for how long these promos are running.

You can also subscribe for notifications via e-mail or text messages about new promotions. After you activate notification option you won't miss the shot.

Your feedback is really appreciated.

HobbyKing stock status information is hidden now

HobbyKing had detailed information about stock status available for a long time. For example how many items are available or how many are sold if there are zero in stock. It could give you an idea how big the line up was.

Unfortunately two persons (first & second) decided to show off their knowledge  on Twitter and disclosed this information to the public.  As a result HobbyKing is hiding this information and the numbers that are available aren't precise enough. For example: less than 50 in stock or up to minus 20.

We are currently working on the solution.