Hi Tim,
It states right on his site (quote Warranty service and repair work handled here in Illinois, USA.) so seeing that, and the fact that i made 2 orders from him in the last month for batterys and small parts, i got one order in two days another in 3. Packing was really good, and the charge to my c.c. was fine. I would say he is a stand up guy with fast shipping and nice pricing.
As far as buying a motor, Vally View is a good place to buy, if something was to happen there would be no worries, Jody is the man. he has took time in his busy day to give me alot of free info, Jody is a asset in the rc community. So all i can say is if you go with Value Hobby you will get your DLE shipped to you fast with no problems, after that if you need help or service, i really do not know.
Tony
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