Just to add my .02 cents... Hobbyking has been great for me. Overall I've saved a lot of money by shopping there. I've been a little disappointed by the quality of a few things I've bought there, but overall when considering some of the great things I've gotten at 1/4 the price they would have been at a LHS I've come out way ahead compared to if I had always bought locally. I wouldn't put a really cheap component from them into a really high end plane or heli, but for everyday stuff that generally crashes more often by pilot error than by equipment failure I find them to be the best trade off between price and consistency. The WORST, for me, is spending big bucks at a LHS or at a "non-discount" online shop and having what I bought there be worse than what I would have gotten from HK for 1/4 the price. Best example: HXT 900 servos