Vietvet, you make great points about working with US based companies for your RC needs. In my opinion, no matter who you get your RC items from, it all comes down to expectations. In the US we expect companies to provide good customer service, timely shipping notifications, and returns when needed. As we all know, Hobby King is not a US based company. They generally do not provide good customer service, their shipping notices are not acurate in most cases. I once received a shipping notification after I had received the order. Hobby King also does not do well with returns. However, if you lower your expectations, follow some of the rules mentioned in this and other posts, order what you know, and do not need the item(s) quickly, Hobby King can be a great place to buy from and a great way to stretch an already stretched hobby budget. I and several of my fellow club members have placed and received many orders from Hobby King without a problem. We have ordered frm both the international and US warehouses, and again we have not had problems but we know what we are getting into before we place the order and we do not have high expectations of getting the order quickly.