Anyone feeling adventurous?
11-27-2019, 03:47 AM
#76
As soon as I saw the nicad batteries that came with it I knew at the very least I could turn the body of the tank into a charger using the USB charger they provide. The tank also has quite a few colored LEDs in it, red, green and clear.
the postage to China thing is a scam they've been using for quite some time. Creality tried that on me when I wanted to return the resin printer I got from them that had no viable software. When I called PayPal I got a young man named Daniel and I basically told him that I have been scammed by the Chinese and he personally has seen that before and doesn't like it at all so he went out of his way to hook me up. He issued my refund right on the spot. A friend of mine in the business tells me that PayPal probably won't take action, and if they do, by the time they get around to it the scammers will have abandoned the account and moved on to something else. There is, however, one philosophy that we might apply to scammers like this ... KILL 'EM ALL!! Yeah, I know, wishful thinking, but I still get a kick out of it.
the postage to China thing is a scam they've been using for quite some time. Creality tried that on me when I wanted to return the resin printer I got from them that had no viable software. When I called PayPal I got a young man named Daniel and I basically told him that I have been scammed by the Chinese and he personally has seen that before and doesn't like it at all so he went out of his way to hook me up. He issued my refund right on the spot. A friend of mine in the business tells me that PayPal probably won't take action, and if they do, by the time they get around to it the scammers will have abandoned the account and moved on to something else. There is, however, one philosophy that we might apply to scammers like this ... KILL 'EM ALL!! Yeah, I know, wishful thinking, but I still get a kick out of it.
11-30-2019, 06:33 AM
#77
Well, here is what I got... 4 of them! LOL! They actually move quite nice and the speed, turret rotation speed, is actually nice and scale speed. So, maybe use the base to make recce vehicle.... hmmm....
[img]https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjAwWDgwMA==/z/QNsAAOSwKdNd3uz7/$_59.JPG
here is a little video
[img]https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjAwWDgwMA==/z/QNsAAOSwKdNd3uz7/$_59.JPG
here is a little video
Last edited by dgsselkirk; 11-30-2019 at 06:35 AM.
11-30-2019, 02:13 PM
#79
Thread Starter
dgsselkirk, your product seems reasonable. You say you received 4; did you buy 4??
12-02-2019, 04:22 AM
#80
Yea, these are from WISH website. I got sucked in $79.99 ea. The tracks are a hardened rubber and the tank actually runs quite nice at slower scale speed.... no kiddie wheels...
Last edited by dgsselkirk; 12-02-2019 at 06:47 AM.
02-01-2020, 06:55 AM
#83
Hi guys, I'm dragging up this old thread because I've had to do a few searches on the internet for stuff lately and I see the ad for this scam all over the web. There are at least three different u.s. dropshipping companies that are advertising this tank. It makes me wonder if they know that it's actually a scam. What do you guys think? You think the drop shipping companies are being duped as well or do you think they're actively participating in the scam? Do you think it would do any good to email the individual drop shipping companies and ask them if they know that it's actually a scam? I really hate to see this because I think it's bad for our Hobby. Imagine John Q public out there who's looking at buying his first RC tank and has a little bit of recreational Capital to play with who might fall for this and get totally turned off to the Hobby. We might be losing Quality RC tankers because of this crap. Maybe I just got too much time on my hands.
