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11-26-2011, 08:27 AM | #21 (permalink) |
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Ok, I have been trying more than enough to decipher what you try to get across in your posts, but I am afraid that I must now ask you to put some more effort into your writing as I literally cannot understand what your sentence is trying to convey, and that would be because it isn't even one of English's set of sentences.
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11-26-2011, 08:35 AM | #22 (permalink) |
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I get a good chuckle every time I see these things at the mall..
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11-26-2011, 08:54 AM | #23 (permalink) | |
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Next year, pick up a Kiosk at the mall and sell trex 500 kits for $700 a clip. Tell the prospective customer that you cannot demo it because its too dangerous to fly with this many people around. Then explain to said customer they need to purchase this little receiver thing, separate for an additional $100 and a transmitter for $350+. For the novice, they will think YOU are an overpriced headhunter looking to steal a buck. Watch them walk down the hall way to purchase the Mall Heli at 1/10 the cost. Novice hobbiest that see the mall heli do not care if it can fly 3D. They just want to fly a helicopter! Sent from my Droid Charge using Tapatalk. |
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11-26-2011, 09:01 AM | #24 (permalink) | |
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I think that the high priced mall helis are probably good for us all. Keep in mind that only a small percentage of those whose interest is piqued by the kiosks actually buy from the kiosks (this is how it started for me). Most go online and purchase from many of the online retailers that we all use. The better xHeli, GrandRC, HeliDirect etc. do, the better for us all!
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11-26-2011, 09:18 AM | #25 (permalink) | |
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11-26-2011, 09:19 AM | #26 (permalink) | |
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You make a few good points. We all have to start somewhere, and I agree that any helicopter is better than no helicopter. I am sure that the "rent" to have the kiosk is not cheap so the prices need to be somewhat inflated, within reason.
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11-26-2011, 09:24 AM | #27 (permalink) |
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I started with a mall kiosk bird that suuuuuccckkeed... Now I have 6 T-Rex's a Logo 600 and I'm buying an E7 the day they release the tt version. I would totally work at a mall kiosk selling Walkeras and Xhelis.. If those guys are actually knowledgeable about the hobby in general and advise their customers that this is just dipping a toe in the pool, they could reel a lot of new blood into the hobby.. Just sayin'.
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11-26-2011, 09:29 AM | #28 (permalink) |
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My only complaint with mall helis is that they often don't follow the standard mode 2 transmitter format so it gets people hooked on a format that will hinder them if they choose to move up. (And it makes them annoying for us to play with)
Most noobs would not dream of dropping $1000+ for a decent entry level heli. I would not have either. They will however possibly spend $30 up to maximum $250 getting their feet wet. If it takes a mall heli to hook them, cool. Every one that gets hooked is a potential future helifreak. Rick
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11-26-2011, 10:10 AM | #29 (permalink) | |
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sigh...Some one has to start some where and 3 channels rc helicopters is the way to start if that's all a begainger RCer can afford at the time. airhog copters might be a toy but it has changed over the years it's hard to explain it, but not everything can't be toy. if an mall copter is cheap rc heli but there serious RCers who can modifile it and make improvment on it and make it better. A $1000 + for an RC helicopter ? must be a 999 scale Rc model, I don't anyone who afford something like that. |
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11-26-2011, 10:21 AM | #30 (permalink) | |
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11-26-2011, 11:03 AM | #31 (permalink) | |
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Last time i spoke to a kiosk owner during the holiday season, it was $800 a week. Sent from my Droid Charge using Tapatalk. |
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11-26-2011, 11:17 AM | #32 (permalink) | |
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Exactly. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for those guys in the mall and Air Hogs. And, if you choose NOT to do your homework and buy something over priced, who's fault is that? That's exactly what I did when I was about to buy one of their Symas. Also, those guys wouldn't be able to charge what they're charging if people were buying it at that price. |
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11-26-2011, 11:19 AM | #33 (permalink) |
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Yeah, I was one of those that began with those expensive mall helicopters. Because as a kid I loved the hobby but the cost was never in my reach so I basically forgot about it. Then as a grown-up you see them flying in malls for the cost of $100 dollars or so, and you just "freak out" and have to have one. It seems like a dream come true at the time.
I went straight from a JXD coaxial to a Walkera v450d01; with no instruction but what I learned from here and RCDISCUSS forum. Following the instruciton manual too was helpful. Knowing that I was still green, and having watched as many instructional videos as I could about CCPM helis. I lifted her off the ground tail-in, and got some confidence too quickly and eventually smashed it. I like to tinker alot, so I ordered parts and rebuilt it. I'm still looking for an easy way to adjust pitch and tracking issues. Today, tail-in is not an issue, and nose-ins are being worked on; and I own 3 helis now. But, yes, I agree, the mall ones are a rip off, but it brought me back to my childhood in 3 seconds flat. And, I don't regret paying those couple hundred dollars to get me started. I'd do it all over again. I still get that feel-good feeling when my chopper lifts off the ground. As long as the thrill is there, I will be in a field somewhere having fun with a big grin on my face. |
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11-26-2011, 11:24 AM | #35 (permalink) |
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I've lost count of how many times a parent and his kid showed up at the field with a 'mall' heli that refuses to fly decently, and we have to explain them that decent flight is not for that kind of heli, to the father's frustration and the kid's despair!...:banghead:
I feel sorry for them! Cheers!
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11-26-2011, 11:30 AM | #36 (permalink) | |
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And you'll still get snubbed by your peers for not have the supreme accessories like ICE ESC or god forbid you don't have a brushless outrunner motor. Mostly by those that forgot just how much fun it was to just fly. |
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11-26-2011, 12:38 PM | #37 (permalink) |
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SBO here as well and I dont begrudge mall kiosk operators and what they prices these helis at. I realize the pricing sounds ridiculous but it really is not out of line as much as people think when you add everything together. You ever wonder why clothing and jewelry stores dominate most malls? The markup on them is even harder to swallow.
i started on a $20 Syma clone sold at costco. |
11-26-2011, 01:38 PM | #38 (permalink) | |
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how far you pushed your self to get this level of the hobby? |
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11-26-2011, 01:50 PM | #39 (permalink) |
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A Blade Mcx for $170 turned into.$15,000 worth of heli's
Ya gotta start somewhere! Plus think about covering 3200 rent a month for that kiosk. You would be charging whatever you could for fear of losing your ass. That's ALOT of $100 heli's to sell before you ever see a dime!
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11-26-2011, 01:54 PM | #40 (permalink) |
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$3200 a month? I'd rather setup shop at the flea market before giving a dime to those mall nazis. Hell even road side or the parking lot of a shopping center or plaza. Just keep one flying at all times, people will come.
Once you get two or three cars there with people all around you, others will come just to see why the hell they're there. |
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