Xiaomi Mi Drone 4k - 393 euro including delivery

Tweaky · 28-05-2020 8:52am

Over on another forum people are starting to receive Shipping Notifications from the US Banggood warehouse. They were originally expecting a May 15th ship date like a lot of us. There may be light at the end of the tunnel for us out of the Spain warehouse as well soon if stock starts arriving in there as well.

For those of you that won in the lucky draw one of the US guys said his order changed from refunded to processing and then shipped shortly after and received his tracking number.

Stick with it guys - we are not going to get a drone like this for less than € 300 delivered from anywhere else.

Daibheid · 28-05-2020 4:38pm

There's some signs of a shipment arriving in the US warehouse. Too early to tell as it could be Bangood airfreighted in a pallet load to stem the building tide of cancellations.
Or maybe they did ship a container load on schedule to the US and got one away to Spain too although I haven't seen anyone got a unit on an ES order.
People are getting units direct from China within a few weeks so others are now starting to place a second order from China and simply planning to cancel the other when one ships.
It's not a bad strategy for abused consumers but it's disastrous for Bangood. It's called phantom demand in supply chain parlance and can lead to lots of resources tied up in unsold and unwanted inventory.
It's getting interesting as Bangood feel the pressure mount but they are shipping from China at a higher price than early bird discounts but maybe not too bad compared to the July 15 dates increasingly mentioned for ES orders
It's currently $409 from China with a coupon.
They've also cancelled at least one early bird order to Australia so maybe more of the Zino 2 strategy of welch on discounted orders to sell at a higher price?
Let's hope US supply is now sorted and some ES deliveries appear or a double order might be a season saver for just a few dollars more -as a cowboy once said.

thund3rbird_ · 01-06-2020 12:05pm

some hope for earlier delivery....

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=44660339&postcount=18939

Just been on the BG chat, they have confirmed stock to arrive in ES warehouse on 8th June, I'm taking it with a pinch of salt, but at least it's earlier than the 10th July they were stating a week ago

Thebeast078 · 01-06-2020 12:24pm

I ordered mine from aliexpress, it is shipped and expected on the 10th June. Purchased from the fimi store

tedpan · 01-06-2020 12:39pm

Thebeast078 wrote:

I ordered mine from aliexpress, it is shipped and expected on the 10th June. Purchased from the fimi store

Nice one! Let us know when it arrives. Would love to hear your experience with it too!

Thebeast078 · 01-06-2020 4:36pm

tedpan wrote: »

Nice one! Let us know when it arrives. Would love to hear your experience with it too!

My first non DJI drone. Looking forward to see what it is like.

Tweaky · 02-06-2020 2:29pm

thund3rbird_ wrote: »

some hope for earlier delivery....

https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=44660339&postcount=18939

Another interesting development. You can no longer order from the Spanish or US warehouses. Maybe just temporary until they clear the backlog.
Also there are indications that the existing spanish orders will now be shipped out of Czech. They were far less impacted by covid and are further opened up than a lot of other European countries.

This was also added to the product page on their website
Note: Sorry for delayed delivery time for the pre-orders in overseas warehouse due to supplier's delay in delivery and long transport time from CN warehouse to overseas warehosue by sea and railway. About 3000PCS X8 SE 2020 are in transit to overseas warehouse so far and most of backorder will be processed in June. Thanks for your support!

Hang in there lads it will come !!!

ablelocks · 02-06-2020 4:03pm

Tweaky wrote: »

Another interesting development. You can no longer order from the Spanish or US warehouses. Maybe just temporary until they clear the backlog.

and the price has increased to $479.

CFC007 · 04-06-2020 12:13am

I just ordered on AliExpress. It was €355 all in. This is my first drone so hopefully will be a good introduction. Hopefully the seller will help with the taxes as communicated in chat. Looking forward to hearing feedback when people receive them.

What accessories have ye bought? Would have been handy to get the care package but wasn’t an option.

Silent Running · 04-06-2020 8:16am

CFC007 wrote: »

I just ordered on AliExpress. It was €355 all in. This is my first drone so hopefully will be a good introduction. Hopefully the seller will help with the taxes as communicated in chat. Looking forward to hearing feedback when people receive them.

What accessories have ye bought? Would have been handy to get the care package but wasn’t an option.

If I could get it for €355, and some kind of guarantee of no extra on taxes, I'd be all over it and would cancel my Banggood order right now.

ablelocks · 04-06-2020 10:36am

CFC007 wrote: »

I just ordered on AliExpress. It was €355 all in.

did you get discount codes to get it for 355?

garion · 04-06-2020 10:38am

CFC007 wrote: »

I just ordered on AliExpress. It was €355 all in. This is my first drone so hopefully will be a good introduction. Hopefully the seller will help with the taxes as communicated in chat. Looking forward to hearing feedback when people receive them.

What accessories have ye bought? Would have been handy to get the care package but wasn’t an option.

Good price. Was that from the official Xiaomi store or a reseller? Can you share a link please?

CFC007 · 04-06-2020 10:41am

Official FIMI store on AliExpress.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_dUiD0Hh

garion wrote: »

Good price. Was that from the official Xiaomi store or a reseller? Can you share a link please?

CFC007 · 04-06-2020 10:46am

No it’s on offer for $400, paid with Revolut.

ablelocks wrote: »

did you get discount codes to get it for 355?

Silent Running · 04-06-2020 10:47am

CFC007 wrote: »

No it’s on offer for $400, paid with Revolut.

So, what are the risks regarding extra customs charges?

CFC007 · 04-06-2020 10:50am

You’re at risk for circa €140 in customs charges but seller said value will be under so will have to take their word on that.

Silent Running · 04-06-2020 10:53am

CFC007 wrote: »

You’re at risk for circa €140 in customs charges but seller said value will be under so will have to take their word on that.

They're going to say that value will be under about €26? Will that work?

banie01 · 04-06-2020 2:18pm

If you are buying via the FIMI store on Aliexpress remember to use topcashback for 8.25% back aswell

It will lessen the blow of any customs too if its caught.

CFC007 · 04-06-2020 2:36pm

Thanks I’ve cancelled and reordered. Tracked now £26!

garion · 04-06-2020 3:04pm

CFC007 wrote: »

You’re at risk for circa €140 in customs charges but seller said value will be under so will have to take their word on that.

E126 is a big increase on the overall cost. Do you have an expected delivery date? Would you mind posting back here please on whether you got hit with customs or not?

Suckit · 04-06-2020 3:52pm

CFC007 wrote: »

You’re at risk for circa €140 in customs charges but seller said value will be under so will have to take their word on that.

I'm on the fence with this..
The sorting centres are operating at half capacity afaik, so they may not want the extra workload of looking out for items marked under their real price.

The way most sellers get around tax, is to ship it to a repackaging centre in the EU on a pallet.

Marking them under €26 has worked in the past but usually for much smaller items. I have bought fairly big drones for much less than €26 in the past, so it may or may not be believed.

If they do stop it, they may ask for an invoice and bank statement (which can also be easy enough to produce depending on the person looking into it).
But, just unsure if that would get through marked for €26.

I would prefer if it was rerouted.

Hopefully everyone that has ordered it from there will get it without any extra fees, and post an update here.

banie01 · 04-06-2020 8:38pm

FIMI store on AliExpress have confirmed that they are declaring the X8 SE as "toys" and at $20 value on their declarations.

That doesn't guarantee you won't be stung for customs, but it does offer a chance.
If customs do stop it, they will contact you asking for an invoice before they settle on a clearance amount.

The Fimi store price is $399(@€;370) buying via topcasback gives 8.25% cashback so total price that way assuming no customs will be @€;340

Not a bad deal IMO, but it does carry a customs risk of @€;95 inc handling fee which you could always offset with the TCB cashback I suppose.

unhappyBB · 06-06-2020 6:16pm

I ordered mine later than most so my order always had a ship date of 15th June. It's a Chinese site so I just assumed I'd be lucky to get it before August but I just checked it now on the app and it's listed as "Processing"

Tweaky · 06-06-2020 6:37pm

unhappyBB wrote: »

I ordered mine later than most so my order always had a ship date of 15th June. It's a Chinese site so I just assumed I'd be lucky to get it before August but I just checked it now on the app and it's listed as "Processing"

Seemingly there is a shipment after arriving or about to arrive in Czech and they are going to ship from there.
Has anyone else’s order status changed ?
I won in the lucky draw and I’m still showing as refunded. People on another forum are seeing the same thing.

jamesd · 06-06-2020 7:27pm

Tweaky wrote: »

Seemingly there is a shipment after arriving or about to arrive in Czech and they are going to ship from there.
Has anyone else’s order status changed ?
I won in the lucky draw and I’m still showing as refunded. People on another forum are seeing the same thing.

Same as yours - showing as refunded.

MorganIRL · 07-06-2020 12:25pm

Same here still showing as refund.. still happy to wait...if it gets here by August I'll be happy off for 2 weeks then..

Suckit · 08-06-2020 9:29pm

So, tonight is the night some reckon they may be shipped from CZ. There has been no update/change on my page, but I believe they won't be in work in Hong Kong for at least another 4 hours, so it may still happen....

Paddy_man · 08-06-2020 10:38pm

Suckit wrote: »

So, tonight is the night some reckon they may be shipped from CZ. There has been no update/change on my page, but I believe they won't be in work in Hong Kong for at least another 4 hours, so it may still happen....

I'll believe it's being shipped the day it arrives at my apartment ðŸ˜‚

NUTZZ · 11-06-2020 6:09pm

It looks like there’s finally some movement from the Spanish warehouse. People have begun to receive updates saying their “item is being packed”.

The June 12th shipping date might be genuine after all.

Tweaky · 11-06-2020 6:16pm

NUTZZ wrote: »

It looks like there’s finally some movement from the Spanish warehouse. People have begun to receive updates saying their “item is being packed”.

The June 12th shipping date might be genuine after all.

Mine has updated from refunded to processing which is definitely a step in the right direction

NUTZZ · 11-06-2020 6:22pm

Tweaky wrote: »

Mine has updated from refunded to processing which is definitely a step in the right direction

Mine is still showing as refunded, when did you order if you don’t me asking?

Tweaky · 11-06-2020 6:27pm

NUTZZ wrote: »

Mine is still showing as refunded, when did you order if you don’t me asking?

April 17th

MorganIRL · 11-06-2020 6:30pm

Mine has changed from "refunded" to "processing" since yesterday... Caviat being delivery date still says before May 15th :-) ordered mine on the 18th April.

Def_IRL · 12-06-2020 9:38am

So ... lets see, as of this morning Friday 12th June..
Expected re-stocking into their ES warehouse is now due next Monday...

Rob 09:28
I apologize for the inconvenience caused.
The item in your order are out of stock due to high demand. However, we have a good news it will be in stock on
15-06-2020
Can you please wait till date ?
Alternatively, we can replace the item any other item
Once shipped the delivery time is: 02-05 business days
This is most demanded order we have, and we have already sent it for restocking . the expected restocking date is 15-06-2020
Your order has already been marked as priority
Yes, and I am making a note for your order as well to ship on priority

ndm123 · 12-06-2020 9:57am

Scott 09:51
We apologize for the inconvenience caused. The item in your order is still restocking, due to the fact that it is highly requested. We expect the new stock of this product to arrive around June 22, 2020.
This restocked time is for only reference, and the specific time may be affected by some uncertain factors. Thanks for your understanding.

I tried the same conversation - stock is expected a week later. I ordered from ES warehouse on 14th April.

Prefect_1998 · 12-06-2020 12:09pm

hi guys

this is pretty long thread and a lot of ups and downs...

couple of quick questions:

has this drone been releases officially yet ?

can an order be placed for the Drone today , from any European sources ? or are they only based in china?

Thank you

Suckit · 12-06-2020 3:13pm

Mine has changed to say 'estimated to ship before June 14 2020'

Suckit · 12-06-2020 3:18pm

danielle_door wrote: »

hi guys

this is pretty long thread and a lot of ups and downs...

couple of quick questions:

has this drone been releases officially yet ?

can an order be placed for the Drone today , from any European sources ? or are they only based in china?

Thank you

It is released now yes. Not sure of any EU sources to buy from at the minute.

It may be available from Xiaomi UK, France, Spain. But not sure nay of those deliver to Ireland.
https://www.mi.com/global/

Also available here
https://fimi.aliexpress.com/store/5063216

Tweaky · 12-06-2020 3:23pm

Suckit wrote: »

Mine has changed to say 'estimated to ship before June 14 2020'

When did you order if you don't mind me asking ?
Also did you win in the luckydraw ??

ndm123 · 12-06-2020 4:20pm

That's a Sunday - I find it unlikely to ship before then.

Hopefully it will be worth the wait and the hassle!

Mine has updated today from Out of Stock to processing.

12-06-2020 5:33pm

Mine has shown processing since ordered in April so no status change, I'd have cancelled by now only I also ordered spare battery and case ect with the order and they have already shipped. Getting to be a pain though with them constantly pushing the dates back

Def_IRL · 12-06-2020 7:42pm

ndm123 wrote: »

Scott 09:51
We apologize for the inconvenience caused. The item in your order is still restocking, due to the fact that it is highly requested. We expect the new stock of this product to arrive around June 22, 2020.
This restocked time is for only reference, and the specific time may be affected by some uncertain factors. Thanks for your understanding.

I tried the same conversation - stock is expected a week later. I ordered from ES warehouse on 14th April.

Thats odd as I ordered on 14th April too, yet we are (yet again) being told different stories with regards new expected dates... I'll be cancelling mine if this continues again next week

banie01 · 12-06-2020 10:35pm

I cancelled by BG order as I couldn't be bothered dealing with them anymore.

I reordered with the FIMI store on AliExpress and with TCB rebate it's coming in a little over €340 assuming no customs.

I have a tracking number, their Comms have been clear and consistent and I expect it before the end of the of the month.

The tracking number is "issued" but not been picked up yet. It's the usual Ali seller tactic of meeting the Ali shipping deadlines.
Have been assured the plan to ship on the 15th tho.

I do hope that whenever these drones get here, we all have a bit of craic with them

ndm123 · 13-06-2020 7:50am

Def_IRL wrote: »

Thats odd as I ordered on 14th April too, yet we are (yet again) being told different stories with regards new expected dates... I'll be cancelling mine if this continues again next week

I think I will also cancel if it doesn't ship by the 22nd. Will probably order a Mavic mini.

Have any of you claimed money back from banggood before? Is it difficult?

ablelocks · 13-06-2020 9:25pm

with all the toing and froing, I think I'll just go for a mavic air 2.

having done a rough calculation, to get similar to the fly more combo would end up costing about $750-800, assuming I don't get stung for customs. If I did, then that'd bring it to a minimum of $900.

the mavic air 2 at €1049 is starting to look like a better option - with better warranty support and I'd have it next week rather than some unknown time in July or even August.

Suckit · 15-06-2020 3:44am

More delays. I think it's time (for me) to give up I don't blame Banggood, but I won't be chasing this.

Dear Suckit,

Thank you very much for ordering from Banggood.com.

We are sorry to inform you that the following products in your order are still out of stock because of expanding sales.

We are pushing the factory to produce and replenishing our stock urgently. It is expected that they will be shipped back within 1 ~ 2 weeks.

We will ship the products as soon as the goods arrive.

Order No. Order Date:

US$.00
x 1

If you have any questions or require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Suckit · 15-06-2020 3:58am

If you order from any of the Chinese sites (Taobao/1688/Tmall etc.) their shipping prices have shot up (quite expensive now) as a result of the limited flights and ships.
I am guessing that this delay may be related to that, and also maybe stock was not fulfilled as quickly as they hoped.
If it is the flights, and the fact that they are already selling these a lot cheaper than they had planned/EU tax, and that they are fairly big shipping price each, then they are unlikely to get here until flights go back to normal.

I have emailed them politely asking if it was realistically going to get here or should I give up. Hopefully I get an honest response.

Has anybody that ordered from aliexpress received theirs?

garion · 15-06-2020 8:06pm

pete6296 wrote: »

Mine is in Dublin from banggood

Brilliant, congrats.

What date did you order?

Def_IRL · 15-06-2020 8:16pm

pete6296 wrote: »

Mine is in Dublin from banggood

Well done Pete.
Annoyed that they told me only last Friday that mine would ship today too, yet this morning when I saw no update/progress I contacted them, and they told me t's pushed out yet another week....it's very annoying that they keep pushing dates out week on week.
I was going to cancel the order this evening until I saw that your order is now making headway. Great to hear.

pete6296 · 15-06-2020 11:04pm

garion wrote: »

Brilliant, congrats.

What date did you order?

27/05 but from China not spain

Xiaomi Mi Drone 4k - 393 euro including delivery

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