General Comment on Rc Equipment and Tariffs

[Houndpup Rc]

Man! I don't know if anyone has noticed but the prices of Rc stuff is sky rocketing! I know speedyfpv has increased their prices site wide 100%! GetFPV has increased their prices site wide about 75%, Hobby King hasn't seemed to go up nearly as much though maybe a little, I haven't noticed any difference in Flite Test's prices either.....Whats your guys opinion on the feature of this? My thought is that prices will be higher for a while but in the end they will go back down and we will have higher quality components.
PS. Lets keep politicians and other politics out of this. As this is strictly on Rc stuff...

 

[AIRFORGE]

Over 130 countries have scrambled to negotiate with the US. And considering that China is hurting from US tariffs, the massive riots in the streets and has also dropped tariffs on about $400M of US imports, I say be patient.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Over 130 countries have scrambled to negotiate with the US. And considering that China is hurting from US tariffs, the massive riots in the streets and has also dropped tariffs on about $400M of US imports, I say be patient.

Yeah....But they still might be slightly more expensive even after the dust has settled....

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Hard to say......

 

[AIRFORGE]

Hence..."be patient".

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Hence..."be patient".

True😂

 

[Houndpup Rc]

But until then....We suffer! 😂

 

[Houndpup Rc]

At least us poor ones.....

 

[AIRFORGE]

I thought we were all poor.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

I thought we were all poor.

I wouldn't know....I guess it depends on what you call poor.
I would say those of us who use Spextrum, TX16 ect. are a little richer than those of us who use Flysky....

 

[Houndpup Rc]

If not in money then in collateral.

 

[Mr NCT]

I thought we were all poor.

Lets face it, if you're not poor then you're not trying hard enough

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Lets face it, if you're not poor then you're not trying hard enough

Or if you are poor you aren't trying hard enough!😂

 

[LitterBug]

I wouldn't know....I guess it depends on what you call poor.
I would say those of us who use Spextrum, TX16 ect. are a little richer than those of us who use Flysky....

Brands are a choice, not a status symbol.

 

[Mr NCT]

Brands are a choice, not a status symbol.

Thanks, I've been trying to convince neighbors of that for years!

 

[LitterBug]

Mine has plenty of power and traction

 

[Piotrsko]

Been doing this  forever. Always been more costly but it's my status symbol. Park my '87 ranger next to a Porsche cayenne, but pull out a plane fly it at the school and see who gets looked at. Maybe not a lambo countache, or a Ferrari, but I still get looks for the.plane.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Brands are a choice, not a status symbol.

I guess a lot of you have been in it longer than me too.....

 

[Houndpup Rc]

I guess stuff builds up over time.....

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Thanks, I've been trying to convince neighbors of that for years!