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If the Mavic is so say now a "toy/casual use/occasional use/etc etc" drone, then why force us the tap to focus system? Surely the occasional, fun, casual user would prefer a no hassle "point and fly" as it were without all the focusing malarkey. The Mavic for me (if they ever actually become...

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My guess is supply and demand. They know full well people will pay it.

Oh yeah that's true! My guess is Mavic availability will be worse as well now that all GoPro Karma owners are being forced to send them back for a refund.

It would still work out cheaper even with 20% tax.

Can I buy a Mavic in the U.S. and use it in the U.K.? I know two different people going to different parts of the U.S. over December and January, the Fly More combo would only cost me £1000

I was on the fence anyway so I'm not even sure I'll get one. Maybe I'll just wait until the Spring and see what's about.

Just noticed that pre orders for the Fly More combo have gone up to £1359, only last week it was £1249

TBH I'd rather pay the extra £350 and buy from an actual hobby store but that IS a very tempting price! I've never bought anything from 'Very' so I have no idea how they work.

Thanks guys, the only reason I wanted to pre-order was to get my name on the list as it were, I don't want to be in a position where there is no stock anywhere come January due to large amounts of pre-orders being shipped out with peoples names on. Didn't actually think about third party...

I'm about to pre-order a Mavic + 'Fly More Combo' from a local (ish) retailer (www.hobbymounts.co.uk), I 'was' going to buy direct from DJI but I was told that their returns policy is only 7 days and that they can sometimes be difficult to deal with, so my question is: Is there any reason not to...