Counterfeit?

[msinger]

A colleague of mine bought thus fake drone. Haven't seen it yet, because I went on holiday, but he did sent me a picture of the box

Got a picture of what's inside the box? It would be interesting to see what he received.

 

[MrsTreat]

Check this one out. MP Clone

Intelligent Quadcopter UAV Aircraft Drone Speed Adjustable LED Lighting Flying 4CH 2.4GHz HD Camera-in Camera Drones from Consumer Electronics on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group

 

[mad monkey]

Oh aliexpress

 

[mjanssen]

Got a picture of what's inside the box? It would be interesting to see what he received.

Sure will, I'll ask him and post the picture here.

 

[MrRobville]

$59,99!!! what a steal!

I wish I could order it though, but I'm still awaiting payment from a Nigerian prince who required 60 bucks to transfer me many monies.

 

[SHORod]

In the "Hand-gesture selfie" image they didn't even bother to remove the reference to the Walkera "Vitus Lite" and "Vitus APP." The photo appears to also include the Vitus which looks quite different from the rest of the images.

 

[MrsTreat]

$59,99!!! what a steal!

I wish I could order it though, but I'm still awaiting payment from a Nigerian prince who required 60 bucks to transfer me many monies.

I've ordered - not this particular item - plenty of stuff from AliExpress and it works fine. Just like Amazon but instead of two days delivery takes about 2 weeks. I don't typically order anything I might have to take back though because I never want to go through that process. Right now - only cheap stuff.

 

[mjanssen]

I've ordered - not this particular item - plenty of stuff from AliExpress and it works fine. Just like Amazon but instead of two days delivery takes about 2 weeks. I don't typically order anything I might have to take back though because I never want to go through that process. Right now - only cheap stuff.

It is not available anymore on Aliexpress. The reviews are not all consistent. Curious what you'll get and how it performs.

 

[mjanssen]

I've ordered - not this particular item - plenty of stuff from AliExpress and it works fine. Just like Amazon but instead of two days delivery takes about 2 weeks. I don't typically order anything I might have to take back though because I never want to go through that process. Right now - only cheap stuff.

It is not available anymore on Aliexpress. The reviews are not all consistent. Curious what you'll get and how it performs.

 

[kidroc]

looks like it's some sort of schematic for 60.00 but makes you think it's the aircraft! scam either way.

 

[MrRobville]

I've ordered - not this particular item - plenty of stuff from AliExpress and it works fine. Just like Amazon but instead of two days delivery takes about 2 weeks. I don't typically order anything I might have to take back though because I never want to go through that process. Right now - only cheap stuff.

Likewise, I've made about 30 or 40 orders on there in the meantime. All cheap stuff that cost less than shipping costs here in the Netherlands. And indeed, as handy as it is for stuff like that, I'd never trust these retailers to buy expensive equipment from that might need returning. I'd gladly pay hundreds more if the aftersales is superb, reliable and fast.
If something breaks after using it for a month, it's no biggie if it only cost 2 bucks.

To be honest though, I'm somewhat intrigued by Chinese knockoff drones based on DJI quads. I find these rather amusing. I guess if I ever were to come across a proper Mavic Air knockoff for a similar price range, I might actually just get it for the heck of it.

 

[charlas]

It's bad though when the Chinese are copying the Chinese

 

[mas2310]

It is time FB vets these scammers before they allow them to advertise.

 

[theDRONEranger]

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!

 

[ducatist3]

Is it just me or do these photos look exactly like the MA? Counterfeit? Ripping people off? I wouldn't buy one to find out, just curious what others think. These things pop up on FB all the time.

Free Shipping-FOLDING UAV FOUR-AXIS AIRCRAFT WIFI DIAGRAM PASSING HIGH AERIAL REMOTE CONTROL PLANE

I got one .2 months later. express post.they use the real video .u get a clone smaller very toy like.no gimbal camera.cheap crappy motors.no satellite stuff.no compass.3 minute fly time .battery. very breakable.but it does fly kinda fly..its a total fraud..paypal have me a refund..I dont know how they get away with using the real promo video to sell their crap..

 

[mjanssen]

I got some pictures from the fake DJI drone.

https://mavicpilots.com/media/albums/fake-dji-drone.474/

It does fly, and even has an app, but we didn’t even try that. Got it in the air with the controller very shortly, before it got out of control.

It will be sent back and PayPal will do a full refund.

 

[mad monkey]

Oh God. That thing is horrendous

 

[mjanssen]

Oh God. That thing is horrendous

Yup. It absolutely is. Not worth $1, let alone $100.

Another fact. The complete box, including drone, controller (without 3 AA batteries), everything, weighs no more than 475 grams.

 

[mad monkey]

No restrictions then!

 

[Tallent]

If you have a spare $70, I cant see anything wrong with getting one. It could be worth the gamble, or maybe not. After all, it's just $70.