UK purchase

mavic53 · Mar 24, 2018

In upgrading to a MPP I used the eGlobalUK people . Total cost £793 which included insurance in case the product was lost. Compared to the DJI price a considerable saving by any standard . Delivery about a week and all contents perfect. First three flights all is well. It seems to be a bit quicker in descending than the MP and the start up is different otherwise picture wise pretty much the same.

darren0405 · Mar 26, 2018

Hi was wondering if the sound difference is as noticeable as people say it

Youser · Mar 27, 2018

Insurance if it got lost in the post or a flyaway?

Also, eglobal, don't they ship from China? If they do, you aren't able to have any warranty repairs in Europe.

frogbmth · Mar 27, 2018

Youser said:
Insurance if it got lost in the post or a flyaway?

Also, eglobal, don't they ship from China? If they do, you aren't able to have any warranty repairs in Europe.

Correct no manufacturer warranty and no legal recourse under European consumer protection laws

mavic53 · Mar 28, 2018

I balance the warranty with the cost. Saving £50 through EGlobal would not have been a consideration. Saving £300 I thought was a good bet. Time will of course prove me right or wrong you are correct.

frogbmth · Mar 28, 2018

Yeah I think that’s fair, I am pretty sure you can still by Uk care refresh too, as long as people know the pros and cons they can decide if it makes it a good trade off or not to buy an import. I was tempted to buy one in Asia when I was on travels in December but in the end decided to buy in Europe. As you say, depends how much you can save Vs local offers

Youser · Mar 28, 2018

I bought my fly more combo for £780 back in September. Took the gamble of importing. Had the gimbal reset problem straight out of the box

Didn't bother me too much as I had insurance and knew I'd probably crash it sooner or later and have it replaced.

Imported the replacement (2 months later) for £605, no problems with this one.

Fmoots · Mar 29, 2018

I recently got the MPP from Gearbest for £690, which at over £400 cheaper than the retail price direct from DHJ I thought was a bargain. If you are importing and are worried about warranty, remember you can still buy UK DJI Care within 48 hours of activating

Minstrelred · Mar 31, 2018

Hi I just ordered mine from tobydeals with a extra batt. Have had batts for my phantom 3 standard of them before with no problems just a bit of a wait for delivery but the saving is huge so fingers crossed it will all be ok. Can’t wait for delivery now

mavic53 · Apr 1, 2018

Minstrelred said:
Hi I just ordered mine from tobydeals with a extra batt. Have had batts for my phantom 3 standard of them before with no problems just a bit of a wait for delivery but the saving is huge so fingers crossed it will all be ok. Can’t wait for delivery now

Very good deals here must remember that.

darren0405 · Apr 1, 2018

So if you buy from these companies you can be covered from DJI refresh?? In the UK?

frogbmth · Apr 2, 2018

Yes you can still buy refresh in the U.K. for an overseas sourced drone to allow you to pay a reduced fee for a replacement refurbished drone if it goes wrong.

necroscope · Apr 4, 2018

Am i right in thinking that refresh doesn't cover against what would be a warranty repair, rather only replaces it if it crashes?

JohnC · Apr 5, 2018

The refresh is an extension that runs concurrently with DJI's existing warranty. It covers you for accidental mishaps including unexpected landing in water, which would not be covered under the normal warranty.

It won't cover you for a deliberate act of flying it into a wall or tree just to get a new drone! In most cases you do have to have the drone, so if it goes down in a deep lake and you can't recover it & the logs from the controller can't substantiate that it was an equipment error then they also won't replace it.

I recently purchased a MPP from 3DPRO-RC and it arrived was the UK version as indicated on the rear of the box, so as such would be looked after by the DJI Europe office. A reasonable saving over DJI too.

Whack · Apr 12, 2018

I was recently tempted by an offer on mpp from eglobal central also but was dubious so ordered a phone from them first to see how that experience went. DISASTER. Long story short they sent me the wrong phone and basically ignored me when contacted them about refund . Kept promising to send a courier to collect the phone but surprise surprise he never arrived. Thankfully I paid via PayPal so raised issue with them and only then did the issue get resolved and I got my refund. Will not be taking the chance on ordering a drone from them or anything else for that matter.

Minstrelred · Apr 12, 2018

mavic53 said:
Very good deals here must remember that.

Mop arrived on Wednesday all good uk model had a small test flight due to high winds but all looks good

mavic53 · Apr 12, 2018

Whack said:
I was recently tempted by an offer on mpp from eglobal central also but was dubious so ordered a phone from them first to see how that experience went. DISASTER. Long story short they sent me the wrong phone and basically ignored me when contacted them about refund . Kept promising to send a courier to collect the phone but surprise surprise he never arrived. Thankfully I paid via PayPal so raised issue with them and only then did the issue get resolved and I got my refund. Will not be taking the chance on ordering a drone from them or anything else for that matter.

This thread has since thrown up a few other places which are as good if not better than EGlobal which is good to know