ultraturtle
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That statement is 100% accurate, but might be a bit misleading to some folks. While it is absolutely true that DJI charges at the time of purchase, DJI considers the "time of purchase" to be the moment you place your order online, not when it ships. Within seconds of my initial Inspire 1 purchase direct from DJI in the middle of November, the full amount was sucked out of my checking account by PayPal. I am not criticizing DJI for this policy, just making folks aware.
The policy of B&H, Amazon, and other highly ethical retailers that have been around for a while is to not charge your credit card until an item ships.
To their credit, DJI immediately refunded the full amount when I cancelled my initial 2 controller order. PayPal makes money off of the float, so it is not surprising at all that they held on to my money for 8 full days before allowing me to manually transfer it back to my checking account. That was a PayPal issue, not a DJI one.
When I placed my 1 controller Inspire 1 order shortly after canceling the 2 controller order, once again PayPal sucked additional funds to cover the full price of the order immediately out of my checking account, despite DJI having already credited my account for a greater amount. Again, a PayPal issue, not a DJI one.
Sorry for the long post, but the bottom line is that you will be required to submit funds from your checking amount immediately for the full amount of your order through PayPal if you order directly from DJI. If you order through your local hobby shop, you may have to place a deposit. If you order through B&H or a reputable Amazon retailer, your credit card will not be charged until it ships.
Ironically, it would be smart business practice for DJI to cover all of its retail order commitments first before shipping a single unit to a direct sales customer. After all, DJI has already been paid cash in full by its direct order customers, and has no reason other than simple human decency to honor commitments to simpletons like myself in a fair manner. This would make a local, B&H, or reputable Amazon merchant order likely to be delivered sooner than one placed directly with DJI.
Unfortunately for them, however, DJI has a reasonably good track record of simple human decency, and I hold out high hopes for receiving my order around the same time as others that ordered through different sources at the same time as I. |
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