ecarpo@hotmail. Posted at 2016-10-8 06:22
That would be pretty bad planning by them if they can't even fulfil orders made within the first 4 ...

Wow. Thank god I read this forum post before pulling the trigger on buying directly through DJI. Personally I don't think the mavic was quite ready for mass delivery which is why the confusion exists. Coincidence that the so-called release date is 8 days before the release of Karma? Anybody watch the Steve Jobesque release of Mavic on Sept. 27th? It was arranged a bit earlier to upstage GoPro. Karma will be in Apple stores as well alongside their GoPro 5 cameras, so the marketing ploy to be "first" is understandable if you are in DJI's shoes. More proof exists when you consider the DJI googles which pair with Mavic through occusync. No release date or price. Again, not ready for production or their are still bugs that need to be ironed out.
How would all those who purchased the Mavic feel when the true bundle of Mavic plus goggles comes out and it is cheaper...meaning those who pre-ordered won't get the benefit of bundle price. Taking all this into consideration, it might be wise  to look at the history of DJI and GoPro and why the marketing war to be "first", not only in the foldable drone market, but with the Apple customer...then you start to understand why.
For anyone who cares...it was reported that GoPro and DJI were in talks to develop a drone together...but things fell apart when GoPro demanded 2/3 the profits. Google the story..interesting read. Anyways, the Sept 27 announcement was intended to upstage the Karma announcement. What DJI forgot was that plenty of people thought they would get their drones by Oct. 19 as a sure thing. But in the world of business, not is a sure thing....in the end you can't blame them, even if it means you won't be getting you Mavic until mid November.

pXTHxoStWY5h Posted at 2016-10-12 07:46
Wow. Thank god I read this forum post before pulling the trigger on buying directly through DJI. P ...

I think it wise to relax and wait for 15/10 maybe first orders will be sent and others will follow on a daily basis, and maybe this won't happen, from experience and when I bought P4 it was shipped bang on the day it was supposed to, so the only experience I have with DJI products is a good one, I don't envisage this changing, I think most of the hype on this thread is excitement about getting what looks like a very exciting product, that is human nature and it's the way things happen nowadays, and secretly I think companies and there customers get a great kick out of all this, in a months time all the hype will be over, and we can just get back to our normal mundane lives, just waiting for the next thing to happen, it's all good though..

emailed sales department, and they cant provide a date but base on my order date of 9/27, was told i will be with the first batch of shipment. And that it usually take 3-5 days to arrive at doorstep. I just need it by 10/27 at the latest, so fingers cross. would be a total bummer not having a drone on my vacation

calvindo Posted at 2016-10-7 16:34
Two weeks? I thought it was announced on September 27th, no?

Most I can find first come first  serve  . They sad start shipping mid oct  on the 15 , but now it said nov . Hope that not for my pre order

calvindo Posted at 2016-10-12 15:10
emailed sales department, and they cant provide a date but base on my order date of 9/27, was told i ...

You could be right,and I hope you get it in time, I ordered 09/29 and have just this minute being on the chat line they told mine won't ship until early November. Good luck

Ordered very early and spoke with multiple online reps and only positive thing I heard is that the rep THOUGHT first wave mavic's were already in the states ....???  Will believe when I see it at my doorstep.

Still haven't gotten any shipment info on mine.

yes gents i dont think anyone receive a ship date, no matter when it was ordered. hopefully this info will be provided on the 15th. I may just cancel my order and go through a reseller if the 15th rolls around and still no info.

Ordered Sept 28, was told I'll get it sometime this month.

ecarpo@hotmail. Posted at 2016-10-11 10:08
If Hanjin was the problem the items would have to have been shipped at least a month ago if not mo ...

Still pending its oct 14 and tomorrow is the available date for the mavic pro to be in stores...

DJI-Ken Posted at 2016-10-11 01:44
If that's the info they gave you, then it's probably pretty accurate.

I talked to the CS two days ago.  And he just said Nov 2 is the default date put onto the system for general first batch of order.  It is not the exact date until the HQ amend it with further advice.

st pauli Posted at 2016-10-11 08:05
I was told Nov 1st due to some shipping delays from China. ( Due to Hanjin going bankrupt and causin ...

Thats crap they gave you.  Mavic is going to ship by air for sure if it is oversea order.  Hanjin is a sea cargo company if they go to use it, then won’t be arrived anytime before Xmas.

HFI Posted at 2016-10-11 08:54
Can anyone confirm the above info about delays on Mavic's caused by the Hanjin shipping co going b ...

Totally Bull ShxT!  The delay of shipment if any is definitely not relate to Hanjin unless your reseller too cheap to afford the air fright.

ecarpo@hotmail. Posted at 2016-10-11 10:08
If Hanjin was the problem the items would have to have been shipped at least a month ago if not mo ...

Although nothing related to Mavic issue.  But for your information Hanjin is one of the world biggest shipping company.  And sure its failure create a big chaos to the shipping industry.  

godiva92 Posted at 2016-10-14 02:44
Although nothing related to Mavic issue.  But for your information Hanjin is one of the world bigg ...

Hanjin went bankrupt end of August. Only shipments by sea freight that went out with them before that will be affected. There is a total over capacity world wide for sea freight, so Hanjin's bankruptcy doesn't have any big effects on the industry, besides possible price increases by other companies. Only shipments that are stuck on their container ships are in trouble.

I work in China and we do a lot of international shipping and see no effects whatsoever.

those ordering now would have to wait for november because seems to me they have prepared the first line of batch production to those who purchase first in the first coming days.


look at the DJI online store it says november to wait and first come first serve. I hope I am not in the november shipment production batch.....

calvindo Posted at 2016-10-14 01:56
yes gents i dont think anyone receive a ship date, no matter when it was ordered. hopefully this inf ...

And that may very well happen, we have to just wait and see.

BayArea99 Posted at 2016-10-14 02:18
Ordered Sept 28, was told I'll get it sometime this month.

I hope you do.

watuse Posted at 2016-10-14 10:20
Still pending its oct 14 and tomorrow is the available date for the mavic pro to be in stores...

Tomorrow is not the available date for in stores. Stores will not have it until sometime in November.

godiva92 Posted at 2016-10-14 14:32
I talked to the CS two days ago.  And he just said Nov 2 is the default date put onto the system f ...

Correct, the site will be updated when they have more concrete info.
As far as those who have already ordered, you should get an email when it has shipped.

godiva92 Posted at 2016-10-14 14:37
Thats crap they gave you.  Mavic is going to ship by air for sure if it is oversea order.  Hanjin  ...

100% not the case.

I ordered mine within a couple hours of being able to pre-order on Amazon (on the 27th, DJI being the seller) and it says Oct. 18-26th.  Fingers crossed for the earlier...

godiva92 Posted at 2016-10-14 14:44
Although nothing related to Mavic issue.  But for your information Hanjin is one of the world bigg ...

I agree with that.

watuse Posted at 2016-10-14 16:29
those ordering now would have to wait for november because seems to me they have prepared the first  ...

I do hope you will get your soon, but if there is a delay I can promise you that it is worth the wait. The Mavic will totally impress you.

Guys... I need this delayed for a week or two.   I need time to sell the rest of my stuff on Ebay I'm using to offset my costs.  

msduncanrolltid Posted at 2016-10-14 22:21
Guys... I need this delayed for a week or two.   I need time to sell the rest of my stuff on Ebay I' ...

This is why God gave you two kidneys.  Come on man, THINK!

It's the 15th in China.

pXTHxoStWY5h Posted at 2016-10-14 15:31
It's the 15th in China.

Could somebody show me where it is written that shipping would begin on 10/15/16 , I haven't seen it anywhere..

A 19:43

pXTHxoStWY5h Posted at 2016-10-14 22:31
It's the 15th in China.

Nope, only 11pm on the 14th.

ecarpo@hotmail. Posted at 2016-10-14 23:08
Nope, only 11pm on the 14th.

Correct, they will ship when they ship.

I feel bad for everyone waiting and wondering about their shipping date as that is truly a guess by everyone.
For those near the flagship stores like where I am in Hong Kong, the Mavic is shipping tomorrow (oct.15) so i can't wait to see some 1st owner videos especially from those who don't have to wait for shipping and are lucky early pre-orderers who get to pickup at the flagship store. I think even those who ordered online on DJI site for HK won't really get theirs until Monday (17th) depending on how it is shipped locally. I'm in the 2nd batch for end-Oct to early Nov as I was hesitant on such a purchase even though I got to see it in action first-hand and even had it in my hands. As DJI-Ken keeps mentioning, you definitely will be amazed by this compact piece of engineering. I can see why all those reviewers are so excited about this little drone. Once it's in your hands, most of you will be amazed too and yes, the heatsink does get quite warm.

godiva92 Posted at 2016-10-14 14:44
Although nothing related to Mavic issue.  But for your information Hanjin is one of the world bigg ...

It was the 8th largest and pretty small compared to the big players.
The reason it failed was because of a massive lack of demand for this type of shipping as China's exports slow.
The custom they had will be easily swallowed up by other shipping companies who also are running way below capacity, losing millions a year. The only way it would have been an issue is if components were on Hanjins ships but its most likely everything is manufactured within China anyway.

Ok. So NOW it's the 15th in China. Where's my Mavic

Killian Posted at 2016-10-14 23:12
I feel bad for everyone waiting and wondering about their shipping date as that is truly a guess by  ...

I hope they start shipping as well, I want to see the video start pouring in of actual Mavics instead of tons of videos out there claiming to be Mavics just so you will click on their video.

Haha DJI customer service must be getting so tired of Mavic inquiries. It's the 15th NOW in China. They better get them sent before Karma is released on the 23rd

Killian Posted at 2016-10-14 23:12
I feel bad for everyone waiting and wondering about their shipping date as that is truly a guess by  ...

wow so there is a heat sink on this, so correct my ignorance this is going to be my first drone and my first purchase drone also. Your telling me this has a processor like a cpu damn soon it will have AI and control itself heheheheheheheheheh I order mine on the 1st of oct so I don't know where I am sitting in the order line but they have charge my card and its pending for shipment.

watuse Posted at 2016-10-15 00:09
wow so there is a heat sink on this, so correct my ignorance this is going to be my first drone an ...

If they charged your card, they are probably about to ship in the next few days. Then the wait begins for it to actually arrive depending where they are shipping from. If straight from the factory and by air, it may take a week or two but I'm not sure since I don't live in Europe. what I do know is the shipping from Europe to HK can take 3+ weeks. The UK probably was the fastest at 1 week, but the rest of EU...it probably got lost coming to HK. What is wrong with your shipping operations over there? Regulations getting in the way?
As for the heat sink, I think it is the electronics for sure with all the sensors and stuff that need computational power. I think that's also where most of the weight is too.

Killian Posted at 2016-10-15 00:15
If they charged your card, they are probably about to ship in the next few days. Then the wait begi ...

Well I am no rush I am flying to visit my family in New york city I am picking it up in my parents house in Manhattan but yes I live europe soon moving back to New York city my homeland I order it on the 1st of oct but I am traveling for the holiday of thanksgiving so I will pick it up when I go there so basically it will be my special moment to crack it open in NYC and fly it there for the first time.