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Potensic D85 FPV GPS Drone / 2K Camera, Live Video, 5G WiFi & Follow Me $130 + free s/h

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kenstogie
09-18-2019 at 04:04 PM.
09-18-2019 at 04:04 PM.
Basically a rebranded or clone bugs 3 pro.... which is fine quad copter
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MisterOfMagma
09-18-2019 at 05:08 PM.
09-18-2019 at 05:08 PM.
Nice price on a nice quad. I keep hearing that Potensic understands the "service" part of, "customer service."

A bit over 3000' control range(not sure about video), reliable, can carry a GoPro, GPS with Follow Me and Orbit, brushless and flies for 17min. If you're looking for your first GPS quadcopter, buy this one. Happy flying!
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kristofen
09-18-2019 at 06:53 PM.
09-18-2019 at 06:53 PM.
Quote from kenstogie :
Basically a rebranded or clone bugs 3 pro.... which is fine quad copter
Aren't those normally 120--140?
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Ohsighrus
09-18-2019 at 07:12 PM.
09-18-2019 at 07:12 PM.
100% shill deal.

This is exactly why the rules clearly state "Slickdeals policy requires Amazon 3rd-party sold products to have 50 reviews and the seller must have at least 1000 rating."

DS-I has under 300, so they're not even a third of the way to being acceptable. Every product they sell is an overpriced knockoff with a coupon to knock it down to "normal" price. Total gimmick.

This is a knock-off of the Bugs 3 Pro which runs about $180 brand new. So, basically you're getting a chinese knockoff of a hong kong drone. Funny really.

It's also worth noting that video review linked in the OP actually has a 2nd video where he tests the drone more and calls it absolute garbage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TKm6cCBPb0
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Ohsighrus
09-18-2019 at 07:21 PM.
09-18-2019 at 07:21 PM.
Quote from Mrknowitall2019 :
Don't buy it then..... Stop being petty
You're new here, so I get it that you don't get it, but the rules are here to protect us from shills. Don't like the rules, leave. Warning people this is a shilled deal before they throw their money away. There are enough SlickDeal sponsored shilled deals, we don't need China shill deals on top of it.

The Chinese bot farm will be here soon enough to talk about what a great product this is in their broken English.

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Oops, I am too late.



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Also worth noting, OP links a review, if you view the guys other videos he has a 2nd review where he tests the drone more and constantly calls it garbage. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TKm6cCBPb0
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chrisand13
09-18-2019 at 07:40 PM.
09-18-2019 at 07:40 PM.
Quote from MisterOfMagma :
Nice price on a nice quad. I keep hearing that Potensic understands the "service" part of, "customer service."

A bit over 3000' control range(not sure about video), reliable, can carry a GoPro, GPS with Follow Me and Orbit, brushless and flies for 17min. If you're looking for your first GPS quadcopter, buy this one. Happy flying!

Sounds super shilly to me.
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chrisand13
09-18-2019 at 07:42 PM.
09-18-2019 at 07:42 PM.
Quote from Ohsighrus :
You're new here, so I get it that you don't get it, but the rules are here to protect us from shills. Don't like the rules, leave. Warning people this is a shilled deal before they throw their money away. There are enough SlickDeal sponsored shilled deals, we don't need China shill deals on top of it.

The Chinese bot farm will be here soon enough to talk about what a great product this is in their broken English.



Oops, I am too late.

But slickdeals promoted it to their front page?
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Ohsighrus
09-18-2019 at 07:46 PM.
09-18-2019 at 07:46 PM.
Quote from chrisand13 :
Sounds super shilly to me.
Always best to check the person's post history; he is just an avid drone person who has "drone" on notifications. He was just being helpful and his post history reflects someone who knows a lot about drones. None of his previous replies seem to link him to DS-I nor to any specific trend that I can tell.

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But slickdeals promoted it to their front page?
It's not on the front page, but I am 99% sure the front page is based on activity, not the staff. I could be wrong admittedly. I've had deals removed due to the 1000 rule, thus why I know it. I am sure the staff will handle it when they see it. If the staff were involved, they would have cleaned up the opening post and put more details. Every front page deal I've had the staff made sure it was edited to fit their platform... so it's possible they do get involved before it hits the front page.
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09-18-2019 at 07:49 PM.
09-18-2019 at 07:49 PM.
Quote from Ohsighrus :
You're new here, so I get it that you don't get it, but the rules are here to protect us from shills. Don't like the rules, leave. Warning people this is a shilled deal before they throw their money away. There are enough SlickDeal sponsored shilled deals, we don't need China shill deals on top of it.

The Chinese bot farm will be here soon enough to talk about what a great product this is in their broken English.



Oops, I am too late.


I, for one, appreciate you taking the time to say something. A lot of people are not familiar with how people/sellers run up numbers on Amazon reviews and other places to portray a product in a false light.

I've been using Slickdeals for a long time and appreciate tips AND warnings.

repped
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miniion26
09-18-2019 at 07:51 PM.
09-18-2019 at 07:51 PM.
Will give it a try. TU!
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09-18-2019 at 07:52 PM.
09-18-2019 at 07:52 PM.
Quote from deskbound :
I, for one, appreciate you taking the time to say something. A lot of people are not familiar with how people/sellers run up numbers on Amazon reviews and other places to portray a product in a false light.

I've been using Slickdeals for a long time and appreciate tips AND warnings.

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Ty mate; I appreciate the kind words. I am glad to see the thumbs-ups on this deal are slowly disappearing. This was almost at 10 which would possibly have put it on the front page. Thankfully now it's below the point that people won't get emails telling them about this deal.

I google every coupon code that gets posted to see where else it links to. Coupon codes are one of the easiest ways to track down shills.
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DarkKnightryder
09-18-2019 at 07:53 PM.
09-18-2019 at 07:53 PM.
Quote from Ohsighrus :
100% shill deal.

This is exactly why the rules clearly state "Slickdeals policy requires Amazon 3rd-party sold products to have 50 reviews and the seller must have at least 1000 rating."

DS-I has under 300, so they're not even a third of the way to being acceptable. Every product they sell is an overpriced knockoff with a coupon to knock it down to "normal" price. Total gimmick.

This is a knock-off of the Bugs 3 Pro which runs about $180 brand new. So, basically you're getting a chinese knockoff of a hong kong drone. Funny really.

Thanks for the insight, stay away from these knockoffs
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