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I believe that qualifies as a semi-generic response, as it addresses your original question to a minor degree, but also gives the basis for continued delay.

Just as another data point in this system, my engine has been in the air after "departed country of origin" for well over 100 hours now, but has yet to "arrived at destination country" and I suspect that it will continue same until the next production run is completed and distributed to the various selling outlets. BTW mine has also "arrive export exchange" four different times on three different days, before being "shipped by air", for the second time, over four days ago.

Meanwhile, prices have been going up on all sources, based no doubt on prices realized on eBay sales, so that the next run of these engines will likely "wholesale" to various distributors, if even supplied, at higher prices if/when they are completed and released, so the pricing that I may or may not have "grandfathered" in, may or may not be honored. If not honored, then the next excuse in line will be applied in as friendly a manner as translation allows.

Those who managed to get direct from Jin early on are the lucky ones indeed!!!

Clearly there were many different point source sellers who in fact had no inventory, but were selling this item anyway.

Just my $0.02 cents worth.

I do agree completely with you Daniel and feel my Eachine purchase was a gamble just like Bangood, but PayPal is good with refunds and maybe if I pester the seller enough, it will get things moving...

Well... I have a tracking number, that shows it was processed through a facility in China on the 10th and on its way to a USPS facility 

Was the listing you guys bought from marked with DHL, or does Jin just automaticly use this service for the more expensive engines?

Ask because i see that some sellers has DHL all over their listing, and others not.

Was the listing you guys bought from marked with DHL, or does Jin just automaticly use this service for the more expensive engines?

Ask because i see that some sellers has DHL all over their listing, and others not.

No, I don't recall seeing anything in the listing.  It just said Standard Shipping from outside US.  I didn't see that DHL was the shipper until they contacted me.  My other purchase on that same day (a P60 governor) shipped ePacket and I don't expect it for a couple of weeks.

Yep Nick ...  I have a tracking number too, though it is not interactive if you click on it. But the number shows on the page that has the four different tracking categories and shows mine has "departed country of origin" and "shipped by air", but it has been aloft for five days and hasn't made it to "arrived at destination country" yet. I never knew that airplanes could stay aloft for soooooooo long, especially without getting here yet.

I use this site for my overseas tracking numbers

https://www.17track.net/en


Daniel, your tracking # may work on the USPS website. Also, many of these tracking systems will , in error, show a package as having arrived in the USA when it was still in a foreign port. This result is triggered by the exporting port's or courier's  notice to US Customs that the package would be on it's way soon.


Gil

I use this site for my overseas tracking numbers

https://www.17track.net/en

Well, Nick I ordered from same seller, and recieved same generic response. Mine, however, showed posted within 4 days, and movement through China to export location as expected.
Dealing with many countries, I know I've had experiences where items sit in customs, or export centers, for days or weeks. Tracking shows export country or destination country depending on which end it is sitting in.
 Fingers crossed this isnt a banggood type deal. If so, as you said, paypal is good for refunds.