Comment by Johann Van Niekerk on February 7, 2012 at 9:12am

Hi Hein

 

Welcome to the List of distributors in SA myself being one of them . hope you all the best of luck

 

 

Best

Johann Van Niekerk  

Comment by Ellison Chan on February 7, 2012 at 9:52am

Wow, looks like SA is a hotbed of UAVs!

Comment by Bradley Muller on February 7, 2012 at 10:06am

Nice, Got a few options where I can order locally now :)

Distributor Comment by Martint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk on February 7, 2012 at 11:27am

Hello Hein,

 

Welcome to the growing family of UAV distributors around the globe, I run a UK store build your own drone selling in the UK & EU :)

 

Regards 

 

Martin

Comment by Hein on February 7, 2012 at 12:21pm

Hi Johann,

How many distributors are we in South Africa?  I also recently found out about you.  Wish you also good luck.  If you are back in the market then surely there must be something going on here.  I am wandering what our FAA rules are about selling these UAV products?

 

Hi Ellison,

Not sure about that one, maybe......if yes, then there is hope for business.

 

Hi Kernal,

Drop me a email at heinh@vlap.co.za so that I can forward a quote.  Don't have it on my website as yet.  Still working on some stock levels.  Are you from South Africa?  What is the latest on the 900Mhz Xbee status in South Africa?  legal / not legal / not sure?  We can not use 1.2Ghz because that will not work nice with 2.4Ghz radio.

 

Hi Martin,

Love the website.  Looks like you are all sorted there.

Comment by Hein on February 7, 2012 at 12:24pm

Just a general question.  Are more internet buyers using PayPal in general with there purchases?  I know that I normally just use PayPal but not sure if its the general move.  I think moving my website to e-commerce with PayPal only will be more easier then supporting all kinds of credit cards.

 

Johann who are you using for e-commerce connection? not sure how this setup works.  Basically what option are there and is it expensive?

Comment by Johann Van Niekerk on February 7, 2012 at 12:45pm

Hi Hein

 

I would not say I came back into the market because sales where good, I never left the market , just had a ALOT of trouble with website people and e-commerce. but yes to be very frank its very expensive if you not a web designer and host your own server.  

 

There is a world wide shortage of Xbee units Hein and Kernel is from th USA so that should tell you how short stocked the world is of xbees. there are a few Distributors around SA but only few comperensive ones that stock big range as the import tax and exchange rate makes it hard to stock a big range all the time.

 

best 

Johann   

Comment by Hein on February 7, 2012 at 1:16pm

Thanx Johann for the info.  Are you doing this business fulltime already?  Do you use mweb and do they give the e-commerce connection or do you have to go to the bank directly?  By the way I like your website.

Distributor Comment by Martint BuildYourOwnDrone.co.uk on February 7, 2012 at 1:18pm

Hein,

 

Thank you for your reply, I have a few more items to place in the store this month, I started out a year back about the same as Johann, the store here in the UK has grown a little :)

 

Xbees here are hard work! I have 40 Kits coming in and I can't get them here any sooner than the end of the month! I have cleaned out all the UK suppliers of stock which is good and bad....... I have thought about stocking the 900 MHz in the store but there is no market here for them as the UK is not allowed to use them.... :( they lok so good!!

 

Regards

 

Martin.

Comment by Hein on February 7, 2012 at 1:19pm

Thanx Bradley.  Hope we can also do some business in the future.

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