I bought the 2 cheapest RC Cars on eBay (Hobby Grade), you won't believe what I got!

[@joeowen6121]

For a cheap waterproofing, you can coat the electronic boards with epoxy. They'll be good to go. Just make sure the entire board is coated and do not get the epoxy in the terminals. They'll be good to go.

[@MasterKyle1131]

The price has jumped so high. I came back to this video just a year later

[@TomleyRC]

Haha... yeah, was a bargain!

[@RunThatRC]

That's like a two for one deal! Awesome find bro. Great vid!

[@TomleyRC]

Cheers dude

[@hybrid32494]

Terrific video Phil! This is the kind of stuff I always thought about. How could eBay sell non branded RCs for so little and they are basically the same as the triple priced branded models. Plus the sellers still have to pay shipping and the selling commission. So they are essentially getting nothing for that sale. I understand economies of scale and all, but this is just tough to figure out at that level.

[@TomleyRC]

Well one things for sure.... these sellers are not making 100k profit a year haha.

[@garettbodel3002]

And I used to see that two of the channels I watch on KZbin are friendly with each other. Bash on guys great video

[@TomleyRC]

@@garettbodel3002 Thanks Garett. It is a friendly community, but sometimes we can often let our emotions get the better of us.

[@mdfishman1959]

just got the hsp flying fish nitro for 100$ off eBay, so excited!

[@modelnutty6503]

yes, fill A959's shocks with light grease, it'll plop down like a wet rag, no bounce.

[@need4drift]

Very good research dude. It's crazy how just a simple re branding can have such difference in the price. Thanks for the input and thumbs up. :)

[@TomleyRC]

Cheers Mike. It's strange that the eBay ad's didn't say they were Wltoys and HBX/GP Toys.... but the boxes did!

[@theminiatureconstructionco4556]

The best one I've ever had was picking up the Henglong B1 copy for just over £10 on eBay brand new! Suffice to say they weren't on there for very long. Just recently I've picked up some bargains on AliExpress. 👍😄

[@TomleyRC]

£10!!!!!! 😱

[@MarkBryanRC]

Nice one, Phil! Now there is no excuse for not getting into the hobby when you can find a good RC for 20 quid! Great finds my friend! :-)

[@TomleyRC]

Exactly Mark! The A959 is such a good little buggy, even at £40!

[@BrendonakaShanks]

@@TomleyRC I have the k989. I paid 75 Australian. And for over here, I consider that a cheap enough cost from bangood. Not sure the exchange rate. But I'm happy anyway. Glad you shared mate.

[@PERTHWESTOZRC]

Ripper bargains there Phil 👍 EBay does have good deals, I always look on there for rc bargains as well

[@TomleyRC]

Always worth having a good look around

[@granttash3255]

Any chance you can find this price again Kevin as I’m wanting 3 of them for the kids and I think after your review they went up to £50 😂

[@lorrylemming]

Cheers for this video, I ordered two of the HBX rampage. Really impressed for the price. If you get the chance it would be interesting to know if these Li-ion RCs have a cut-off that works for lipos? I'm using a lipo alarm that buzzes before the car slows down so I'm not sure.

[@TomleyRC]

Mine cut off with the stick battery... so Lipo should be good. It was a bargain wasn't it!

[@WorldControlRC]

For the price quite nice models :) I like the Arrma Limitless and Senton in the background

[@TomleyRC]

haha, yes, put my ,more expensive stiff behind me to remind people I don't always have budget RC's

[@WorldControlRC]

@@TomleyRC Yes the RC hobby is going bust :D :D

[@SpeedSyko]

I’m in the us or the states as you guys say, I don’t get that lucky lol, but, great video!

[@TomleyRC]

Thanks dude

[@javierduran2328]

Good afternoon, can you buy a ZD racing of aliexpress and a motor 6900 kv too? To look how many km/h can you get? Regards from Santa Cruz Bolivia.

[@TomleyRC]

I guess you probably can

[@javierduran2328]

@@TomleyRC Thanks, a good experiment with a rc car chinese, is cheap the 6900 kv 15 dollars.

[@holkerholker7920]

I give you one better I got one for less than a tenner and it had proportional throttle and insane steering and it worked (it was also waterproof and had great suspension) and it on stopped working after I had driven it for an hour in the sea and mud and sand and not cared for it at all I even crashed it down the stairs and tried to destroy it and the only things that broke were a tiny bit of the body,the steering arm (which I taped back together and it worked) and the steering motor

[@TomleyRC]

Sounds cool dude 👍

[@islandrc-duke1972]

Awesome buy and great video

[@TomleyRC]

Thanks mate

[@valeriaraia1097]

On eBay if you write 40mph rc car with £35 filter you can find a 40mph or 64kmh rc car for only £32

[@bugsyboy705]

Nice vid.I should have looked on eBay first. Could have brought 2 Rampages. Do you know if the wheels from HBX 16889 will fit the rampage.

[@TomleyRC]

Good question on the wheels. I'm not sure, but at a guess, probably not

[@bugsyboy705]

@@TomleyRC cool, thanks for the reply.

[@drewnewcomb2909]

The wheels from the HBX 16889 have a 12mm hex so they could fit but you would have to first get the metal driveshafts if you haven’t already, then some 7mm to 12mm wheel hex adapters (amazon or eBay has them, mainly listed as a upgrade part for the WLToys 959, 979 etc. but will work on the rampage as well. The only thing I will say though is those tires on the 16889 while bigger, are not as quality in my opinion. The rubber is harder hose rubber style stuff and they also are not foam filled as the stock rampage ones are. The stock rampage/hailstorm tires will also get super soft and sticky when you break them in after running them a while. I took the stock 16889 wheels and tires off my 16889 and put my Remo Smax wheels and tires on it and holy smokes it turned it into a whole new animal in the best way possible.

[@bugsyboy705]

@@drewnewcomb2909 Thanks for the info. I thought because the wheels were held on with screws I might of got away with it. Metal driveshafts are next on the list then. Thanks again.

[@tze988]

Hi, may I know if the ESC of all 959 version have Low voltage cut off (LVC)?

[@philthyco1]

Yo Phil! Love the videos brother..I find crazy deals on eBay!..I like bidding on RC's also

[@philthyco1]

I think i payed $69 for my wltoys a few years ago! Lol

[@TomleyRC]

Yes, I like bidding....but always forget when they end and then never win anything haha

[@philthyco1]

@@TomleyRC Yea you gtta stay on top of it lol..I get notifications to my phone lol

[@TomleyRC]

Yeah...i'm not on top of it haha. I usually remember about an hr afterwards. Or when i get a notification telling me I didn't win 😂

[@kevingilroy]

You can find both in America right now on eBay for under 20 U.S. dollars. But nothing I had to have. I just searched under the $25 dollar gift card I still have. There were some interesting JJRC military trucks. But they looked too toy grade to me.

[@MCsCreations]

Pretty nice prices, dude! Really nice! 😃

[@TomleyRC]

Cheers dude

[@NordicRC]

Uhh, I think I actually remember seeing the A959 on eBay for the price. But thought to myself, "It's a scam or trick" :-) I should have just tried. Bith cars are gone for the price, but yeah, can be a good idea to have a look sometimes on eBay and the likes to see if there's sellers who just want to get rid of their stock. Good buy. Good run :-) Is the Rampage exactly the same as the Hailstorm and Ratchet (apart from body, wheels and such)?

[@TomleyRC]

Yes, the HBX's are all the same apart from the wheels/body. I think the Hailstorm/Rampage may have different hubs.. can't remember

[@br1ann88]

Wow! That’s an awesome deal. I hate and love ebay, it’s like a pool of infinite products, but only a few sales and products that are sold (for RCs anyways) are cheap and are hobby grade. You must’ve been looking for a while lol

[@TomleyRC]

Yes, you have to filter through some serious crap to find the treasure....that's for sure!

[@puppetact]

The prices of these 2 cars are soooooooooooo incredible cheap I love cheap RC cars and I am going to buy these thank you for telling me about these cars

[@philipgrobler7253]

It looks like you have a collector's item with the HBX, the truck seems to have been discontinued everywhere.

[@rc311studios]

Great video.👍🏼

[@TomleyRC]

Thank you

[@009ADVENTURES]

absolute bargain that bud,, picked up the a959a and it's a lot slower than yours. it came with a 6v odd battery? enjoyed the video 😀👍

[@TomleyRC]

6v? That's strange, this had a 2s Lipo...hence the speed difference

[@009ADVENTURES]

@@TomleyRC yes 6.4v li-ion ,its very slow.. I checked the ebay listings and most do say 6.4v for the A version. time to throw a 2s in it n bring it to life then.

[@Hamzamakesfunvideos]

COOL!!!

[@camrowdrone6497]

A959 great bargain,always have another one for spares 👍🏻

[@TomleyRC]

I have 3 now haha

[@welshtony1]

Not sure if you will read this Phil but thought about re-visiting this idea? Buying Known RC cars sold as unbranded? I had a look and so far not found anything myself, then again i'm not clued in enough to know what im looking at really haha

[@TomleyRC]

I do often look. But it's so hard now to find RC Cars that cheap! I will keep looking for sure :)

[@welshtony1]

That's the climate we live in for sure. Heck id be willing to pay around £40 for a cheap hobby grade truck like these. Don't mind breaking them at that price haha

[@InNerdimensional]

Is there any badass cars like these in the US for cheap?

[@wileycoyote4206]

Pretty sick!!!😮

[@krgoodjohn]

Nice different video, thanks for the reminder to check ebay !

[@kcira8578]

I bought my rampage for 35 usd and I thought it was a bargain already but I guess you proved me wrong. Anyways cool video.

[@TomleyRC]

$35 is still a good price the the Rampage. They really are decent trucks!

[@kcira8578]

@@TomleyRC yeah, havent broke mine... after almost one year.

[@NCmountainsYouTubeChannel]

NC MOUNTAIN🏞 back yard RC and more..👍..yes .. There's deals on stuff. If you KNOW what you look at..

[@TomleyRC]

Yes, gotta put the work in!

[@chadsummy2336]

You should do this video again see if there are any deals still out there!

[@eskimojoe6564]

Wow $20 for that buggy was super cheap.I thought it would show up used and broken for that price.

[@TomleyRC]

Yes, such a good deal!

[@daigoldsack1254]

Just bought the hbx 1 there’s only 2 left now thanks for the advice

[@TomleyRC]

Awesome.... glad you got one!

[@bournemouthrc4371]

Nice bargain for £20, would be good as an indoor basher

[@TomleyRC]

Yeah, so cheap! I had buy 1....or 2...or 3 haha

[@The_RC_Dude]

Kevin Talbot said that your his biggest hater, but you see like a nice guy, he shouldn't make you sound so bad.

[@TomleyRC]

Yeah, I'm nothing like I was portrayed. Cheers for watching

[@filiped7298]

Nice finds. Here I could only find those at over 60 euros each. In this review my eyes 👀 were pointing to that cute Mario Kart on your bench 😛

[@TomleyRC]

Mario will be making an appearance very soon.... just editing the video now 😉👌

[@kevingilroy]

Also I see why the JJRC trucks look to toy grade. The Transporter 8 is listed as a regular Q series. But definitely is not. Buyer beware.

[@TomleyRC]

Yes, you have to be careful sometimes. Lots of false advertising around!

[@holkerholker7920]

Unfortunately I have no money but I will try and bag one as soon as possible

[@Mudmowerdiesel]

Awesome video

[@donRageme]

Are these the Ebay specials that can be charged via USB port?

[@TomleyRC]

The chargers that come with the are USB... but you remove the battery to charge

[@calvinwillis1639]

you should do this but with rc crawlers

[@TomleyRC]

Yes...I should! 😎👍

[@user-zi5rs1by7b]

Really wish they would ditch those esc/rx combos so all we need is the rx to use a better radio than those rtr jokes they package. However, I have just as much if not more fun modding than actually driving them.

[@TomleyRC]

Yes, modding gives you a sense of achievement

[@jjp735i9]

I love ebay. So many good deals. A lot of sellers sell wltoys and others under different names and much cheaper.

[@TomleyRC]

Yes, gotta know what to look for

[@MadsouiLlloy]

You call that cheap? Well there's an rc car on Amazon that costs 9.99$

[@TomleyRC]

Show me and I’ll review it.... bet it’s nowhere near as good as these

[@semperatis]

Fantastic find for £20 each,how to bash on pocket money.

[@TomleyRC]

Yes, never seen them so cheap!

[@panzadeviborarc9613]

Thanks for share!! thumb up!!

[@TomleyRC]

Thank you

[@arronjones6985]

That's an absolute bargain 👌

[@TomleyRC]

I know right!

[@krezna4423]

Well I have the wltoys a969 the standart version i want to convert it to brushless and metal

[@TomleyRC]

Seems easy to do :)

[@brennanwoods845]

Can you try and find some more cheap cars like these

[@TomleyRC]

I'll probably do another similar one soon

[@mdfishman1959]

just got a new hsp nitro road car for 104 dollars on eBay!

[@TomleyRC]

Bargain!

[@AhemAcousticJams]

Noooooooooo! I was just looking at those and didn't see those prices! 😓

[@rcperformance6008]

What is the car's name

[@zacheusfass319]

Wltoys aren't oil filled actually

[@TomleyRC]

They are oil shocks, but sometimes they get sent without oil. I know these are oil as I topped them up. Same as the A959B

[@rahmatullahpatel1670]

Now these cost around £30 to £70

[@retro604]

I think your definition of hobby grade is a little wide. These aren't hobby grade at all. Sure in the past anything that didn't use C or D cells was 'hobby grade' but stuff has moved way past that. For sure they are worth what they cost, but calling them hobby grade is silly.

[@TomleyRC]

Well the way I judge it is by answering these questions: Can you get spares to fix it if it breaks? Can you upgrade it? Is it fully proportional? If all of the above are a yes, then it’s hobby grade in my eyes. Have you seen the new mini Z series crawlers from Kyosho? $250! They use 4 x AAA batteries and have a 2 in 1 ESC.... that’s an expensive Toy Grade RC! In all seriousness it’s a topic that always comes up, and everyone has their own opinion on it, which is fine 👍🏻

[@retro604]

@@TomleyRC I think most of that $250 went into the super scale body and licensing for it.

[@TomleyRC]

retro.604 Yes I agree! Lol

[@woohoofromtexasharris4814]

WOOHOO FROM TEXAS 😎😎😎 HOLY CHEET. NUMBER 1 ON LIKES AND COMMENT. 🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@EXTREMERC416]

I once saw a wltoys a959 for 30$ on ebay but the seller was doggy and after a few days the deals went away

[@TomleyRC]

Yeah, some bad sellers around. I ordered one, and when it turned up, ordered another.

[@racer2835]

both from kev

[@TomleyRC]

haha...

[@AhemAcousticJams]

They're both out of stock

[@TomleyRC]

Yeah, at that price, not gonna last long!

[@AhemAcousticJams]

@@TomleyRC well, you got me looking ever since. 🤣

[@eskimojoe6564]

I sold my wl toys 12428 highly modified with brushless setup and lots of aluminum hop ups for only $70 someone got a hell of a deal cuz I put around $250 in it

[@Runtime_rc]

I got my tl01 at a carboot for 15 pound

[@rcguy825]

Kevin Talbot doesn't like you.

[@TomleyRC]

I know, he doesn't like many people that question him, or challenge him. He'll get over it.

[@rcguy825]

@@TomleyRC nah, you're cool

[@jmac3693]

I really don't want to sound like an ass, but less talk more driving 😬

[@TomleyRC]

Fair one mate, I'm quite happy to listen to suggestions. I try and mix it up a bit, this was more aimed at those that are not aware of all the little tricks to find a decent deal. Last year I made some reviews with more driving, and some with more talking....the more in depth talking ones done better and had more watch time. I've also done just driving ones with no talking, and again some do ok, some flop :)

[@jmac3693]

@@TomleyRC that makes sense. Your going to do one with no talking and I'll bitch about that lol. Not really. I do like the reviews I was just grumpy

[@TomleyRC]

J MAC 😂

[@carissamagnus4227]

All 100 and up now for a959

[@yourboicris3109]

Bitches sold it out /:

[@Ukfiresystems]

on the thumbnail I thought you where a woman

[@ScottMcLinden]

A

[@puppetact]

You lied they are not 20 and 19 dollars there 100 🤬😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

[@TomleyRC]

Not when I bought them 😉

[@wesd1909]

Those cars ain't worth $5