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  • NCO Retired
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    • Jul 2026
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    #1

    Ordering from MATO?

    Has anyone customed ordered a tank directly from MATO? Is there a customs charged, etc etc?

    Thanks
  • SoCalBobS
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    • May 2020
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    #2
    I buy mine from MatoMart in Canada. Good prices, parts availability. Toucan in China and USA also carry Mato, as does Motion RC.
    The more screws it takes to reassemble a tank, the more likely it is you left something out!

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    • NCO Retired
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      #3
      Originally posted by SoCalBobS
      I buy mine from MatoMart in Canada. Good prices, parts availability. Toucan in China and USA also carry Mato, as does Motion RC.
      Thanks Bob....I can't find anyone that offers FPV WIFI Real-Time Image Transmission version like MATO does on their website. It seems it's a custom order item. If I ordered one from MATO, would it come from MATO USA?

      Ed

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      • SoCalBobS
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        #4
        That I don't know, Ed. On the subject of POV, be aware of some things; bluetooth from the camera to your phone is at low resolution, and is jerky, worse the farther away you get. Fun to play with, but unless your enemy has the same limitations, it's a handicap.
        The more screws it takes to reassemble a tank, the more likely it is you left something out!

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        • MrChef
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          #5
          For some reason this new forum format won't allow me to quote anyone.

          Well to the OP "NCO Retired" I do know of someone on a Facebook RC tank group who did order from Mato direct after building his tank on their website in China.

          First he over paid for the tank regardless of whatever options he chose.

          Then shipping took quite awhile. More than a month IIRC.

          And finally when it was delivered to his house UPS demanded a certified bank check to cover extra shipping/tariffs. He didn't have a certified bank check available since no one told him he needed one. He thought he was paid up. They took his package back and held it at the local distribution center until he showed up with said check that was about a couple $$$hundred to cover the extra costs that Mato was Not clear about.

          In the end he isn't happy with the tank but that's just him and besides the point.

          Hope that was the least bit helpful.

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