There is quite a bit of controversy regarding whether or not Blade 720 Drone is a scam or legit.
Official Site: Blade720.Pro
Created less than a few weeks ago, Blade 720 Drone has endured a sincere sum of scrutiny from the online drone community about being a ‘scam.’
To learn more regarding the Blade 720 Drone “Scam” along with the shady entity who is backing this misleading Blade 720 Drone campaign we invite you to read our unbiased review.
What is Blade 720 Drone?
Blade 720 Drone is marketed as a highly discounted performance foldable drone.
Allegedly retailing for $199.98, the Blade 720 Drone is reflecting a 50% discount per unit and can be purchased for $99.99.
Features
- Foldable
- 10 minute battery life
- Speed of up to 12 meters per second
- Top transmission range of 2km
- Altitude Hold Mode
- Anti-Collision System (allegedly prevents drone from ground or in-flight collisions)
- 3D VD Mode (joystick to better control your drone)
- High-quality video (this is been a complaint amongst consumers)
- Panorama Mode
- USB Charging Port
While most cameras are 4K compatible this day and age, according to consumer feedback the Blade 720 Drone camera is more along the lines of 720p.
Additional consumer reviews also state that the Blade 720 Drone reflects a flight-time of only 8 minutes, possesses a range less than 75 feet while the speed is HIGHLY exaggerated.
Who is Behind Blade720Drone?
The Contact Us page at Blade720Drone includes the following:
Email: help@support-deals
Telephone: + 1 351 888 2441
Telephone: + 44 178 245 4716
Mailing Address
MDE Commerce Ltd.
72, TRIQ TAL-QROQQ,
MSIDA,
Malta
We tried to verify the authenticity of MDE Commerce Ltd through a Malta Business Registry but unfortunately the page lead us to a 404 Error Page.
According to OpenCorporates, MDE Commerce Ltd. was incorporated on June 4th, 2018 and is filed under Company Number C86613.
MDE Commerce Ltd is the same ‘corporate entity’ behind the MadDeals, MegaDeals and EcoCharge Hoaxes – all of which reflected highly discounted consumers goods like a Maxclean robot cleaner and an eco-chargeable battery pack.
Shipping & Returns
It it obvious that the return policy regarding Blade 720 Drone was taken from a different site and implemented into the framework on their policy.
“Perishable goods such as food, flowers, newspapers or magazines cannot be returned.”
Since the only item for retail is a Blade 720 Drone, it obviously doesn’t fit.
This is the same return policy found at EcoCharge.Pro, a known retail hoax pretending to offer eco-chargeable battery packs.
Evidently a much bigger network is overseeing a wide number of select discount retail opportunities such as the EcoCharge, MaxClean Robot Cleaner and the Blade 720 Drone.
Blade 720 Drone Reviews
Shared below are some reviews we found regarding Blade 720 Drone at the UKClimbing Forum:
“I’d definitely say scam. Photos seem to be very slightly photoshopped images of a DJI Mavic, the returns page talks about them not accepting health and personal care items back.”
“Somewhat bizarrely, the Terms of Use has a range of irrelevancies which rather suggest a cut-and-paste from an unrelated site. Personally, I would’t touch it with a bargepole. “
“my uncle bought one of these for my brother for his birthday. He likes nature photography and video and we thought this would be an inexpensive way to dip his toe into drones. Now, I can’t officially call it a scam, because a piece of electronic equipment did show up at his house. Remember another adage: You get what you pay for. Cheap is the right word for this thing. Our first indication should have been the 720p camera. I mean 4K is pretty much standard now. This camera isn’t even good at 720p. The image stability is awful, the focus is soft, and as far as we can tell, it’s a fixed lens. On top of that, their other claims are bogus too. The range is less than 75 feet. The speed is nothing like 50Kph and we flew for about 8 minutes in absolutely calm conditions. Because it only has a USB charger it takes a long time to prepare for another 8 Minute flight, so if you did decide to buy this cheap toy, I would buy extra batteries. It’s light enough that when it fell to the grass it didn’t break, but I wouldn’t want it to fall onto concrete. I would tell your kids to do their research, and be ready to pay a little extra. I will say that all three of us agreed that we would have had a great time if not so frustrated with the drone. We’re looking into getting a better one. My brother lives in New Brunswick on the St. Lawrence, and there are lots of great opportunities to get some good shots.”
We are unable to find any other feedback pertaining to the Blade 720 Drone.
Domain Insight
Blade720Drone.com was privately registered on July 12th, 2019 through the NameCheap, Inc registrar.
During the time of writing this review (July 31st, 2019), Blade720Drone.com failed to reflect any web rankings with SimilarWeb, a market intelligence website.
We suspect that Blade 720 Drone is making rounds through social media outlets, or that is atleast how the operators affiliated with the unverified MDE Commerce Ltd. corporation in the past have lured consumers into their site.
Is Blade720Drone.com a Scam?
Blade 720 Drone appears to be operated by an entity who is responsible for retail hoaxes in the past that have yet to deliver on the promises of their merchandise.
With that being said we do not believe Blade 720 Drone is a scam BUT it is certainly a deceptive retail offer that should be avoided.
Blade 720 Drone Review Conclusion
If you were looking to purchase a drone through Blade720Drone.com just remember the adage that you get what you pay for.
Affiliated with MDE Commerce LTD, who is responsible for a handful of retail hoaxes that we know of, the items that you see featured for sale aren’t likely worth your time or money.
While consumers report receiving theirs products, they tend to fall drastically short of the claims presented amongst many affiliate websites along with their own sites.
With these facts in mind we do not recommend the Blade 720 Drone for those looking for a worthwhile drone.
Verdict: Blade 720 Drone Should Be Purchased at OWN Risk!
Site: Blade720Drone.com
Feel free to share your insight and experiences below!
As with all the others, I too was taken in by the YouTube advert.
Never again. I think this thing is made in Singapore by (maybe) North Koreans? In any event it’s probably about $10.00 worth of plastic and fragile at best. Instructions say the battery is charged upon arrival. Well, yeah, I suppose it was. It lasted all of 45 seconds. Tried charging myself and took about ten minutes. Then flew for about a minute then died. Back on the charger again.
Instructions were created by some illiterate individual using language foreign to English. (They are trying I suppose)
The instructions indicate my alien spacecraft ( I kid you not! )May have interference etc.etc. What? Alien spacecraft?
Next time I buy anything, I will physically touch it first.
This is absolutely a scam! They make many claims that are untrue, they sell you a cheap drone that they are claiming is a high quality drone.
The Youtube ad contains so many untruths it is mind boggling.
In the Youtube add they show a box which has Eachine E58 on it, I have an Eachine E58 and it is 100% identical to the drone they show, except when they show shots of other drones like the DJI Mavic 2 Pro and DJI Phantom 4 – they keep showing different drones on the video. What you see on the video can’t be what you get since they keep showing different drones and different controllers.
I bought the E58 off Banggood with 3 batteries and I paid HALF the price that the Blade 720 costs. Don’t get ripped off by paying too much for this very cheap drone!
I bought this drone unfortunately I got sucked into their YouTube advert, it arrived when they said it would, confirmation of postage sent, another one thanking me for my custom , all very prompt and proper, I wa son holiday when it arrived but on opening it when I got home was disappointed to find it was just an eachine58 drone advertised and packaged different, I have been in touch for a refund, got a prompt reply asking for pictures of the product and then they said they will supply details of how to get the refund, I’ve just sent that , so after reading above
Comments I wait with baited breath as to whether I will receive it or not , a lesson learned if I don’t ,
I bought a blade 720. It is all but worthless. The battery swelled to the point of stretching the case enough I am afraid of it rupturing. The battery lasts a couple of minutes at most. Even if the battery lasted longer, it would be a very expensive toy at best! Save your money! Do not buy!
I bought one. It’s rubbish. It flies and there’s a camera, but resolution is crap. I got about 6 minutes of flight time on a charge.
the drone is not even made by this company, the developer’s stories are fake!!! they are just a trading company which bought those toy cheap drones then add price sell it!!!
I bought one of these drones and although I received it the drone was a very cheap thing that was not up to all the specs that was written in the advertisement. Although it does actually fly the video quality is rubbish and it doesn’t have a micro SD card slot to record direct.
It would seem that it’s defiantly a scam and as I could get my money back is anyone’s guess !
It is so disgusting to see people who just straight lie to you with all that advertising about how others cut costs, make money, etc. while doing exactly the same! Yes, their Youtube ad caught my attention and while I did not NEED a drone I felt that it would be nice to support someone doing good and hard work – as they said in the ad. Seemed too good to be true plus their selling tactics smelled like a scam so I did some research. And yes, apparently it is a scam, what a shame!
Yeah they are the lowest form of shipping out there need to get something happening to them
Hi all, I recently tried to purchase the 720 drone but 3 +2 set up with 3 year warranty, just as some fun presents for the kids as we live in a very small community in s.a.
Our internet and phone service fluctuates when I ordered and it seemed the payment didn’t go through 6/8/19 evening , the misus when to the bank the next day 7/8/19 and checked out the acc, apparently 4 x payments went out and I never received confirmation either.
8/8/19 went to the bank and it was confirmed as I have a printout of pending payment . I then sent them (720) an email to inform them that I overpaid due to service difficulties and have requested a return of overpayment with the proof, they sent email back informing me the order for 5 will be shipped but if I wanted to cancel then click on link, I went to the link at 1am 9/8/19 after repeatedly not answering phone (24hr service) what a crock, I found the 4 separate orders and have cancelled it all, I have also sent another email informing them I cancelled it all and for them to return the pending payments. Of to the bank again in morning.
Anyone had this problem? Regards Tom
OK the advert on you tube got me to start with, working for a respected brand, new management board, quality down the pan is a very common scenario. It got suspect when they said one reason it’s cheap is because they “don’t advertise”…. in an advert ….. but “rely on word of mouth”…… in an advert and a very long and expensive advert.
Lets get real you get what you pay for and TBH i’d say it’s an $80 drone. If you want a drone then one with folding arms is going to be way easier to break than one with a solid body and trust me you are going to crash it. A small, low power, very light drone is almost impossible to fly effectivly in any sort of wind (trust me one that too) The footage shown proportidly from the camera is certainly not from a Blade 720, a 720p camera simply doesn’t give that level of clarity.
Is this a scam… erm… if it seems too good to be true then it’s probably not true and as I said you get what you pay for