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!
I too almost was sucked into this scam. Youtube should be ashamed of their selves for allowing this ad to be on their platform. Now i am looking at youtube in a different light, a very dim light.
Themselves
Honestly it’s not a bad beginner drone. But the Blade 720 is a scam.
This us an Echine E58. I haven’t seen one as low as 2o bucks but I’ve seen them for around 40. I think I paid about 50 for mine. It flys pretty well and the range is greater than 75′. I fly it in the parkinglot at my work and it gets way more than 75′. More like 75yds.
You can buy this drone direct from China pretty cheap. About half of what this is sold for.
I believe what has happened is scam companies like this one and DroneX have bought con-exs full of these things. They sell them as their own product created after “disillusionment” with the drone company they worked for. Or frustration with “overpriced” drones that weren’t durable. It’s all bollocks. This is a mini knockoff copy of the DJI Mavick. It’s not a Mavic. Echine doesn’t claim it yo be. This drone is honestly marketed and sold by Echine through BanGGood.com. it is marked as a big kid TOY drone. It is not marketed by Echine as a high grade pro-quality photo drone. It’s a fun little inexpensive drone you can take some pics with.
Here’s the buy from BangGood catch. If your drone comes from China direct to you it takes longer to be delivered. I waited about 5 weeks for mine.
If you want it guarnteed within a few days you are going to pay more.
I bought a second Echine GPS drone, the E511. And as soon as the world thaws out again I’m going to give it a serious try.
I received my drones I bought two from them and aside from the long shipping time from Malta where they speak Maltese around Italy all of your lies about this being a scam or not true. I got exactly what was advertised and they operate as advertised. Nowhere on any of your postings does it say that you personally went through the process and purchased one. So you are only relying on whining and complainers just like yelp. I do not see one reason to call this product or it’s advertising a scam to consumers. You want a commercial grade drone you’re going to spend about $1200 or more.
I can understand from your Google Translate English that you are writing back from the China factory who made this piece of junk. Shame on you! Your instructions are written in the same garbage English that you used to write this comment, therefore impossible to understand. It’s been 2 hours since I am trying to understand how to charge this crap.
Can’t read the poorly written instructions. Useless without instructions. Don’t install the battery upside down.
Yep. Careful not to put the battery in upside down.
This company is now selling the same drone under the name ”air sky.” If you use your common sense you could plainly see that their infomercial I practically the same
This is nothing more than an Eachine E58 drone you can buy at Banggood.com for $45.99 up from $26.00 a few months ago. There are real reviews out there that are not very flattering but it is a toy drone worth $46. Buyer beware.
Corporate sleaze has become the norm, it seems. Buyer beware. Use common sense. Thing is, what to do about these rip-off artists? One way is to contact your bank and have the charges cancelled.
Good stuff in getting this information out.
PS – The intro to this item mentions someone living in New Brunswick [Canada] who is close to the St. Lawrence River. The St. Lawrence River is in Quebec … hundreds of miles from NB. Do you mean the Saint John River?
Sounded great, but was suspicious. I had a question so I tried to contact the company. Go figure,not a valid e-mail address. Glad I didn’t order. BTW when your on the sales page and you see that someone just bought one, that’s a scam too. the same names repeat every time you open the page.
Thanks for the heads-up. I almost bought one, but decided to wait. What i AM getting is 2-3 emails A DAY promoting the Blade 720, from different senders. Now I just have to figure out how to get off their emails list.
I just received my $20 Blade 720. What a ripoff. Damn.