You got to see this!

Wow. Just.... Wow.

Something smells ripe with his description. Worth $40 to $50K yet has no time to devote to selling on ebay. And has a no reserve auction that is at $3k currently?

Anyone call the number in the description?

microflitedude wrote:Wow. Just.... Wow.

No doubt Matt, I almost got sick to my stomach after I saw all that!

Jacob, those engines are worth a small fortune but all those vintage kits put me over the edge!

Jason_WI wrote:Something smells ripe with his description. Worth $40 to $50K yet has no time to devote to selling on ebay. And has a no reserve auction that is at $3k currently?

Anyone call the number in the description?

I don't think it's a hoax, it's local pickup so you should get what's in the pics. I didn't call as it's out of any realm of possibility for me.

The guy selling is probably older and has little time on his hands. It woul take a lifetime to collect all that! What a shame to have to sell it all.

You right in that it smell ripe, but only because the stuff is worth no where near that amount, I think the guy is wishful thinking. He probably started to eBay them (selling the nice stuff first) and quickly realized its was not easy and not cheep. Shipping costs on the longer length kit boxes and then the additional boxes to ship the boxes in are not cheep. You can charge for shipping, but ultimately it will affect the total costs.
Plus, remember eBay (feebay) will take about 15% right off the top. You can list anything with no reserve and end it when ever you like. I'm not saying it's not a nice collection, but 40k...

cribbs74 wrote:

microflitedude wrote:Wow. Just.... Wow.

No doubt Matt, I almost got sick to my stomach after I saw all that!

Jacob, those engines are worth a small fortune but all those vintage kits put me over the edge!

sell off the engines....and plane kits He does have a bunch of engines, but the kits would probably fetch a higher price per piece.

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Yeah, 40K sounds a bit much. I would be surprised if it reaches 10K+

I something really rare there!
I see a throttled tee dee .010 and it looks a lot like one of Leroy Coxs prototype sleeves!

Admin wrote:

cribbs74 wrote:

microflitedude wrote:Wow. Just.... Wow.

No doubt Matt, I almost got sick to my stomach after I saw all that!

Jacob, those engines are worth a small fortune but all those vintage kits put me over the edge!

sell off the engines....and plane kits He does have a bunch of engines, but the kits would probably fetch a higher price per piece.

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Yeah, 40K sounds a bit much. I would be surprised if it reaches 10K+

Make it a contest. I say he will get about 8.5K for it

I know it is worth more, but you will not get it when you list it like this. To less information for all the items.

A buy it now should be better, with all the lists included en the opportunity to pay a visit. You wouldnt buy a car without a testdrive.

What a shame. Alot of neat stuff there and someone is going to get a really good deal so long as it doesent get too crazy.

It could snipe out to $10-15K,,but I'll put up the winning bid as 7K. (not bidding, just guessing)

Thats an awfully long haul for a couple cox engines,thats all I saw that I would want out of that lot. I wonder how many kits have all but turned to dunst in the box?

You may be suprised how low that goes for,it`s already more that I would pay

Not to mention getting thrashed around and handled from U-haul to storage stacking, ect. Alot of dried out balsa wood there I would imagine.

Wow. I would trade a body part for that load.

40K no way, sounds like that guy is in way over his head, moneywise.

He's got my first ever non cox.
An OS15 FSR R/C


Of the 20 or so regularly on here it's only 150 bucks each at the Mo..........


I can't see it going for 5k

John Goddard wrote:He's got my first ever non cox.
An OS15 FSR R/C


Of the 20 or so regularly on here it's only 150 bucks each at the Mo..........


I can't see it going for 5k

well not 5K pounds anyway

Hey, Indra, if I could afford that lot I could open that 50s/60s model shop we talked about!!

Ivanhoe wrote:Hey, Indra, if I could afford that lot I could open that 50s/60s model shop we talked about!!

Yes hhhmmm is that an invitation to go into business with you ? lol
I know I wish I could do that too it would be cool.
Maybe we could open a museum

Yes but maybe you could organise someone to do that?
A courier?

SOmeone should tell the seller that this auction could end in a big disappointment for this guy...I kinda feel sorry for him. If it is his lifework and it will end 5x times lower as hoped for. Maybe he is ill and just have to sell it.

Yeah maybe someone should tell him.

Bernie I say it goes for 6000 so if oyu bid maybe 7000 and then 3000 to sort out shipping.
Sounds pretty good to me.