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    Have prices gone through the floor?

    in General discussions

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    Yours is a good deal, but I think the root cause of the problem is that you've really narrowed down your market by bundling everything together. You're appealing to the experienced RC buyer who knows that most of these extras are required to get the best out of the model, so they can see the saving in your bundle. An everyday Joe who might be tempted by a cheap Lunchbox kit is put off, or punts in with a silly offer.

    Thats my point. for a moment lets forget it was on ebay as it was ALSO for sale on here for £125! But it seems that the experienced RC buyers either dont have the cash or like people on ebay (and I know that some who made VERY low offers on there are TC members which ***** me off.) just trying to score a complete bargain which is laughable to say the least! So its not just the every day joe.

    Rich

    Have prices gone through the floor?

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    Did you really decline an offer of £134?

    No I didnt. it was a counter offer sent by me but he decined the £134 counter offer. As i said on here I'd take £125.

    As for the kit costing £59 I have no idea where you saw that but modelsport etc sell it for £89 as do all the sellers on ebay!

    Rich

    Have prices gone through the floor?

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    Well next month I wont have a bill for £507 tax to pay and no they wouldn't allow monthly payments given its over 7 years old.

    Basically if I cant sell it I wont see the kid next door again as I'll have to find cheaper digs so that ain't gonna worry me one bit! Plus one of the reasons I'm sick is some of the people in the RC world who try and rip you off are as about as appealing as a 8 hour jls gig! So I'm sure the brat would fit right in if he took up the hobby. Fair enough I've dealt with one of two decenRichople on here (mind you the mods are way to power crazed) but sadly there is a cut you and leave you for dead string and its getting bigger in the RC world.

    So....far from it being the place it once was I think its time.

    Rich

    Have prices gone through the floor?

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    If you set the auto decline then you cant counter offer. Some people like to haggle up wards but if you set the auto decline to on then you cant do that as once you decline an offer that person cant make another offer. I've haggled people up from £70 to £130 before and down to the same levels.

    The reason I'm not going to build it and have fun is there are certain things more important in life......like rent! I'd keep it but its box isn't big enough to sleep in! ;)

    Have prices gone through the floor?

    in General discussions

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    I use large font on ebay as its easier to read for people like myself who have sight problems.

    If it doesn't sell it will be relisted at the same price but with no offers as people are just taking the proverbial with some of the offers. I mean £55? Do me a favour. If it then doesn't sell I'll give it to next doors brat as I'm getting sick of all this now. Beginning to wish I'd never came back in to RC stuff as its not worth the hassle anymore.

    Rich

    Have prices gone through the floor?

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    I take the point about some not wanting the hop ups but even if they dont want them its still worth it to buy and resell the hop ups. On ebay the shocks sell for £20 for a set of 2 so knock a few quid off and sell them for £17 thats £34. The motor sells on ebay for £30 so make it say...£25 and thats £59 quid there and if selling to other TC members on here that you trust then there is no fees. I still think its to do with everyone just not having the cash atm.

    Rich

    just got the shaft on fleabay!

    in Off-Site sales plugs, tips & gossip - Including eBay, Gumtree etc.

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    There are ways to avoid paypal taking money out of your account when they like. Its taken me 7 years to work it out though. But it is possible and stops scumbags ripping you off! I sold a TA01 to a woman who wanted it for her son. All went well and she even left a message saying how delighted she was and that her son was over the moon and used it daily and left positive feedback. I had forgotten all about it till 39 days later when she filed a claim saying it wasn't as described and was broken. I asked for pics and sure enough it was wrecked. I tried to argue that it was due to her son using it for 38.5 days and running it into the ground which is what any blind person could see had happened but she won and paypal refunded her. She sent it back only fit for the bin with a note that said "your screwed ha ha" I was foaming but nothing I could do. Thats when I started looking in to ways to stop paypal just taking money out when they liked! If you search Google I'm sure you'll find the info as I cant post it on here for certain reasons but its worth doing.

    Have prices gone through the floor?

    in General discussions

    Posted

    Hi all.

    Not been on this site for a while but I'm wondering Whats happened to prices of re re kits as sold by us members. I'm trying to sell a brand new unbuilt lunchbox with a good amount of hopups but I'm not getting any takers either on here or ebay! Has the resale values crashed through the floor?

    Rich

    Should I sell?

    in Monster Trucks, 4x4, Wheelie Rigs and Crawlers

    Posted

    I'd sell the kit with the bearing set, you should be able to get £10 less than you paid for it via ebay, but then you have the dreaded charges. Factor these in and post the for sale n the clssifieds here at a suitable point. The fact that Tamiya prices and VAT have risen recently migth actually put you less out of pocket then you think.

    Ditto the dirt tuned motor and shocks - always plenty of discussion about uprated motors and shocks, so should be easy sales. As they are new just pitch the prices slightly below what you can get them delivered off the net .

    Selling as a job lot doesn't work - people don't necessarily want the whole lot, and won't pay the value for it all as a result.

    If you wanted to realise maximumvalue from the kit, you might want to think about selling off the individual parts, although you may have to wait soem time to get all the sales.

    Good luck

    Hmm maybe I'll just see if I can advertise the whole lot in an RC mag for best results? Really dont want to break the kit up as there are a lot of LB parts out there already and I'm bound to end up with half a kit I cant either sell or build. I was thinking of putting it at about £135 with free next day postage in the UK but I think I'd struggle to get that to be honest given all the kits on ebay for around £90 + p&p thats why I'm thinking an RC mag would be better.

    I know a few have said dont sell but my health comes first which is what the money is going towards. (Also rules out selling my blood/plasma too! lol)

    Thanks

    Rich

    Should I sell?

    in Monster Trucks, 4x4, Wheelie Rigs and Crawlers

    Posted

    Hmmm, sell all your hop ups, ESC, motor etc and keep the kit, at least you recoup some money yet you still have something for a rainy day...

    James

    Not really worth selling just the hop ups as there not that costly to buy these days. If it had been a technigold motor then maybe yes but its just a tamiya dirt tuned so I think it would have to be the whole lot. After all the kits cheap to buy these days if you have any spare cash.

    Rich

    Should I sell?

    in Monster Trucks, 4x4, Wheelie Rigs and Crawlers

    Posted

    Hi all long time no write.

    Moneys tight so I'm thinking of selling an unbuilt rere lunchbox with some hop ups too inc 2 unopened sets of Tamiya short shock oil dampers and a half set un make 6 short oil filled shocks to do all round dampers plus 5th shock mod, Tamiya dirt tuned motor, metal body mounts/pins, lights and full bearing upgrade. Kit has esc inc and I'll add some yellow spray paint too. Would just need radio gear and batteries. Was saving this for when I had time and a bit more cash to build and mod further but not sure what to do as I'm really broke and have sold just about all my other cars bar one other. So do I keep it or put it in either sales and wants or ebay and see what I'm offered?

    Any ideas?

    Cheers

    Rich

    For Sale - 58096 Tamiya 1/10th Toyota Celica Gt-four Rally Ta01

    in Trade Archive

    Posted

    I have seen them going for £200 - £400, so not sure really, somewhere in this region? I was just going to see what kind of offers I could get.

    Thanks for your interest.

    John

    Well the last one that was NIB I saw on ebay went for £110 but I was unable to win it due to being on holiday on the day it finished. That was about 2 months ago so I cant really see it going for more than £140 - £150 to be honest. Of course I could be wrong!

    Maybe your better offf putting it on ebay? I know I`d be bidding.

    Cheers

    Rich

    Body Upgrade

    in General discussions

    Posted

    Also its important to remember that some bodys are too low a profile for the TA01 chassis because the body hits the front damper tower! Best to check it out before buying some low front bodys. The RX7 just fits! :lol:

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