Never run RC10.

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I may have found the last piece to my car collection, a RC10 A- Stamp, edinger built car.

Someone has it for sale and claims it has never been ran, never had any electronics installed and the motor with other stuff still in packages along with original box. Car appears to be in real nice shape, no scratches that I can see. He says it was a shelf queen, only the body had been painted, even has the stickers still on the sheet, along with all manuals. Asking 600 USA dollars. Is this what the price should be? Is this what everyone is paying? 

I know I can get slightly used ones for 225 to 350, but this one claims it is never used. I dunno...here's some pics 

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[IXLR8 1282]

I'm not an appraiser but I can give you my thoughts.  ...which won't be worth much.

$600 is high but the prices for clean RC10's just continue to rise.  I've seen a few examples of very clean (possibly never ran) RC10's posted on eBay for a lot more.

I have around 15 of the first gen RC10's including the two Edingers my dad and I purchased in the late '80's so I'm a little biased.  It is my favorite RC.

If you can confirm what the seller is telling you (actually go and look at the car and everything included in the sale), I'd be very tempted to go for it.  These cars are becoming more valuable each day.

Happy RCing and may the odds be ever in your favor.

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1 hour ago, IXLR8 said:

I'm not an appraiser but I can give you my thoughts.  ...which won't be worth much.

$600 is high but the prices for clean RC10's just continue to rise.  I've seen a few examples of very clean (possibly never ran) RC10's posted on eBay for a lot more.

I have around 15 of the first gen RC10's including the two Edingers my dad and I purchased in the late '80's so I'm a little biased.  It is my favorite RC.

If you can confirm what the seller is telling you (actually go and look at the car and everything included in the sale), I'd be very tempted to go for it.  These cars are becoming more valuable each day.

Happy RCing and may the odds be ever in your favor.

I just told him I'll do 600 on it. He says it has never been run and the pictures show it...I don't see anything that makes it seem like it has been run. This is the version that came with the motor and all that. The body was painted, but the driver figure part and wing have not. Even the sticker sheet is intact. The motor and other things still in wrappers. I noticed the battery holder is not installed or the servo mounting post, so...that kinda shows it never had any electrics installed. 

It's in a different state, so I can't go see it before purchase. If I get screwed I guess it won't be a big deal...it would suck yes, but it's the chance we take. It really does look like it hasn't been run tho. 

 

[mtbkym01 4246]

Thats a nice clean car, Its not an early Edinger by the looks, some tell tales are missing, but still worth a solid amount. Dont think you can really go wrong with that

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3 hours ago, mtbkym01 said:

Thats a nice clean car, Its not an early Edinger by the looks, some tell tales are missing, but still worth a solid amount. Dont think you can really go wrong with that

What signs would that be?

I believe the earliest ones had no stamp at all? This one has the A stamp I think a second round of the edinger? Also I'm not worried if it's the earliest or most unique. I just want a complete and nice RC10 that is original. He said this is an edinger and I know the later ones are A stamped like this one. That's ok to me. 

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[IXLR8 1282]

I think you did okay.  Congratulations!

Not sure what you have planned for the car but, if the current trends hold, I reckon you could double your money in time.

I've noticed you joined RC10talk.com.  You can use the "25 years of the RC10" thread to research and determine the approximate age of your car.

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1 minute ago, IXLR8 said:

I think you did okay.  Congratulations!

Not sure what you have planned for the car but, if the current trends hold, I reckon you could double your money in time.

I've noticed you joined RC10talk.com.  You can use the "25 years of the RC10" thread to research and identify the approximate age of your car.

That's what I'm doing right now lol...  they wanted to see the motor label and tire side walls. So far it all checks out. From what I've read, this is a later edinger car not the very earliest. The label on the motor says 1928 edinger road or something. Hard to see. 

I plan to get another body and do it box art and become a pure shelf queen. I can get a cheaper, used one to restore and drive. 

 

[GToddC5 2024]

Looks like the address, 1928 East Edinger

[IXLR8 1282]

2 minutes ago, F-150 said:

That's what I'm doing right now lol...  they wanted to see the motor label and tire side walls. So far it all checks out. From what I've read, this is a later edinger car not the very earliest. The label on the motor says 1928 edinger road or something. Hard to see. 

I plan to get another body and do it box art and become a pure shelf queen. I can get a cheaper, used one to restore and drive. 

 

Yeah, it's not early but it's Edinger and super clean.  

Installing a box-art body and displaying the car is exactly what I would have done.  Runner grade RC10's can be bought for a fraction of the cost and they can be tremendous fun to drive.   In fact, that's my plan for this afternoon.  I have an early 6-gear, a Worlds car and a couple vintage Kyosho that are ready to hit the track.  

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5 minutes ago, IXLR8 said:

Yeah, it's not early but it's Edinger and super clean.  

Installing a box-art body and displaying the car is exactly what I would have done.  Runner grade RC10's can be bought for a fraction of the cost and they can be tremendous fun to drive.   In fact, that's my plan for this afternoon.  I have an early 6-gear, a Worlds car and a couple vintage Kyosho that are ready to hit the track.  

Yepp.  I thought about it all night and told myself I probably won't find one in this shape for 600 again.  And it's one of those things I just said go for it cause I'll regret it. I finally found my dream RC10 and I have only one more car to go to complete my collection and start saving my money lol. That is a Losi JRX2....very hard to find... many rc 10, but hardly any jrx2. 

I'm definitely going to build a gold pan runner RC10, all custom and awesome. I'm actually looking online now for a decent fixer upper.

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11 minutes ago, GToddC5 said:

Looks like the address, 1928 East Edinger

Nice. 

He told.me the car is complete, even has the diff grease and shock oil containers with some grease and oil still in them. Also the speed control, never removed from wrapper. 

[IXLR8 1282]

If it were mine, I'd be inclined to leave the uninstalled parts in their original wrappers.  Suitable replacements can be found for motor and battery cups and installed as placeholders.  Speaking of the motor, I don't recall the pinion being pre-installed by AE but I guess it's possible some of them were.  You might want to take a closer look at that when the car arrives.  If a previous owner has installed the pinion, it's not a big deal and I certainly don't think it affects value.

Anyway, I'm happy you are getting the car.  I feel like it's going to a good home.  

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36 minutes ago, IXLR8 said:

 Speaking of the motor, I don't recall the pinion being pre-installed by AE but I guess it's possible some of them were.  You might want to take a closer look at that when the car arrives.  

I saw that too and wondered. But it looks like no connectors have ever been soldered onto the motor wires or the esc wires. Esc looks like it never been removed from package. Also the servo mounts and battery cups are not installed and I. Their wrappers. I don't see why he would decide to remove those items if he had installed them before. He may have installed the motor at one point, didn't know how to solder and that is probably where he just kinda lost interest on it....put it in the closet and.... 

 

[mtbkym01 4246]

Looks like you’ve found your answers on the “Early Edinger Signs”. Some being Good Year tyres, no chassis stamp, a lighter gold colouring, 7 rib front tyres, rear spring cups, steering bell cranks is another. Rod ends are another, plus some signs inside the 6 gear transmission. RC10Talk is where everything is documented as stated in this thread.

Its is still great value, like I said, I dont think you can go wrong with that car, its stunning

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20 minutes ago, mtbkym01 said:

Looks like you’ve found your answers on the “Early Edinger Signs”. Some being Good Year tyres, no chassis stamp, a lighter gold colouring, 7 rib front tyres, rear spring cups, steering bell cranks is another. Rod ends are another, plus some signs inside the 6 gear transmission. RC10Talk is where everything is documented as stated in this thread.

Its is still great value, like I said, I dont think you can go wrong with that car, its stunning

I wasn't really concerned about if it's the earliest version, all I wanted was a clean RC10 that was pretty original and gold pan. I got a nice education about the different signs and versions , it's pretty cool to know. 

[mtbkym01 4246]

11 hours ago, F-150 said:

I wasn't really concerned about if it's the earliest version, all I wanted was a clean RC10 that was pretty original and gold pan. I got a nice education about the different signs and versions , it's pretty cool to know. 

Well its very good fortune for you that you found such an RC10 that is from the Edinger address, its a lovely buggy for sure

[F-150 636]

I have this RC-10 in my possession for a few weeks now. Here is a first glance of it. I want to make a video and go through the fine detail about it when I get the time.  All I can say, it is truly never ran and 100% complete, even the piano wire for the wing is there and not bent yet. 

Only thing that sucks, is, the body is painted, oh well, but I'm looking for an original ..this will be done in box art and headed for the shelf.