Can't seem to sell cars...

[Saito2]

My RC collection has steadily grown over the years. Now as I run my eyes over the shelves of cars and trucks there are a few that I wonder why I keep them (or even bought them in the first place!). The problem is, I just can't seem to part with any of them. Does anybody else have this problem? I have a DF01 that simply sits there and has so for years. I get ready to sell it and then think of the work I put into it (alloy motor mount, upgraded prop shaft, all plastic gear set etc.) to make it a reliable runner and I wind up putting it back on the shelf. I have a stalled RC10 Champ project going nowhere. I put it up for sale and couldn't get $75 bucks for it even though it's clean and complete. So I gave up and kept it. For some reason I bought a Shark Mouth FAV. I have an original FAV, re-re FAV and Wild One. Oh, why did I get that Shark Mouth? Maybe it's because selling Tamiya's here in the States is a hassle and no one seems to want to make a reasonable offer or maybe I'm just a hoarder. It's just that some days I wonder "Why?"

[Wooders28]

Funnily enough I had the same conversation yesterday with a mate who's a none RC guy,and was helping me move the many RC boxes to a new house.

A question was asked,would I buy art at the price some are worth? (as in,what I'd get if I sold them,not what they cost me)

If yes,then it can sit on the shelf as garage art, if no, then sell it.

So,the ones on the shelf,are staying on the shelf,it's the ones half built in boxes that pose the dilemma.

Sell them and use the money to make all the shelf cars,runners?

[chevelle]

We all have this problem I feel I recently have managed to sell 10 cars out of the collection and now find it easier to do, I think my key is to pick the models you like best ie: on or off road, 2 or 4wd & maybe even a series Of course this leads to other issues now I have 10 of the shot/boomer series & 8 of the brat series and a collection still over 50 That been said I have picked another 4 cars to move on As for prices remember, as much as you love a bargain, so do others

[chickenman242tk]

the worst part of restoring is the left over bits which are less than perfect, they sit in a box because they are too good to bin.

before i know it i have built a shelfer and used the bits in the box to build another.

you can only have so many runners before you need to call them 2nd grade shelfers or something.

ive even got cars i was never interrested in but seeing ive spent so much time , money and effort i find them hard to part with, the striker and now sonic fighter i just finished come to mind lol

[Nobbi1977]

Hard to sell for less than they owe you. I don't know why it is an issue, no one ever expects to get their money back on a 1:1 car.

I have a couple that should go but they get moved to the loft until someone wants/needs one

[Backlash]

Yes, I suffer from this problem as well..

I have sold 2 RC cars in my life.. My orginal Zerda I sold in the 80's, and then and I bought it back a few years later. The second was a Kyosho TF3 Touring car that I sold to a racing buddy for his kids to start racing with..

My big problem I have is dealing with the regret after the item has been sold..

[Nitomor]

I struggle to part with anything. I'm not sure if it is because I'm a hoarder or because of the hassle factor of selling, wrapping, posting etc. Whenever I have sold anything, by the time fees/postage etc are paid what's left always leaves me questioning if the juice was worth the squeeze. I think I'd rather give things away to a good cause which is infinitely more satisfying. All the kids old playstation and games we gave away to our local hospital for kids who are kept in on the wards for their communal recreational rooms. That felt really good to know that it would hopefully bring some joy to unwell kids. Hopefully the games haven't all been nicked lol!

[Ian_Gsi16V]

I recently sold two cars, both had sat in the loft for a long time and where never going to see any use, the sale of them funded new parts for my other cars so the perfect scenario for me.

The only ones I regret selling was my two Astutes about 4 years ago, I think they both went on eBay for around £60 for the set, one was complete and original and other was missing a couple of bits.

Would have been worth much more now

[Saito2]

Some very familiar issues being brought up here. Selling on Ebay means packing and shipping. Selling locally mean ridiculous lowball offers. I once had a complete running Tmaxx I got in a trade deal and put up for $100 which I thought was cheap. A local fellow offered $40 and then was insulted when I turned him down. I really start thinking about selling some off before I buy another one. I don't need the money exactly (but the extra space would be nice), but getting really lowballed like that just irks me. So I wind up keeping the old ones, buying new ones and then feeling guilty for having too much.

[XV Pilot]

I have only ever sold two RC cars - my original FF-01 and DF-01 - and even then it was with a heavy heart. (I have since replaced them.)

To me they are highly decorative items as well as being functional pieces of hobby equipment, and therefore are just as deserving of being considered art as any other kinetic sculpture. Thus, even if they don't get a run as often as I'd like, there should be no need to sell them.

(I suppose I am able to have this attitude partly thanks to my wife who actively supports me in the hobby, so I don't need to put up with the constant nagging to downsize that seems to affect so many on here. )

[moffman]

Some very familiar issues being brought up here. Selling on Ebay means packing and shipping. Selling locally mean ridiculous lowball offers. I once had a complete running Tmaxx I got in a trade deal and put up for $100 which I thought was cheap. A local fellow offered $40 and then was insulted when I turned him down. I really start thinking about selling some off before I buy another one. I don't need the money exactly (but the extra space would be nice), but getting really lowballed like that just irks me. So I wind up keeping the old ones, buying new ones and then feeling guilty for having too much.

it doesn't bother me doing the p&p on eBay but like saito2 say's I do buy them then wonder why I bought it in the first place go to sell them and look over the said RC and just think of all the time and effort I put into it and put it back on the shelf! The rock socker I just built was a case in hand very hard build (IMO) lots of upgrade on it motor shocks etc etc decided to part with it but sat it on the dinning room table to take photos and then thought of the mud blaster I painstakingly re-built and put on eBay and got absolute peanuts for it! I was gutted! Thought once bitten never again so I've put it back on display even though I've got limited space and got the kyosho optima on its way (when it decided to hit our shore's)

[Dojo Dave]

I have only ever sold two RC cars - my original FF-01 and DF-01 - and even then it was with a heavy heart. (I have since replaced them.)

To me they are highly decorative items as we"l as being functional pieces of hobby equipment, and therefore are just as deserving of being considered art as any other kinetic sculpture. Thus, even if they don't get a run as often as I'd like, there should be no need to sell them.

(I suppose I am able to have this attitude partly thanks to my wife who actively supports me in the hobby, so I don't need to put up with the constant nagging to downsize that seems to affect so many on here. )

I also have and enjoy the support of my wife in the hobby, she has no interest in building and enjoys running them once in a while as a family, I think its her love of my happiness and although I don't intentionally grow "Daves rc chop shop" inventory on the lot is at an all time high. I will be selling a few cars this week to a friend, the same guy I sold 3 or 4 others to, he doesnt question the price and knows I'm fair so if I ever want one back I know where to find it. It's natural to grow attached to cars youve restored or bought for nostalgic reasons. I find if its a classic, I feel guilty asking for what its worth because I probably wouldnt pay that kind of money for it, even though many would. And so rather than leave money on c the table I leave the car on the shelf.

[Mad Ax]

I have the same problem. I've bought a lot, both new and used, and sold a lot - usually after either using a shelfing for a while, but sometimes I've realised I don't have need for an NIB and sold it for a loss.

I've regretted some sales so much that I've gone out and bought another to replace it. Sometimes I've sold things I know I'll struggle to find again. And these days, with family on the horizon and lots of DIY to fund in the house, it's so hard to justify buying something. Replacing a regretful sale would be very difficult right now.

I keep toying with selling a few things, but everything I own either fills a niche in my "runners" collection, is important to me in some way, or is earmarked for some fun, involving custom project later on. Whatever I sell will become another "here's something else I didn't achieve" milestone in my life

In all honesty though, I'd much rather sell stuff on TC or thru a local RC club - TC sales tend to be hassle-free, Ebay and the like is far less personal and there seems to be so much more emphasis on selling as a business, not as someone who just wants to offload something they don't need to someone who wants it.

[Vrdetailing]

I buy .. Build .. Run and then Display..

All mine are Runners and also beautiful to look at..

If its not on display or used I would sell it

I don't start one until the last is complete.

[chevelle]

I don't start one until the last is complete.

I really need to work on this bit

[Nitomor]

I really need to work on this bit

Me too, I'm terrible for having multiple projects on at any one time. From a painting point of view, it means that at least you can get on with other stuff while waiting for clear coats to cure but I have too much workload ahead, I need to limit how many I do in a year I think.

I'm up to 26 kits, 21 of those are built of which three still require painting. They are all built as runners, a handful of them are kept as shelf queens where I have duplicate models, maybe very light fair weather running only, the rest are in use.

My wife is very happy with it. Space is a challenge. I get moaned at when my conservatory take over gets messy. I have a corner there with a work station which is fine, but she doesn't like it when the work starts to spread all over the house. Display space is now more of a problem. I need a man cave like Rod, plans are afoot to convert the wall which is currently a library in my office to being more display friendly but this will only fuel the addiction I fear!

[Mad Ax]

I don't start one until the last is complete.

I hate it when people say this, it makes me feel terribly inferior :D

[Vrdetailing]

Lol sorry guys but you seen how I roll

Buy.. Paint Build LED Thread Video then on the Wall .

Then Next please

[Theibault]

It's only a problem when you run out of space. I don't sell my RCs.

[Dojo Dave]

Lol sorry guys but you seen how I roll

Buy.. Paint Build LED Thread Video then on the Wall .

Then Next please

oh to have a raw brick wall. Unfortunately if I was to do anthing in a loft in Florida I'd be dead from heat exhaustion in about 3 minutes. I'm attacking the garage for more display space this weekend.

[Dojo Dave]

It's only a problem when you run out of space. I don't sell my RCs.

I should have come to see your collection I was out in Denver and Golden beginning of last month.

[Theibault]

I should have come to see your collection I was out in Denver and Golden beginning of last month.

You are always welcome my friend. Better yet, if you get out this way again, bring a car and we'll go run.

[njmlondon]

I seem to be the only person with completely the reverse mentality. I cannot stop myself selling cars!

I think I have the attention span of a goldfish and get bored with the ones I have and lust after new ones, so I sell them regardless of whether they are un-built, half-built, restored, half-restored, runner, shelf-queen or new in box...

And then about 6 months later I really regret selling them.

So then I buy them again, normally at a loss and have given ebay loads of fees for the pleasure.

The moral of this story is don't feel bad about not selling. Selling = admin, fees and regret!

[Pumesta]

Unless you need the money then why sell them? If space is an issue then rotate your display, box one up and put something else on show for a while. Just be grateful it's only R/C stuff you collect and not 1:1 stuff. My mate started off with an Escort RS Turbo, and now also has a Sierra Cosworth, Escort Cosworth, mk1 Focus RS, mk2 Focus RS, has a mk3 Focus RS on order, a cosworth engined Mondeo and an M Sport transit.

[Saito2]

I think I ponder selling them out of guilt sometimes. I try to lead a simple life and buy as little "stuff" as possible. I don't want to be a typical materialistic American fixed on the acquisition of "stuff" and "things". I'm sentimental about the memories some possessions carry though and that makes parting with things harder.