Ebay sellers...

[Nigel R]

That seller has been on ebay for a long time, selling pretty much only engines. I suspect he may sell more engines than you think. 

[Andy Stephenson]

Given the stupendous prices engines sell for at the BMFA auction, he'll probably get what he wants for this one.

[Martin Dance 1]

I've noticed this seller a few times. Two questions occur to me. 1. Where does he/she get this substantial stock of motors and accessories from?  2. Who is buying nthem at these prices. They are presumably are going to sit in a glass case forever, because surely no one is going to use one and risk destroying it in a model.

 

it's certainly an interesting business model.

[FlyinFlynn]

Check out his feedback and the prices he gets for his listings! There are some serious collectors out there with oodles of spendable cash still.

[mightypeesh]

Beautiful Lippisch EDF model. Just the lightest bit of hanger rash going on..... 😲!!!

[Nigel R]

You certainly don't get much sellotape for your £69.

[Martin Dance 1]

To add to that Nigel, you don't get all of the model £69. Perhaps the seller meant 6s and 9 pence (approx 38p).😃

[GrumpyGnome]

You do get 2 servos that may, or may not, work........

[Eric Robson]

Looking down the jet tube the motor and fan unit are missing, he probably run out of cellotape  to hold them in.

[kevin b]

Next time I scrap a fridge I must remember to remove all the insulation and put it on ebay !

[EvilC57]

He says it’s been well flown and crashed. It’s certainly been well crashed 🤪!

[Brian Cooper]

Well flown, but not flown well. 👎

 

People who advertise crap like this are really irritating. . Why they don't throw the thing in the bin (where it belongs) is a complete mystery. 

 

They clearly have no shame. . . Rather like the people who hope to sell derelict trash at car boot sales. 🙄

[martin collins 1]

 `However I was told it could fly "as is"`..........  🤔Not without a fan unit mate 🤣. Maybe a very hard chuck, is that counted as flying?

[Geoff S]

I notice it's now open to offers 🙂   I wouldn't pay £1 for it because it's just clutter.  He says the tail is OK - most of my crashes result in almost zero damage to the tails but some of them are still binned, as should this be.

[leccyflyer]

I've noticed that there are quite a number of quite desirable airframes popping up from the aplaneoldbargain site on eBay, who I understand are dealers, from the various adverts I've seen. I'm somewhat surprised that, as a business buying and selling completed airframes, as well as unstarted kits and projects in progress, that they haven't managed to come up with a viable means to post or courier airframes around the country. Surely the larger potential customer base would make up for the increased work involved in making an airframe transportable safely, especially when they would be passing that cost on anyway. 

 

I've had mostly good experiences with receiving built airframes by courier and post, provided that they are properly packed. Some of them have been works of art in the packaging and arrived in perfect condition. It just takes a bit of care and common sense. Have only had a couple of complete failures in postage  - two different models, at different times, where the seller just put a wrap of bubble wrap around the model, stuck it in a black bag and wrapped parcel tape around it. Needless to say those airframes arrived severely damaged. One I've repaired and got it in the air, the other is a much more significant rebuild, with the tail destroyed and one foam wing panel fractured from leading edge to trailing edge.

[kevin b]

1 hour ago, leccyflyer said:

I've noticed that there are quite a number of quite desirable airframes popping up from the aplaneoldbargain site on eBay, who I understand are dealers, from the various adverts I've seen. I'm somewhat surprised that, as a business buying and selling completed airframes, as well as unstarted kits and projects in progress, that they haven't managed to come up with a viable means to post or courier airframes around the country. Surely the larger potential customer base would make up for the increased work involved in making an airframe transportable safely, especially when they would be passing that cost on anyway. 

 

I've had mostly good experiences with receiving built airframes by courier and post, provided that they are properly packed. Some of them have been works of art in the packaging and arrived in perfect condition. It just takes a bit of care and common sense. Have only had a couple of complete failures in postage  - two different models, at different times, where the seller just put a wrap of bubble wrap around the model, stuck it in a black bag and wrapped parcel tape around it. Needless to say those airframes arrived severely damaged. One I've repaired and got it in the air, the other is a much more significant rebuild, with the tail destroyed and one foam wing panel fractured from leading edge to trailing edge.

You only have to talk to one of the model shops selling online (if not all of them) to get accurate feedback on shipping fragile models. They get daily complaints about damage and unfortunately they have to take it on the chin, regardless of whether it is a genuine complaint or not.

My attitude is simple. if you want it come and collect it. If you don't want to collect it get somebody esle to do so. They can come, inspect and pay for it. Then any problems are not my responsibility.

[Robin Colbourne]

5 hours ago, kevin b said:

You only have to talk to one of the model shops selling online (if not all of them) to get accurate feedback on shipping fragile models. They get daily complaints about damage and unfortunately they have to take it on the chin, regardless of whether it is a genuine complaint or not.

My attitude is simple. if you want it come and collect it. If you don't want to collect it get somebody esle to do so. They can come, inspect and pay for it. Then any problems are not my responsibility.

I agree how frustrating it is, having seen many bargain-priced models that I would have liked, if it didn't entail a trip to Eastern Lincolnshire to go and get it.  I do sympathise with the seller though.
A private seller may not charge their time to pack it at a commercial rate.  Packing of items which are different every time and being secondhand, difficult to prove the condition before they set off without taking large numbers of pictures is expensive in terms of time and materials.   The seller is also vulnerable to unscrupulous buyers who change their mind once they see the model and damage it to claim a refund or discount.