For Sale Suggestions

[Lance Van Nostrand]

John,
You are absolutely right.  I'm biting my nails every plane we ship.  The major carriers are all risky and expensive.  If you have removeable stabs you have a shot (yet another reason for this), but if not it might be worth cutting out the stab for shipping.  Sounds extreme, but for those of us that have remounted a stab or two, its really a low risk job.  More painful to start than finish.
--Lance

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John Pavlick 
  To: NSRCA Discussion 
  Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 8:31 PM
  Subject: RE: For Sale Suggestions


  Bob,
   That's good to know. How bad is it ($$$) to ship something the size of an airplane? I could see it being pretty expensive to go UPS, and I'd be a little bit worried about it arriving in one piece, especially if it was during the Christmas rush. That seems to be when stuff takes a severe beating. I had things arrive with tire tracks on them. Luckily they were insured.
  John Pavlick
  http://www.idseng.com  


   -----Original Message-----
  From: Bob Pastorello [mailto:rcaerobob at cox.net]
  Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 9:21 PM
  To: John Pavlick
  Subject: Re: For Sale Suggestions


    Yes, I've shipped via Greyhound.  Cheap, worked fine.  Also done motor freight, and FedEx also UPS.  Much prefer Fed Ex.

    Bob Pastorello
    www.rcaerobats.net
    rcaerobob at cox.net
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: John Pavlick 
      To: NSRCA Discussion 
      Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 8:16 PM
      Subject: RE: For Sale Suggestions


      Guys,
       Here's an idea. We have a section on the NSRCA web-site for beginners. Maybe that would be a good place to put some links / pictures of all of these nice used airplanes that still have a lot of life left in them. I'd have to agree about the shipping problem though. It's definitely a major factor that affects the sale. I've seen some things that I would probably have bought, but when I factored in the shipping cost, I told the owner to try to sell it locally first. I've heard of people shipping airplanes using Greyhound. Has anyone had success with this method? 

      John Pavlick
      http://www.idseng.com
        

        -----Original Message-----
        From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of jeffghughes at comcast.net
        Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 4:02 PM
        To: discussion at nsrca.org
        Subject: Re: For Sale Suggestions


        I've sold my fair share of pattern planes. The older ones (Like a Finess or Dr Jekyll) sold for pretty much the cost of the original kit.  I think it gets better if your a builder with an established name. But a used plane is just that. Your asking the person to take a risk that you sheeted the wing correctly, have the stab located right, etc etc. If someone doesn't know your quality of building, they are just not going to pay much. 


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