For Sale Suggestions

[patterndude at comcast.net]

So your $50 was for what, a 100 mile delivery?  I wonder if Grayhound varies rates depending on distance.  Do they assume the box stays on one bus, or do they transfer it along the way if needed?
--lance


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Yeah, Yeah. This was a strange situation. I boxed the plane to send to Alaska. Unfortunately, when it came time to ship, the price wasn't what we thought it would be (plus my box was a little larger than I thought it would be). We couldn't find anything under about $300 to ship, so the deal fell through. I left it in the box since it was already there and when it sold to someone in FL, we put it on the Greyhound bus. 

Emory.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Lance Van Nostrand 
To: John Pavlick ; NSRCA Discussion 
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 12:32 AM
Subject: Re: For Sale Suggestions


Emory, you lazy bum.  Florida is in your district!  How hard would that have been to deliver?
--Lance

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From: John Pavlick 
To: NSRCA Discussion 
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 8:42 PM
Subject: FW: For Sale Suggestions



-----Original Message-----
From: Emory Schroeter [mailto:emorydmd at earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 9:38 PM
To: John Pavlick
Subject: Re: For Sale Suggestions


The last airplane that I shipped was a Hydeout. The box was huge and filled with Styrofoam peanuts to help cushion the plane. I shipped it using greyhound and everything got down to Florida in one piece. The cost was around $50 and took a little less than a week since they only load freight when they have enough room on the bus.

Emory Schroeter.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: John Pavlick 
To: NSRCA Discussion 
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 9:31 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
  
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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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