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Old 03-02-2010, 05:21 PM
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He also has a couple of Star Blazers up for 13.00 dollars....Had to buy one of those.
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Old 03-02-2010, 05:38 PM
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In very stark contrast to this heap of crap!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/LARGE-LOT-ESTES...=item48399492bb


Actually, not that bad for $5.50 (of course, shipping is $11). But if you'll note, there is a Bigfoot Launcher included - that alone is probably worth the price of admission, and there's a couple of hard to find nose cones there as well.

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Old 03-02-2010, 06:09 PM
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The guy Scigs got his BSG stuff from has an old Estes Sky Raider up for what seems to be a good price and he says "mint in bag"... Then you look at the pictures and one of them has all of the parts laid out neatly NEXT to the bag .

He means he'll include a peppermint candy...
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Old 03-02-2010, 06:33 PM
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I just bought the 4 kits that are opened for 13 bucks. Got the Scout, Mark II, Sprint, and Gyroc. Can't beat this for 13 bucks. I open my kits and build them, so no a bad deal.
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In very stark contrast to this heap of crap!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/LARGE-LOT-ESTES...=item48399492bb


That is one hard living bunch of rockets. Looks like me in my college days around the end of June.
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Old 03-02-2010, 11:43 PM
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I just bought the 4 kits that are opened for 13 bucks. Got the Scout, Mark II, Sprint, and Gyroc. Can't beat this for 13 bucks. I open my kits and build them, so no a bad deal.

Glad to know that went to you.

Just as I clicked on the Buy-It-Now button it came back "already sold".

But don't feel too bad for me. The same seller posted a number of old kits today with very low Buy-It-Nows.
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Old 03-03-2010, 12:11 AM
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Yes it was a fun day, A Wac Corporal and Drifter sealed for 15 bucks each. Not bad.
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Old 03-03-2010, 09:54 AM
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I was curious about what all was sold by the seller so I looked in the eBay completed listings. Prices don't include the shipping which seemed to run between $6.50 and $8.50 for most. I did pick one rocket up from this.

MARK II $15.00
SARK #0861 $18.00
FIREFLY #1280 $15.00
ICARUS #1277 $30.00
Astron DRIFTER $20.00
SKY HOOK $18.00
Wac Corporal #1211 $20.00
Astron GYROC #1224 $20.00
Astron Alpha III $18.00
APOGEE II #1205 $25.00
SKY HOOK $15.00
Terros $20.00
FIREFLY #1280 $10.00
Astron DRIFTER $15.00
MARK II $10.00
4 Rockets in Opened Bags (Mark II, Sprint, Gyroc, Scout) $13.00
Mini Brute STAR BLAZER, There were 5 of these at $13.00 each
Astron Streak & Scout $10.00
Starlab $30.00
2 Battlestar Galactica (Viper & Laser Torpedo) $35.00
Estes Aerospace Rocket Club Viper $25.00
Battlestar Galactica Laser Torpedo $15.00
LTV Scout $30.00
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In very stark contrast to this heap of crap!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/LARGE-LOT-ESTES...=item48399492bb


Jesus talk about dumpster diving
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Old 03-03-2010, 03:19 PM
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Sorry Al... My bad.

After looking through the model rocketry listings (which I have not done in some time now) I am amazed at the amount of rocketry *crap* that folks are trying to sell now. Tons of built (poorly) kits, used starter sets, random parts and junk. I wonder, is this due to the economy and folks are selling anything they can get their hands on? And is that the reason I see very common kits with huge starting bid prices on them?

The guy Scigs got his BSG stuff from has an old Estes Sky Raider up for what seems to be a good price and he says "mint in bag"... Then you look at the pictures and one of them has all of the parts laid out neatly NEXT to the bag .


Probably means he'll drop in a Peppermint Patty when he tapes the bag shut with whatever parts he can find...

"Truth in advertising"... LOL OL JR

PS... DANG!! Beaten to the punch!

Oh well, great minds think alike... LOL LAter!
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