Speaking of the Kadet Senior, I gave my dad the NIB kit I got at a swap meet a few months back and have been missing it since. Yesterday I hit an estate sale a few miles from work, in a fairly rural area. It was advertised as having a lot of RC planes. It did, and most were beat fairly hard, seized nitro motors, 72mhz gear, no foam, etc. in the sale was an Astro Hog, a 1/3 scale Balsa USA Sopwith Pup, a discontinued Sig Liberty Sport biplane, some misc planes, and a Senior Kadet. I've got an Astro Hog, but wanted the Kadet, Pup, and Liberty Sport. However, their prices were insanely high. The Kadet was old, covering was shot, engine seized, etc and they priced it at retail for new. I left and went back to work disappointed. Instead of "working" I spent a few hours talking myself into going back. At the end of the day no RC gear had sold. No surprise at those prices. I talked to the lady handling the sale about their pricing. She is trying to maximize the profit for the estate and herself, understood, but that's pricing themselves out of the market. I showed her what I wanted and that I'd fill my Expedition if we could make a deal. A little haggling and we put together a package price for the Liberty Sport kit, the beat Kadet Senior, and a massive Sopwith Pup.
The Pup was a beast to get out of the basement and really filled the truck quickly. It needs a bit of work but might be flyabke this season if I don't care how it looks. It's also got a Quadra 50cc gasser with spring start, making it a great deal for the plane. Surely there are parts missing, I'll deal with that as they come up.
But I'm most happy to get the Kadet Senior back in my hangar, even though it's very rough right now.
Honestly, I've seen so many ads there that just make my head spin. "Airplane for sale paid $300 selling for $150 my loss is your gain" with no pictures or other information at all. Some people's kids...
