dixontj93060
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Well this is a culmination of trying to complete this build and my wife just not agreeing that there was enough room in the basement. Given that I cant really build on the finished side of the basement, only the storage side, I kind of have to agree. So in the spirit of the Great Kit Liquidation Sale and the Great Tool Liquidation Sale (and others), I will be posting nearly 50 built rockets (maybe more, I havent got the count yet). This is a bit of a placeholder as the items wont be posted until after LDRS33, but I wanted to provide some info on the sale.
- Every built rocket I have will be posted with the exception of rockets that I have not flown as of LDRS33.
- You have seen my build threads for years on TRF. I would hope you agree that what is being sold is both high quality and expert built. All rockets being sold have flown so they might have dings. But, saying that, I dont sell junk, so as I am sorting through everything, if I determine that it would take more than 1 hour total time to repair/recondition the rocket, it wont go up for sale. Also they have been stored well in my basement or workshop both which are dry and have humidity (<65%) and temperature (62F to 72F) control.
- Those that have seen and participated in my past sales hopefully agree that I price things fairly and aggressively. Saying that, there is a gray area when it comes to built rockets. As has been pointed out by others, rarely does a built rocket have the value that the builder puts on it. This statement is true. All these rockets are worth far more to me than the price I will be putting on them.
- As a corollary to #3 above, pricing will vary widely. Pricing will be a combination of sentiment, rocket heritage/rarity, condition, upgrades/customization, etc. There will be some rockets listed for free, some for $100s of dollars. In many cases there will be two prices on the rockets, one complete with recovery, one bare bones without recovery included. Buyer pays for shipping and, if using Paypal, will cover the Paypal charge as money orders are preferred.
- There will be no special timing or process rules involved in the sale. In past sales I have added limited bidding and time windows. These were added so it provided wider, more fair participation for all TRF members. Unfortunately, although these rules were simple and resulted in an extremely easy win strategy, some just couldnt get their heads around it; so in this sale once I post a rocket with a price, first PM wins, no matter what. If payment isnt received within 72 hours the rocket will be available to the member with the second incoming PM. I will pre-announce when the sale will start, but that is about it.
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