SharkWhisperer
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So I'm following some threads on the Reddit rocketry page and came across a Canuck who last week spend $16 USD ($19 CAD--his conversion, not mine) on a 3-pack of Estes C6-7 motors. I thought "wow!" until I scrolled down to a fellow countryman who found them at a "discount" of only $10.70 US equivalent, which isn't quite as crazy but with high shipping costs.
Then an Australian chimed in with: "You think that’s an outrage? Here in Australia a pack of C6-7s cost me $30 dollars last week - that’s $29 CAD or $23 USD. My last purchase were E9-8s for $55 - that’s $42 USD, up from the $23 USD Estes charge on their website. That’s approaching twice the price."
And then a Brit offered: "ha ha dude here in the UK . they are like with conversations to dollar would be like $24.82 for a pack of six , but with them being classed an explosive no free delivery.. so add an extra $20 charge on top .. so i do buy in bulk. but for a one off buy not very realistic . I cant find anywhere I can walk into and by model rockets all online here."
And I thought commercial motors were overpriced in the US (because I'm jaded---I can make my own F motors for maybe $2 in material costs when I'm feeling ambitious)!
Expected model rocket motors (at least Estes and relatives) to be more expensive outside the US, but that's a hard pill for our international brothers to swallow!!!
The link, though not providing much more than I've outlined above, is:
Then an Australian chimed in with: "You think that’s an outrage? Here in Australia a pack of C6-7s cost me $30 dollars last week - that’s $29 CAD or $23 USD. My last purchase were E9-8s for $55 - that’s $42 USD, up from the $23 USD Estes charge on their website. That’s approaching twice the price."
And then a Brit offered: "ha ha dude here in the UK . they are like with conversations to dollar would be like $24.82 for a pack of six , but with them being classed an explosive no free delivery.. so add an extra $20 charge on top .. so i do buy in bulk. but for a one off buy not very realistic . I cant find anywhere I can walk into and by model rockets all online here."
And I thought commercial motors were overpriced in the US (because I'm jaded---I can make my own F motors for maybe $2 in material costs when I'm feeling ambitious)!
Expected model rocket motors (at least Estes and relatives) to be more expensive outside the US, but that's a hard pill for our international brothers to swallow!!!
The link, though not providing much more than I've outlined above, is:
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