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Old 01-12-2021, 08:30 PM
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Good point. And we all know that is highly unlikely ...

My point exactly.
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Old 01-13-2021, 02:14 PM
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Keep an eye out for some old 1/2A3-0T or 1/2A6-0 booster engines on ebay.
You could fly it at B6-4 field with those.


...and looks like a couple packs in this listing.

Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Es...AAOSwBhVf~0g E


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Old 01-13-2021, 02:26 PM
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...and looks like a couple packs in this listing.

Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Es...AAOSwBhVf~0g E


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Don't get excited and bid without noting the $40.22 shipping charge. I can handle $40, but $40.22 is insane!
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Old 01-13-2021, 02:46 PM
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Don't get excited and bid without noting the $40.22 shipping charge. I can handle $40, but $40.22 is insane!

Not to worry. It's only $32.31 as I view it. Must be a podunk delivery charge for you out in the hootin' hollar.
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Old 01-13-2021, 02:53 PM
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Don't get excited and bid without noting the $40.22 shipping charge. I can handle $40, but $40.22 is insane!


It seems Ebay's shipping calculator is just plain nuts sometimes. I won something a week or so ago that was quoting something like $34 to ship from FL to GA. It was an early 80s Centuri starter set shrink wrapped, one I did not have, but it was not a huge box by any stretch. Even the seller mentioned that he might have to 'adjust' (i.e., 'correct') the final shipping charges, since ebay was not doing such a good job at it. After I won it I sent him (them) a note about the shipping charges and after their final check with the PO, they were able to take $10 off that.

In the past year or so Ebay's 'listed' shipping charges (which, sadly, many sellers tend to go by) has gone up quite a bit just in my seat-of-the-pants reckoning. I don't sell on eBay, so I don't know all the ends and outs from that side of things, but the shipping charges are crazy sometimes. Other sellers though are still very reasonable in the shipping charges.

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Old 01-13-2021, 02:55 PM
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Not to worry. It's only $32.31 as I view it. Must be a podunk delivery charge for you out in the hootin' hollar.


Just looked back at that listing and it is quoting me $50.43!!

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Old 01-13-2021, 03:11 PM
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Mine shows $32.31 He is using UPS ground shipping.


I could almost dirve and pick up in person and save money! LOL
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Old 01-13-2021, 05:20 PM
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Mine shows $32.31 He is using UPS ground shipping.


I could almost dirve and pick up in person and save money! LOL

I actually did that once. I bought a 12-pack of Wiedemann hand grenade bottles off of some lady for $5. We met at a local McDonalds and made the handoff while I was on my way home and she was on her way to work one morning. Basically I paid for her breakfast.
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Old 01-13-2021, 05:52 PM
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Lister says 34 rockets not sure what that means. I count 24 diamond packs all but 3 sealed and about 15 or so loose engines. If so the lot is easily worth $100 shipped IMO.
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Old 01-13-2021, 10:49 PM
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Quoted me $23 something for shipping. Has a couple paks of A3-6T also. Might have to snag it.
Some -S shorties too.
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