Used crawler/scaler prices
#16
Tech Regular
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No offense, but I think some of you guys are a little out of touch with what this stuff costs to buy. Sure you can get bargains around but here is a little heads up for you.
The car itself is a 2.4ghz RTR . $360
)Mayhem Monsters re-machined.Mounted but never ran. $90 or $120 (1.9 or 2.2)
2)Pitbull tires.Brand new only mounted. $70 for two pair
3)Proline shocks on all four corners. $88 a set
4)Proline 4 door Jeep Jk body.Cut but not painted. $44
5)Front and rear Dh fab Jeep Jk bumpers. AUD$33 each, say US65 the pair
6)Tacoma stickers for the Honcho body. $25?
7)Axial aluminum link set. $65
Thats $837 in parts before you factor shipping, time to install etc.
Asking $600.00 isn't unreasonable considering its RTR and all the hard work has been done.
The car itself is a 2.4ghz RTR . $360
)Mayhem Monsters re-machined.Mounted but never ran. $90 or $120 (1.9 or 2.2)
2)Pitbull tires.Brand new only mounted. $70 for two pair
3)Proline shocks on all four corners. $88 a set
4)Proline 4 door Jeep Jk body.Cut but not painted. $44
5)Front and rear Dh fab Jeep Jk bumpers. AUD$33 each, say US65 the pair
6)Tacoma stickers for the Honcho body. $25?
7)Axial aluminum link set. $65
Thats $837 in parts before you factor shipping, time to install etc.
Asking $600.00 isn't unreasonable considering its RTR and all the hard work has been done.
#17
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No offense, but I think some of you guys are a little out of touch with what this stuff costs to buy. Sure you can get bargains around but here is a little heads up for you.
The car itself is a 2.4ghz RTR . $360
)Mayhem Monsters re-machined.Mounted but never ran. $90 or $120 (1.9 or 2.2)
2)Pitbull tires.Brand new only mounted. $70 for two pair
3)Proline shocks on all four corners. $88 a set
4)Proline 4 door Jeep Jk body.Cut but not painted. $44
5)Front and rear Dh fab Jeep Jk bumpers. AUD$33 each, say US65 the pair
6)Tacoma stickers for the Honcho body. $25?
7)Axial aluminum link set. $65
Thats $837 in parts before you factor shipping, time to install etc.
Asking $600.00 isn't unreasonable considering its RTR and all the hard work has been done.
The car itself is a 2.4ghz RTR . $360
)Mayhem Monsters re-machined.Mounted but never ran. $90 or $120 (1.9 or 2.2)
2)Pitbull tires.Brand new only mounted. $70 for two pair
3)Proline shocks on all four corners. $88 a set
4)Proline 4 door Jeep Jk body.Cut but not painted. $44
5)Front and rear Dh fab Jeep Jk bumpers. AUD$33 each, say US65 the pair
6)Tacoma stickers for the Honcho body. $25?
7)Axial aluminum link set. $65
Thats $837 in parts before you factor shipping, time to install etc.
Asking $600.00 isn't unreasonable considering its RTR and all the hard work has been done.
#18
Tech Regular
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Um, yes, i read the add, I even colour coded some of it.
Yes its an RTR SCX10 - the 2.4Ghz version with the AE-2 ESC (the 2s Lipo capable, Axial branded Castle creations sidewinder) and 15kg Servo.
Most of the parts listed, fitted or not, are quality pieces of gear, not Turnigy or some other busted-arse chinese cheap alloy knock offs.
I also said it wasn't an unreasonable price, I didn't say folks should BUY-IT-NOW!!
I too have seen them cheaper (and more) expensive and actually deal in the kits themselves, as well as owning four crawling comp scale trucks, but hey, what would I know.
I bow to your awesomeness.
Heh, you sold an RTR to buy a kit and"do it your way". You were half way there with the RTR, or didn't you read the box?
Out.
Yes its an RTR SCX10 - the 2.4Ghz version with the AE-2 ESC (the 2s Lipo capable, Axial branded Castle creations sidewinder) and 15kg Servo.
Most of the parts listed, fitted or not, are quality pieces of gear, not Turnigy or some other busted-arse chinese cheap alloy knock offs.
I also said it wasn't an unreasonable price, I didn't say folks should BUY-IT-NOW!!
I too have seen them cheaper (and more) expensive and actually deal in the kits themselves, as well as owning four crawling comp scale trucks, but hey, what would I know.
I bow to your awesomeness.
Heh, you sold an RTR to buy a kit and"do it your way". You were half way there with the RTR, or didn't you read the box?
Out.
#19
Tech Lord
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My. 02. If you think someone is asking too much. Don't buy it. Don't complain about it either. What I've seen is this. When we sell stuff we think its worth more. When we buy stuff we think its worth less. In my opinion used stuff is usually worth about half of new but sometimes when things have soooo much aftermarket upgrades on it its harder to price.
#20
Tech Master
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the same with every thread like this. the buyer wants to pay half or less for someone elses hard work. if u want a good hobby grade vehicle, YOU go spend the $800+ it costs to make one urs. don't bash people trying to get back something on there investment. upgrades and time costed the original owner alot.
coming from someone who has bought and sold alot and lost my a$$ on most.
coming from someone who has bought and sold alot and lost my a$$ on most.
#21
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No offense, but I think some of you guys are a little out of touch with what this stuff costs to buy. Sure you can get bargains around but here is a little heads up for you.
The car itself is a 2.4ghz RTR . $360
)Mayhem Monsters re-machined.Mounted but never ran. $90 or $120 (1.9 or 2.2)
2)Pitbull tires.Brand new only mounted. $70 for two pair
3)Proline shocks on all four corners. $88 a set
4)Proline 4 door Jeep Jk body.Cut but not painted. $44
5)Front and rear Dh fab Jeep Jk bumpers. AUD$33 each, say US65 the pair
6)Tacoma stickers for the Honcho body. $25?
7)Axial aluminum link set. $65
Thats $837 in parts before you factor shipping, time to install etc.
Asking $600.00 isn't unreasonable considering its RTR and all the hard work has been done.
The car itself is a 2.4ghz RTR . $360
)Mayhem Monsters re-machined.Mounted but never ran. $90 or $120 (1.9 or 2.2)
2)Pitbull tires.Brand new only mounted. $70 for two pair
3)Proline shocks on all four corners. $88 a set
4)Proline 4 door Jeep Jk body.Cut but not painted. $44
5)Front and rear Dh fab Jeep Jk bumpers. AUD$33 each, say US65 the pair
6)Tacoma stickers for the Honcho body. $25?
7)Axial aluminum link set. $65
Thats $837 in parts before you factor shipping, time to install etc.
Asking $600.00 isn't unreasonable considering its RTR and all the hard work has been done.
#22
Tech Rookie
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the same with every thread like this. the buyer wants to pay half or less for someone elses hard work. if u want a good hobby grade vehicle, YOU go spend the $800+ it costs to make one urs. don't bash people trying to get back something on there investment. upgrades and time costed the original owner alot.
coming from someone who has bought and sold alot and lost my a$$ on most.
coming from someone who has bought and sold alot and lost my a$$ on most.
#23
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Team Brood Hand wound
Bender SWX Chassis
MIP CVDs
Junfac Driveshafts
Fulll Robinson Racing trans
VP Clockable C's, knuckles
Traxxas Big Bores front and rear
Beef toobs
32P gears
Solid rear axle w/ Axial Al rear lockouts
Micro Mamba ESC
7955 TG Servo
Custom steering
Futaba 4PL.
Excluding the radio I have over $900 in it when you include all the fix and replace, maybe a grand, I could reasonably get $400 for it.
My brother has a full VP/BWD/Team Brood XR10 worth over $2.5K.
Collectively our cars might get $1000 on the open market.
What are tehy worth to us, heaps more, to you maybe nothing. But thats the nature of the FST threads. Its a buyers market, what someone considers its worth, is what it is worth.
End of the day, the $600 SCX10 is now being parted out, and the seller may get closer to his asking price....
$600 wasn't unreasonabl for a newcomer wanting to buy a runner, I see $450 in it myself, as (I believe) I have a good idea of 1st and 2nd hand value.
each to their own , in the nd.
#25
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If you are patient enough there are some good deals out there. I picked up an original (am radio) SCX10 Honcho RTR off Craigslist for $100. I agree with the op that crawler and scaler prices are pretty unrealistic. Right now on Seattle
Craigslist there are a few nice but unremarkable AX10s going for 350-500 dollars. Is anybody actually buying these?
Craigslist there are a few nice but unremarkable AX10s going for 350-500 dollars. Is anybody actually buying these?
#26
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The XR10 I would pass on, one of the first things you should replace are the plastic links and it still has them. You can get the kit for $150 and add your own electronics/hop up's.
The SCX10 is nice but no mention of what the electronics are and it's listed as RTR so I'm assuming it has Axial's shitty electronics. PASS
Not bashing either rig but personally for that kind of money I would build my own.
One is a comp crawler and one is a scaler, what is your friend wanting one for, competeing or bashing/trail running?
The SCX10 is nice but no mention of what the electronics are and it's listed as RTR so I'm assuming it has Axial's shitty electronics. PASS
Not bashing either rig but personally for that kind of money I would build my own.
One is a comp crawler and one is a scaler, what is your friend wanting one for, competeing or bashing/trail running?
Last edited by roadrashracing2; 04-28-2012 at 11:05 AM. Reason: language
#27
#29
The rig I made reference to had plastic upper links, the same links that are suppose to keep your axles centered under the chassis. Plastic links bend and flex and the more they do that the worse they become and will bend/flex more easily over time so there not doing what they were designed to do. On the wraith the plastic steering links if left alone flex and give you too much steering or swing and the dogbones fail causeing you to break stock hubs and knuckles.Your really only going to run into this problem if you've replaced axials servo, which you will cause after a couple packs, like there motors, it will die on you. That servo can barely handle 1.9's on a scaler let alone 2.2's on a heavy rig like the wraith
Go to RCcrawler and read up on it, you'll see that Im rite.
I agree in my area comp crawling is dead. Like racing it became a money game and if you don't have the latest and greatest gear your not competative anymore. I got out of it simply because I didn't like driveing for 2 hours to get to a comp for only 15 minutes of drive time.
#30
The stock Axial servo's have always done GREAT for me even with big 1.9 boggers and weighted wheels. On an SCX10 I've never felt limited by one any more than, say, a Hitec 645. On a Wraith with weighted 2.2's it's a whole new deal. the ESC is a great little unit IMHO. Had a few and liked them a lot. The motors are no more than what they are...closed endbell stock motors. All of this stuff is MORE than enough for a true scaler. My scalers tend to get pushed a bit more, just like we used to push our 1:1's. You look at the AMAZING stuff the guys at the Scale Builders Guild are building and you'll see plenty of Integy 35T lathe motors and basic ESC's...when driven in a true scale fashion, you won't break them. When pushed they perform well too. Watching the TTC compes on youtube etc you see guys definitely not driving in a scale fashion LOL
At the end of the day the market will bear what folks will pay. I too think stuff goes for insane $$ on ebay etc, not to say folks don't have 3x that much wrapped up in them.
At the end of the day the market will bear what folks will pay. I too think stuff goes for insane $$ on ebay etc, not to say folks don't have 3x that much wrapped up in them.