The problem here is the television show glamorizing scavanging, reselling and even lending the name pickers to the activity is not that there is anything wrong or illegal of course but what that show does not really convey is the two principle characters are experts in what they are buying and they only buy things within their respective fields of expertise.

Folks who know nothing of what they are buying which is most often the case in this hobby/sport virtually always are disappointed if making a buck is the goal. This is evident in these forums all the time with the 'what is this worth posts' and the answer is if you have to ask what it is worth then it's not even close to what you think.

Also stuff from our hobby/sport is certainly not worth what it was say just three years ago at the peak of internet buying and selling of model airplanes frenzy. We are in an economic depression period and stuff is no longer selling for what is was just a short time ago.

The hugh increases in shipping costs has made the values of built aircraft or even very large kit boxs plummet. I still hear folks quote hugh values on stuff that just ain,t so anymore.

Just my thoughts

John