I have been buying rc gear at swap meets garage sales and estate sales for 30 years to stock up on parts to build my own planes without spending alot of cash at the hobby shop or online. My first plane was a tidewater pronto in the early 70's and i found plans a couple weeks ago and wanted to scratch build my pronto again. I ran out of balsa and had to but 29 bucks worth but i had every thing else to complete my new plane including motor ,fuel tank ,2.4 radio and landing gear and wheels. So my new plane came from boxes of some one's junk that i spent next to nothing for and i did not even put a dent in my junk collection.lol joe