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Old 05-10-2009 | 08:38 PM
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Campgems
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Default RE: Buying a plane on ebay...

Don't forget the shipping cost. I shipped a small foam electric to my son last fall. with packing and all it came up to about 7lbs. no sweat. However when I got the bill from Fedex Ground, it was $43 vs the $12 I had planned on. The box was "over sized", and the nailed me to the cross on shipping because of the size, not the weight.

Personally, I would suggest that if it isn't close enough to pick up, or the shipping charges are not posted exactly as to cost, I would order a new one and go with the shipping on it. Places like Tower and Hobby People have reasonable, if not cheep shipping. I bought an ASM P61 from Hobby People a month or so back and it was a huge box, and the shipping was something like $26. This is for an ARF with a 70" + wing span

The other advise you got was good. I sell and buy on Ebay a lot and I've only got burnt once, and it was my fault, I didn't read the listing closely.

Don