Jesus !! $200+ For a Generic Hellcat !

[pickelhaube]

Wow

W W

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261223405151?ss ... 1423.l2649

Newbies strike again.

A sellers dream !!!

[normandy]

Seems he's got another one for sale....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-18-bbi-ultima ... 3405151%26

[rohirrimknight]

Three years ago when I start to collect 1/18 planes. Price were mostly in this range or higher. F-16 and F-18 went beyond this value. Seller dream.

[dragon53]

A few years ago, I got my 1/18 Hellcat on clearance from Historicaviation for about $20-----maybe the ebay seller got his from that sale.

[vmf214]

I remember the HA sale, picked up a case at $30/plane, 6 planes per case. Just before they ran out they had limits placed. Newbie collectors are what it's all about, always need new blood in any hobby to keep it going, if they want to pay more, which most do simply due to inexperience that so many confuse for 'stupid, dumb, more money than sense' and so on (and I'm guilty too). IMHO it amounts to a lack of patience on behalf of the new collector. Ebay has become the only real 'price guide' for so many things coz the bottom line, any item is only worth what can be got for it. Printed price guides are fur scheiße, imo, regardless of the subject matter.

[p51]

Ebay has become the only real 'price guide' for so many things coz the bottom line, any item is only worth what can be got for it. Printed price guides are fur scheiße, imo, regardless of the subject matter.

That's how I feel about WW2 items in general. So many of these 'printed guides' set the prices so high you wonder where they got that number from. Pop on ebay and often times you can find you'll be able to pick up several for the price the guide lists for one. Example being WW2 Officer's Crusher Caps... often those guides list them at $250-$300. You can usually get one anywhere from $50-$100 on ebay if you are patient.

[snake]

Like you say, a sellers dream.

An impatient newbie, and think most of us were guilty of this when we first started. More a question of inexperience, rather than stupidity, etc.

[vmf214]

Ebay has become the only real 'price guide' for so many things coz the bottom line, any item is only worth what can be got for it. Printed price guides are fur scheiße, imo, regardless of the subject matter.

That's how I feel about WW2 items in general. So many of these 'printed guides' set the prices so high you wonder where they got that number from. Pop on ebay and often times you can find you'll be able to pick up several for the price the guide lists for one. Example being WW2 Officer's Crusher Caps... often those guides list them at $250-$300. You can usually get one anywhere from $50-$100 on ebay if you are patient.

Yeah the militaria price guides are insane. Just check out ebay, surplus shops, pawn shops, etc etc and 'most' items can be had for alot less. I've collected militaria since was a kid, fortunately my youngest son is in to it so have someone to leave it too when PCS to the great beyond.

Seems most price guides are written by cats that want to inflate the value of their own collections..lol. What I hate is the know-nothing-know-it-all type newbie collector, especially with militaria. Recently saw a 98k bayonet and frog ensemble on ebay that the seller claims that the makers mark on the rear of the frog is actually the "personalized name of the soldier that carried it" , lmao! A) uh no B) the bloody frog is a poor reproduction lol C) the price is truly insane

[Coreyeagle48]

Matthew:

Speaking of Hellcats did you ever decide if you could make the bottom antenna part that is on the Hellcat. Mine has been broken for some time and I am in need of another one, probably a lot of people are actually. Was just wondering if you had ever decided or checked in to making this part or not.

Corey

[pickelhaube]

Matthew:

Speaking of Hellcats did you ever decide if you could make the bottom antenna part that is on the Hellcat. Mine has been broken for some time and I am in need of another one, probably a lot of people are actually. Was just wondering if you had ever decided or checked in to making this part or not.

Corey

Hey Corey,

I have not even had time to think about them.