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Old 09-25-2013, 07:13 PM
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Here's the reply on the chutes mentioned above:


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Hi Earl.
NO lines or dots to attach, just the actual plastic
Bob
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Old 09-26-2013, 12:27 PM
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Speaking of eBay deals ...

I created a "Rocketry Deals Finder " at RocketReviews.com. It's not perfect, but it can help you discover some good deals at eBay that you might otherwise miss.

For vintage kits, it compares the current bid or "Buy It Now" price to a resonable price based on the "mean price" quoted at Gerry Fortin's Estes Model Rocket Kit Collecting Site. The results are sorted by the discount.

I have to manually add search criteria for vintage kits, so if there's any you would like to see added, please contact me through the Contact Us link at RocketReviews.com.

The Deals Finder is sometimes fooled by listings for incomplete kits or decals or whatever, but I'm continually fine-tuning it to work better.

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Old 10-04-2013, 08:33 AM
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Default Estes Scramblers....Clustered Kit

Louie is at it again....

Probably would have a hard time finding a better deal on these Estes Scramblers, the three-engine clustered kit. This one appears to be latter 70s packaging, but a good deal at $45 in mint condition. Seven left as of right now.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Est...=item3f2a325a59


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Old 10-04-2013, 09:59 AM
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Louie is at it again....

Probably would have a hard time finding a better deal on these Estes Scramblers, the three-engine clustered kit. This one appears to be latter 70s packaging, but a good deal at $45 in mint condition. Seven left as of right now.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Est...=item3f2a325a59


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Old 10-04-2013, 10:34 PM
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Those went quick.


Yeah, I didn't think they'd last too long. Hopefully, a YORFer or two was able to grab one before they were all taken.

Louie has other vintage Estes kits of varying interest listed on ebay, and in general he has raised his prices somewhat on his vintage stuff. But, occasionally he still pulls out a gem or two in quantities of 8 or 10 at fantastic prices. Not sure where all these vintage kits have been stored all these years, but he apparently has had a ton of old stock to pull from the past 10 to 12 months or so. I've sent an email or two to him to try to find a bit more about his 'stock', but he has never answered one yet. Good service though and fairly fast shipping.


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He still has 1 Avenger ($55), 3 Sky Hooks ($30) and 4 Cherokee-D's ($50).

http://www.ebay.com/sch/2010louie/m...=p2047675.l2562
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Old 10-05-2013, 02:20 PM
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He still has 1 Avenger ($55), 3 Sky Hooks ($30) and 4 Cherokee-D's ($50).

http://www.ebay.com/sch/2010louie/m...=p2047675.l2562
He's down to 1 Cherokee-D. Thanks!
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Old 10-06-2013, 06:33 AM
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His Avenger and Cherokees are all gone. The 3 Sky Hooks are still available at $30 each. Not a bad deal either, considering that it's a collectible kit, sealed and in early 70's packaging.

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Old 10-06-2013, 09:10 AM
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His Avenger and Cherokees are all gone. The 3 Sky Hooks are still available at $30 each. Not a bad deal either, considering that it's a collectible kit, sealed and in early 70's packaging.

Joe



Yes, those Sky Hooks have been listed for a pretty good while and just aren't moving much for him. The open package Big Bertha's have also been there for a while, but he finally dropped the price $5 on those. Still no movement on them much. The Scouts have finally begun to sell some here in the past few days. And he is really going to have to drop the price on those bent package Alpha III's to move them out.

I still wish he'd answer some of the questions I've sent him on just how extensive his stock is and where it all came from and.....does he have any Centuri stuff to sell! He's just playing close to the vest at this point I guess.

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Old 10-08-2013, 06:43 AM
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Don't know if this qualifies as a 'deal' exactly, but you don't see these very often..........

http://www.ebay.com/itm/centuri-egg...=item4aca69a835
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