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Old 11-06-2011, 11:21 PM
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Default Centuri 1/45th Little Joe II on eBay

Not my listing nor do I know the lister.

Still shrink-wrapped. Buy It Now price of $650.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-OOP-CE...8#ht_3062wt_180



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Old 11-06-2011, 11:43 PM
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Not my listing nor do I know the lister.

Still shrink-wrapped. Buy It Now price of $650.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-OOP-CE...8#ht_3062wt_180



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Ooh, pretty. But $650?
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Old 11-07-2011, 10:38 AM
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I don't think it will hit anywhere near that.
$450-500 is more like it but my bid will be nowhere near that high.
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Old 11-07-2011, 11:46 AM
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Wow,
I want that kit so bad....but $650? We ordered a 12 foot tall 6" diameter all fiberglass rocket for less than that...




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Old 11-07-2011, 06:33 PM
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I have heard of sealed ones going for around $600, so this one could possibly get close to that. Just depends on how bad TWO people might want it.

But with a sealed (older packaging) Centuri Black Widow going for over $450 here a couple weeks ago and a Recruiter going for over $250 a week or so ago, this LJII might get on up there.


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Old 11-07-2011, 08:04 PM
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If I was loaded, I'd pay $650 in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, that's not the case.
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Old 11-09-2011, 01:11 PM
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Wow,
I want that kit so bad....but $650? We ordered a 12 foot tall 6" diameter all fiberglass rocket for less than that...




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What would the SAME rocket be offered for in today's dollars?

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Old 11-09-2011, 01:10 PM
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I don't think it will hit anywhere near that.
$450-500 is more like it but my bid will be nowhere near that high.



GH,

With the way the dollar and gold are going (down/up), spending $650 now aand then selling in a few years for $1000 might be a good idea.

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Old 11-09-2011, 01:13 PM
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This is just one kit I think is being MASSIVELY over-valued and will not pay that ridiculous price.
The buy-it-now is 30% over what it should go for.
My guess is the reserve is no lower than $550, and even that is a pipe dream unless some fool is looking to BURN a few hundred.
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Old 11-09-2011, 01:22 PM
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This is just one kit I think is being MASSIVELY over-valued and will not pay that ridiculous price.
The buy-it-now is 30% over what it should go for.
My guess is the reserve is no lower than $550, and even that is a pipe dream unless some fool is looking to BURN a few hundred.


GH,

What is a few hundred now a days?

My internet-cable bill is $132.00 a month
My cell is $80 a month
My dog grooming bill is $120 a month ( two dogs, ****zu and Kyrene Terrier)

So if I stop watching TV, dump the cell, and let the dogs stink a week or two longer and the ****zu become matted, I could pay for that LJII in about 2 months. Its all about what you are willing to spend on and what you are not.

The $$$ I spent for the above mentioned bills I will NEVER see again ... the LJTT can sit on a book shelf and be seen every day onward

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