mr cheap Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 (edited) www.auctionzip.com//// auctions are fun and great time killers eveything goes thur sooner or later //// put in miles your willing to go ////put in (plastic model kits )this should bring up every auction around you /// this is a secret dont tell any body look at the pics //find the kits that are not listed on the main page //you mite be the only bidder that goes to this auction for those kits//// man only one bidder that means almost free/// most of auction kits are opened// good kits at flee markets and yard sells are there but rare/// ive got almost nothing from craigs list//it has been a disapiontment jr Edited October 25, 2011 by mr cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr cheap Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 if you have the cash to buy new go for it /// i dont Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit1 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 thanks ill take a closer look later when i get back home from an appt.~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I've used eBay several times for cheap models. I sort the listings by ending soonest, and enter a maximum price of $5. I've found some auctions ending in a few minutes with no bidders, and put in a $5.00 bid and won. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr cheap Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 anything thats mis spelled is very very cheap but so hard to find // postage kills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Swap meets, model car shows, on line (sometimes). Keep your eyes open! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ed Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 anything thats mis spelled is very very cheap but so hard to find // postage kills Don't count on that. There were 2 Mini Exotic Chaparrals sold this mornning that were listed as "Chapparals", a 2(A) and a 2J. The 2(A) went for $133 and the J went for $163.05. Neither fell into what I'd consider very very cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Irwin Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Hobby Lobby and Michiels discount coupons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000-cvpi Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I have had the best luck at estate sales, second hand store's like Salvation Army or Goodwill, flea markets and garage sales. I avoid eBay, there is something about holding what you are buying that I like better. I am cheap because my wife and I have two young children that eat like horse's and grow like weeds. The best score I have seen was at an estate sale, half the basement was kits. Unfortunately I arrived after most were sold for a dollar a kit. I almost cried when I found out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Why do you pplz have to post such sites? I'll end up in the debtors prison. Meh... http://www.auctionzip.com/Full-Image/1255706/fi7.cgi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitbash1 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 (edited) I've had good luck at estate sales, but Goodwill and the Sally-Ann have been a bust for me. Maybe it's different in the US, but up here in Canada it's the worst place for second hand kits. Edited October 26, 2011 by kitbash1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Cole Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Start buying 25+ years ago. It worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Anyone want to buy eModelCars? I'm giving up on that..... grrr.rrrrr..rrrrrrrr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2000-cvpi Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Anyone want to buy eModelCars? I'm giving up on that..... grrr.rrrrr..rrrrrrrr That's too bad. I have been watching for good deals for a while now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 If you got $250k, it can be yours!!!! Your ROI will take, what, three thousand lifetimes? Seriously, not giving up, just so frustrated with it.... Unless someone has a better idea, or suggestions, or ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I have absolutely NO idea why eModelcars hasn't caught on- I like the idea of a site that caters specifically to model cars and kits. I mean, why sift through eBay, craigslist, or whatever looking for you want, when you can go right to a site dealing toward modelers, and one that's logically sorted and easy to use? Only reason I don't use it too often is because I rarely have much to sell, and I haven't been buying much online lately. Heck- haven't been buying much from brick-and-mortar stores lately either! Another good source is Dean's Hobby Stop. His prices aren't always dirt cheap, but they are lower and a great deal more reasonable than typical market values. If I want an oddball and/or out of production kit, or a built-up glue bomb, or parts, Dean's is the first place I check. I'm fortunate enough to live within a reasonable distance from him so I can visit the actual store, but he does sell online as well. http://www.deanshobbystop.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Fred's Model World http://www.fredsmodelworldonline.com/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Zimmerman Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 When I go to swap meets, after my first 'walk through', I go to the boxes under the tables, and then to the 'freezer bagged' models in boxes on the floor. If you are careful and methodic, you can get some GREAT buys there, especially if you are looking for parts; but many times, full kits missing only tires can be found for $3 to $6 bucks. And with today's paint stripping methods, don't let a paint bomb stop yez ! At the Toledo NNL I bought 3 R/M Mustang Mach III's, 4 AMT Nascar kits, and 3 R/M '69 (I think) Corvettes for a total of 26 bucks, Mustangs were complete with no instructions, Nascars had no tires, Vettes had bent window frames and no tires \r instructions..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Zimmerman Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 ....But then, I dropped 300 bucks on other stuff (grin)....'Z' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Gregg, I too am dumbfounded as to why it has not taken off. I mean, it's pretty straight forward and easy to use . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Notarangelo Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 If you got $250k, it can be yours!!!! Your ROI will take, what, three thousand lifetimes? Seriously, not giving up, just so frustrated with it.... Unless someone has a better idea, or suggestions, or ????? I hate to suggest it but maybe post a add for it in some compeditors magizine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffb Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 i gave up o n estate sales awhile ago. never found much, and what little i did find i had to fight the "professional " flea market sellers. there seems to be a group that hits all the estate sales around here and theyre generally the first few folks in line. they make a bee line to what ever toys//hobby stuff thats there. i saw one of em sweep a bunch of promos off a table into a laundry basket she had. the 67 tbird promo snapped its bumper. i offered her twice the sticker.. she nope..they gonna the flea market..and she wounldnt tell me which one.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Notarangelo Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 also try thrift stores,most people get kits as gifts and have no clue or intrest in building it so they dump them at like a goodwill or salvation army or a deseret industresies thrift stores,Ive picked up many kits from the 60s or newer for about 2 bucks a kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit1 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 how to find cheap kits.... simple .... 1 find a kit your interested in! 2 find the owner that doesnt know anything about models! 3 give them an offer (at a ridiculously low price) and if the person excepts it dont think about how much of an advantage your going to take but think about how you make it a win win for them (your taking what they dont want anymore or dont know what to do with) thats how i scored on a 1/12 scale camaro kit ! ... for less than half what its going for on evil bay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Guys, I found a rather novel way of finding cheap kits. I made my screen saver at work from pics of my own models and a few of my favorites from other builders. Lots of folks pass my cubicle. Occasionally someone will poke their head in - "Hey are those models? I used to do those when I was a kid. I still have a whole shelf full, etc, etc." I came to work one Monday to find a kit on my desk. No note, no email, just dropped on my doorstep like an orphan. I have made trades and sales from guys here at work. A lot of folks just want them out of the garage. I got a Monogram Superbird and a Revell Dick Landy '68 Charger for $5. Let people know what you do, and they will come to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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