thierry laurent Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Do not get me wrong. I clearly wrote SOME kits. One example: the Fokker DVII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_S Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Considering what is currently being asked (and often fetched) online for these kits, one could argue that they were priced low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 The kit is available to order from Lucky Model for $39.99, and if you order before the 30th, you can get 10% off. Basta and coogrfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 48 minutes ago, Bill_S said: Considering what is currently being asked (and often fetched) online for these kits, one could argue that they were priced low. Those high prices only exist because they are believed to be OOP. D Bellis, thierry laurent and Mark P 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 46 minutes ago, Dave Williams said: Those high prices only exist because they are believed to be OOP. Correct...it is simple supply side economics! Supply and demand... Limited supply + high demand = higher prices Mark Proulx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyoy5 Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Man Meng hopefully will release the W.29 for about 60 bucks soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob MDC Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 For sale in the UK , with bust £81.00 or standard £63.00 https://www.scalemodelshop.co.uk/products/new-products Bob LSP_K2 and RLWP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Howie Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Luckymodel are doing them for 39.99 and 55.99 with $8 flat rate surface shipping and between a 10-18% discount for various value orders. Excellent deal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 I’ve just pre-ordered the basic kit from Luckymodel so Kagemusha thanks for the tip. Everything to do with accurately modelling this aircraft has been so expensive for such a long time it is great to see lower prices. Which makes me muse on whether we will ever see a reprint of the Paul Leaman Dr.I book which is currently $700.00 on evilbay and $1008.00 (yes you read that right) on AbeBooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 11 minutes ago, Archimedes said: I’ve just pre-ordered the basic kit from Luckymodel so Kagemusha thanks for the tip. Everything to do with accurately modelling this aircraft has been so expensive for such a long time it is great to see lower prices. Which makes me muse on whether we will ever see a reprint of the Paul Leaman Dr.I book which is currently $700.00 on evilbay and $1008.00 (yes you read that right) on AbeBooks. If you're referring to this book, which is really cool, then I'm certainly glad I already have my copy. I also have the Triplane book by Alex Imrie, as well as several others on the subject. Rick Griewski, esarmstrong, kkarlsen and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Hi Kevin - yes that is the one. A truly excellent reference. Rick Griewski and LSP_K2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggyfoos Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 9 hours ago, Archimedes said: Which makes me muse on whether we will ever see a reprint of the Paul Leaman Dr.I book which is currently $700.00 on evilbay and $1008.00 (yes you read that right) on AbeBooks. Looks like those prices are for wishful sellers, actual sold prices on ebay are only $130-140ish (thankfully I picked it up for $40 about 15yrs ago) It's good but not $1000 good! LSP_K2 and Rick Griewski 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 5 hours ago, ziggyfoos said: Looks like those prices are for wishful sellers, actual sold prices on ebay are only $130-140ish (thankfully I picked it up for $40 about 15yrs ago) It's good but not $1000 good! I couldn't agree more. I never pay the scalper prices for books, no matter what. A shame, really, as several of the old Classic Publications books are still wanted by me, but I'll never pay the ridiculous prices asked for by some sellers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basta Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, Jennings Heilig said: $1000+? AYFKM? Maybe for a Gutenburg Bible (first edition). Actually what happens is that a number of these online booksellers (who have a huge inventory of thousands of single copies of books to manage) use algorithms to automatically reset prices for them when a book's price starts to climb. The algos add $5 or $10 to the title's price to keep pace with this "hot" book's rising price. However, the market is so thin that two above-average sales of a single title in a short period can set these algos into a VR bidding war that sends a title's asking price into the stratosphere. How do I know? I was proud that my first book, long out of print, was "selling" for well over $800 five years ago on Amazon and Abebooks, though a friend who knew book sales informed me that no one was actually buying it at the fantasy prices. Edited June 28, 2020 by Basta Clarifications Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Looks like Steel Model expect to have the kit in stock on the 10th of October. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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