R/C chopshops

[joshman1204]

Anyone on here run one of these chop shops that tear apart new trucks and sell everything on ebay? It seems like it would be a decent way to turn a small profit and always have spare parts on hand

 

[HPI-Killer]

More effort than $$ to balance the ratio. I got alot of my Revo parts on E-Bay like this, guy had entire rigs torn down minus the powerplant. He was selling them at lower or same cost as the next guy.

 

[Greywolf74]

I bought alot of my XXL/LST2 parts that way and I tried to make a list of all the parts the kit had been stripped down into and add the average cost that I would typically pay for a given part....I then added up all the parts and it was slightly less money than the kit cost so IDK how the hell those guys do that and turn a profit unless they are buying them at wholesale cost somehow.

 

[moe7404]

my idea is that doing E-Bay takes a special skill. you might have the skill. just try to not loose to much money.

 

[Racer 1966]

I bought alot of my XXL/LST2 parts that way and I tried to make a list of all the parts the kit had been stripped down into and add the average cost that I would typically pay for a given part....I then added up all the parts and it was slightly less money than the kit cost so IDK how the hell those guys do that and turn a profit unless they are buying them at wholesale cost somehow.

Yeah,I've checked out the idea too. With all of the fess for so many different sales,I don't see a way to profit unless they can get them way cheaper than us average Joes. However they do it,I buy a lot my parts that way

 

[Nitro4910]

I think they have a whole sale "in" as I don't see how they turn a profit if they area buying them at retail.
I do buy most of my parts from them tho as I really don't have a "local" hobby shop.

 

[beave]

when i get in the mood to build a new revo i shop these guys, this way i can buy what i want and upgrade the rest to my liking....