model price question.

[tubbs]

what would one expect to pay for a molded in white opened, but untouched 1971 Sox and Martin cuda. parts still on the trees. box in very good shape. just inquiring for now.

[tubbs]

boy, you guys don't want me to make any money do ya? all i am friggin trying to do is get some friggin money to buy some friggin supplies so i can friggin get something friggin done so all you friggin guys with your friggin comments, although friggin true, can friggin back off, but friggin no!! nobody friggin knows how much they would friggin pay for a friggin virgin friggin Sox and Martin 71 friggin cuda? i friggin just want to friggin know how much its friggin worth... darn it!!

[Deleted]

I'm sure not the guy to give you a definitive answer, but I have seen them on eBay in the $40 to $50 range.

[tubbs]

thanks Steve. i have seen them from $30 up into $100+ i wanted to get a good feel for it if i put it up for sale. i felt with all the guys here that shop, i could get a good answer.

[Deleted]

When I shop for a specific kit I try to use eBay and at least one other vendor. SpotlightHobbies is a site I hit pretty regularly, not only for price checking, but I order from them too.

When I get prices off eBay I intentionally throw out the lowest and highest prices. Usually the lowest priced kits have some hidden problem and the highest priced kits are guys with their heads in the clouds. I take the core prices and set a range, then I look for kits on the lower edge of the range I just set. That gives me an idea of what I hope I can buy for.

If that makes any sense.

[Mr. E]

Uh, I'm not sure, maybe more than I can afford!

[BUCKY]

I guess I cheat a little bit. I try to go by this guide:


I base my decision on the condition of the kit against how old it is, and how much I want it.

If it is a Jo-Han kit, it may be worth between $35 and $76, for one of the four different issues of the '71 'Cuda.

[dge467]

Looking at the sold results on ebay, sold prices ranged from $26 to $50.

[tubbs]

thanks everyone for your help. this is a Johan Sox and Martin kit, molded in white (if I remember correctly) everything still on trees. don't know how the decals are. there is a few facebook sites I may put it on, if I do go and sell it. I may not. I may put a high price on it and if I get it, its gone.

again, thanks for all your help.

[mrmike]

Look around at other sellers like ebay and determine the price others are asking for a similar kit and the condition it is in. Use that as a basis for what you think the kit might be worth to you. Just remember, the higher the price you put on a kit, the longer you'll have it.

[BUCKY]

Here is a white one:

www.ebay.com/itm/JO-HAN-Sox-Martin-Plymouth-Boss-Cuda-1-25-Scale-Model-Kit-GC-1800/163615453742?hash=item26183db22e:g:AM8AAOSw8Nlci924

[Tuffone20]

Sorry I missed this one Al, I would say a fair price for that kit is somewhere around the $65 to $75 range. Being molded in white helps the price for sure.