Don't you think they are being realistic, and practical, after all, the true price of anything is what I am prepared to pay for it.
In your example, I can buy the unmade kit for a fraction of the cost, of your 'expensively' priced/modified completed model.
well actually no i dont think they are being realistic, there was an our lass 2 on ebay the other week it sold for £ 340 according to you you can buy the kit for 284 including postage, you still have to buy motors, speed controllers and rc bits and bobs.....ohh dont forget the uncountable hours for building it........so it is a shame people are getting just above an untouched kit price for some thing they slaved over for the love of it...
that is fine if some just do it for the fun and love and are happy to recoup costs....you may not be willing to pay decent money for a completed boat, as one would assume you can build kits no problem.....
so no its not realistic
ive not spent a great deal on maggie m above and beyond the norm, however i would not dream of letting it go for just above kit price at say £ 300
go build your own for that ....lol
Anyway good debate going on in here, in my mind a betrayal of the kit would be if 30 % - 50 % is still left in the box...obviously this wouldnt be wasted as we all would find another use.....ive seen some do it and ive thought about myself of aquiring a few of the same kit to have different periods of the same vessel....