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T&L still had a few when I picked up another one last week.

Lots of people still have them, so why in the world people are asking $350+ for a currently available item...is beyond me.

Charlie don't surf wrote:Lots of people still have them, so why in the world people are asking $350+ for a currently available item...is beyond me.

I am sure someone out there will pay $350+.

soniccj5 wrote:

Charlie don't surf wrote:Lots of people still have them, so why in the world people are asking $350+ for a currently available item...is beyond me.

I am sure someone out there will pay $350+.

I have to pay $338USD including import tax for one from UK

I picked mine up from the LHS a few weeks ago after stupidly cancelling my Tower backorder a while back. Thankfully they had three in stock at the time and were not gouging the price.

I enjoyed the build for the most part, my first RC10 build in 20 years so it was somewhat surreal having my hands on a new 'old' kit. It got turnbuckles and bearings from the get-go even though I'm not entirely sure I'll even drive the thing. Problems with fitting bearings into one of the outdrives is really the only problem I've had, but it's a pretty big one. The bearings still aren't seated correctly since the gear drags on the inside of the case and the clip is not in the groove all the way. I tried the freezer/oven trick with no progress then finally used a cone-shaped dremel sanding bit to open it up a smidge but it still isn't right. How come one outdrive went together flawlessly and the other was not even close? Frustrating!

I also realized how much I hate filling and bleeding shocks. I guess I was spoiled by the volume-compensating diaphragms in the older shocks. All four of them came out different and I haven't been in the mood to go back and try them again. Boy do I ever miss my RPM shock tools. I have a set of bleeder caps on order so we'll see how it goes using those.

When I was done (with the chassis build at least), I remembered how boring a box-stock RC10 is and how much I dislike the original narrow front end. This thing is getting a set of RPM arms all around for a period-correct(ish) looking upgrade... at least!

Sighted today at Hurricane Hobbies, Lewis Center, Ohio. I'm here until Sunday.

I want another rere so bad!

They are available from ModelsportUK. However, by the time you add shipping to the US, you're looking at $370 +. Still less than they're going off on ebay ($400 and up) and you won't have to sweat out an auction. I wish there were more hobby shops where I live. I'm sure there are some on the shelves out there.

abailey21 wrote:I want another rere so bad!

Let me know, I will grab whatever I see for cost plus shipping. I'm not making money. I am supporting my brothers.

knixdad wrote:

abailey21 wrote:I want another rere so bad!

Let me know, I will grab whatever I see for cost plus shipping. I'm not making money. I am supporting my brothers.

Very nice of you!

Got an E-Mail from ModelsportUK today

Still good stock

I just saw RPP has these in stock for $420. Isn't that almost the MSRP?

http://www.rpphobby.com/product_p/asc6001.htm


And just found them in stock at P1 Hobbies for $500:

http://www.p1hobbies.com/associated-rc10-classic-kit

Ahhhhhh, the Christmas spirit!

LTO_Dave wrote:I just saw RPP has these in stock for $420. Isn't that almost the MSRP?

http://www.rpphobby.com/product_p/asc6001.htm


And just found them in stock at P1 Hobbies for $500:

http://www.p1hobbies.com/associated-rc10-classic-kit

MSRP is $399, so it's over. That's really disappointing; I've always thought of RPP as one of the good guys. Really disappointing to see them scalping like that.

Maybe some Facebook active members might chime in under the "comments" section of those pages how "classic" it is to ask double-the-street-price for the holidays. Or at all-

Should be a great way to drive away long-standing consumers, for a quick buck-