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Some of you on here might not like me for this but .......

NIB Procat shows up on ebay the other day. I don't think he knows what he has, he wrote in his description he doesn't want the kit, but he does want a RTR truck. So I email him about what exactly he is looking for. A SC10 or Blitz or something along those lines RTR.

I have been racing my Blitz in the past but have kinda lost interest in it with the revival of 2wd buggy at my home track. So I was actually going to put it up for sale before this came around. It started out as a stock RTR Blitz. I installed a Novak GTB with a Novak 10.5 motor, Futaba 9101 servo, Futaba 2.4ghz 2pl transmitter and receiver, a fairily new Makita Rockstar SC10 body, and new AKA Enduros mounted on JC Tense wheels. All in all I had a bit of money tied up in it, but not a lot. Cleaned her up, looking good and still being in excellent condition, he decided he wanted it.

So we trade!

I get the buggy a few days later, and the thing is indeed new never been put together! With a catch.... The front suspension bag, rear suspension bag, and 1 rear wheel are missing. I knew the rear wheel was missing before hand and that didn't bother me since I have a NIP spare, but the suspension parts would be next to impossible to get to make it complete. I email the guy and he was actually a really nice trustworthy fella to deal with. Tells me he is going to his parents house to try and see if he could find them. Got an email a couple of days later and he tells me the 2 bags were found and he even found the missing rear wheel. Received the parts last night. So it is now complete.

I am pretty stoked! I have been looking for one ever since the first vonats. Seeing what they are capable of as a vintage buggy really impressed me. I will post some pics and hope to post the build shortly.

hey, what's not to like about that? good deal man! some people could care less about the 'value' of these toy cars and just want something that works and is modern. those are the deals I love to read about!

Very cool!! I traded a set of 4 Losi rims, 2 packs of Nimh's an 4 tires for my run twice Early JRX-T and that is what he asked for!

Nice catch, Brandon. I saw that listing too and was next in line (I believe) if your sale fell through. I agree that I don't really think he realised what he had. Kudos to you, and at least it went to someone who will value it.

Congrats Brandon! It's not often we hear good trading stories. Sounds like a stand up guy.

Great score and so much better than a flipper getting it

spotted it also!! nice work brandon trust you

Superb! Looking forward to the photos and/or videos.

Will you race it and, if so, where?

kaszal wrote:Superb! Looking forward to the photos and/or videos.

Will you race it and, if so, where?

it will never get built! she is a treasure nib why would ya.

Because you only live once?

I say build it and enjoy using it - that's what it was made for. Look forward to seeing those pics....

I say keep it NIB and buy a runner if you want to run one

Well done Brandon. Nib Procat's dont come up every day. Awesome find mate.

I will definetely build it, but I don't plan on running it. If I want a runner, I would hold out for a used one. Not that they come around all that often.

My desire for keeping my NIB kits NIB has gone away. I don't get these for investment value, more for personal value. I had 3 Losi kits all SNIB. LXT, JRX Pro, and a Pro SE. Each of which I had a newly built version of as well. So, they got sold. I enjoy the build process too much to sit there and stare at an unopened box. Regardless of what the opinions are about them, and there are many, I plan on building ALL of my kits at some point in the future.. Now if I could only find the time....

Brandon G wrote:I enjoy the build process too much to sit there and stare at an unopened box. Regardless of what the opinions are about them, and there are many, I plan on building ALL of my kits at some point in the future.. Now if I could only find the time....

That's exactly how I feel about nib kits too. The build process is what it's all about for me - I'm not interested in the "investment" aspect (if there is one) either. Appreciate that there are differing views on this and I respect that, but for me these kits were made to be built. The few nib kits I have at the moment are only unbuilt because I too haven't yet found the time to build them...but they will get built.

Looking forward to seeing those pictures of the build, Brandon.