jb92563 wrote:
Geez....at least those are being shared with the public so someone else
can enjoy them.

I know of a number of aircraft that people have "Collected" and never
fly, a couple Pliatus B4's that are virtually brand new with maybe 50
hours.......they will die from corrosion before they ever make 100
hours.

Its truly sad and I think all the old ships should be brought to the
table so us new owners can progress through some cool ships and not
have to trade 1-26's until we hit the jackpot and make the jump from
under $10,000 to the $30,000 + ships.

There is a real gap in the 10k to 30k range.

Hmm. Let's quant this up. Here are the prices for used sailplanes in
the Wings & Wheels ads with prices in US dollars, rounded to the
nearest thousand, and divided into price-decades:

4K
4K
4K
5K
5K
6K
6K
6K
7K
7K
7K
7K
8K
9K
9K

10K
10K
10K
10K
10K
11K
11K
11K
11K
11K
12K
12K
12K
13K
13K
13K
14K
15K
15K
15K
15K
15K
16K
16K
16K
16K
16K
16K
17K
17K
17K
18K
19K
19K

20K
20K
20K
20K
20K
21K
21K
22K
22K
23K
23K
24K
25K
25K
25K
26K
28K
29K

31K
32K
33K
35K
36K
38K

42K
44K
45K

50K
50K
50K
52K
53K
54K
55K
58K

78K

80K

90K
92K

Based on this, it seems a buyer has plenty of options at most prices,
with two exceptions. If he want to pay something in the forties, he is
SOL, and if he wants to pay more than sixy, he should probably be
looking at new rather than used ships.

Johan Larson