Al Giazirra wrote:


Since when are 172s homebuilts?

Since airplane buyers are often looking for an airplane but are
flexible in terms of exactly what they are going to buy. Someone
looking for a Christavia Mk. 4 homebuilt , an O'Neill Magnum
homebuilt, a 4 seat Comp Monster homebuilt, or perhaps someone who WAS
willing to settle for a Kitfox... may find that they can get a 172 for
the same price, regardless of whether it is certified.

In other words, a seller of a Turbine Legend, or a 2/3 scale P-51, or
a brand new Yak-18 / CJ-6 would ROUTINELY put their ad in a Warbirds
newsgroup even though a Legend and a Chinese trainer are definitely
not warbirds, but because those airplanes have the same kind of
performance as many warbirds... it's fair game. And a guy who wants a
P-51 but is thinking twice about the price tag might be interested to
know of an airplane of similar performance for less money. BTW, the
reserve price of $24,000 HAS been met on this auction, so at this
stage high bid flies away with a good solid airplane.

Geez, Marketing 101. Whodathunkit?
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Endearing name for this audience, Al.

Moving on....
Marketing 101 is irrelevant.

Given that so few posts here are consistently on topic,
something else is afoot besides plain ol ignorance,
prejudice, etcetera.

Some folks just don't like Bill.
Some folks just don't like anybody or anything....
and would bitch if hung with a new rope. :-)

P.S.
Proud to call Bill a friend.

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