You are correct about pricing, of course, but I wouldn't expect to see
many ADs or service bulletins for ships whose manufacturers are no
longer around and I think a 30 year old glider is fully depreciated.
Any decent shop should be able to make repair parts, if needed. Storage
can be in your back yard (assuming you have one). I used to bring my
glider into my walk-out basement over the winter to apply all the TLC
that it deserved.

Bottom line is that the price is what the market will bear regardless of
what the seller paid unless it's really priced for quick sale.

On 11/8/2015 8:28 PM, PAGA wrote:
Yes but I have found that some sellers think the price someone should pay is equal to "how much money they put in their [beloved] ship". While it's a good thing to know they loved their glider and probably took great care of it, hoping to recover 100% of the money you put in it is plain naive and ignoring depreciation and the fact that better gliders are now available at the price they paid for their ship 5 or 7 years ago. And the ship they bought 5 years ago is now 5 years older, probably has new ADs to comply with, some cables to change, a higher probability for some unexpected maintenance, etc... Also winter is coming, someone needs to pay for storage for a few months, at least here out East :-)

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Dan, 5J