1966 C-172 For Auction

On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:02:11 -0700, Victor Bravo
wrote:

On Jul 1, 5:45 pm, Matt Whiting wrote:
Anthony W 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?