Once in a while - a deal comes along that seems too good to be true.
My friend Lonnie often scores older engines and re-hab rockets on Craig's List. I've kept an eye out for deals, but never seem to find anything close to Orlando.
On a whim I checked the Facebook Marketplace page and did a search for "Model Rockets."
Three Bulk Packs of B6-4 engines came up for $25.00 each. I contacted the seller and found he lives just a few miles from me. I arranged to meet Bob at his house. On the way over I stopped at the bank and withdrew $75.00 cash for the engines.
He asked if I launched rockets. In the back of my car I had a bunch of kits. I was dropping off an order to JonRocket later in the day. I showed him a few of the designs. He told me some of his model rocket history.
In the past, Bob had a Model Rocket Birthday Party service. For each kid at the party there was a $10.00 charge. Everyone got an Alpha III and an engine to launch it with. He would carry a multi launcher and controller and oversee the launches. I thought it was a pretty good idea.
After we talked for a few minutes he went inside to get the engines. I asked how they were stored. He said: "Always inside the house." He knew about temperature cycling.
I opened my wallet and handed him the $75.00.
He stopped me and said: No, it's $25.00 for all three boxes."
Once in a while - you find a good deal from a nice person.
I thanked him and drove to drop off the Odd'l Rockets kits with a good story to tell!
A few years back I bought some older engines. We met up in the parking lot of a Cracker Barrel restaurant. If someone eating their breakfast looked out the window, they probably thought it was a drug deal.
