Ebay HL broken down parts

[Silverstalker]

Where are all the broken down HL tanks coming from on E-bay, seems to always been 'alot' of HL tanks broken down for parts? any ideas....just curious as not sure if its rip off or what ever?

[Saracen]

It's called "parting out". You buy something for £40, break it down into its component parts and then sell them individually, but at a price which makes the combined total of £100.

That way, the person selling the parts makes a profit, assuming they sell enough of the parts, and someone who only needs a couple of bits saves having to buy a whole new tank, or whatever.

Adrian.

[jonger]

They are also often customer returns that get broken up by the smaller retailers so they get some of their money back when they have to either refund or replace a faulty tank, they buy in bulk from the manufacturers and not all are fully working so they need to make something from the faulty ones.

[Silverstalker]

Its good news for us folk then there is so many bits.... i am always needing suspension bits for my bulldog and some of the stuff its almost given away

sen a whole tiger go out for £18. had a naff controller that's all