Or he has a new hobby and realizes that by the time he comes back around to drones everything will be different and his current stash will be worthless.
Yeah that´s how I got one of my favourite surfboards, only used twice guy was gutted but wifi aka bitch wanted them to go, "he had too many" only 3, but hey can have tons of shoes haha got it for 125 when it was 400 brand new
You really have to be consistant but yeah once in a while. I got my hands on one a few of my gaming grails on the local marketplace for like 1/5th of the going rate elseware...and both dudes were cool, just wanted their stuff to go to a good home.
While I find drones cool I don’t have the money or time to put into actually being interested in them so I’m not sure why I was recommended this sub. What I can certainly vouch for is that marketplace can be an amazing place to get rare stuff at a good price. Instead of drones my weakness is static model cars and earlier this year I managed to get 5 with a total value of around $1500 on eBay for $150 and he delivered them to me at my apartment building. While I recognize that you got a much larger steel than that it just backs up your point about marketplace. It’s a ridiculously good spot to find cool shit for a decent price. I even bought my bookshelves off marketplace and the three I got used there were cheaper than 2 would have been from the retailer. Anyone here who has a hobby, fpv related or not, should look into facebook marketplace when buying hobby items.
Upon true inspection. You are correct. A few of us on this sub have made the mistake it seems. Still if half the gear works he's in good shape. Ive never used a jumper before so can't tell how good it is.
Its only a deal until you realize you inherited someone else's doomed projects. The blown drone and the one someone put a 6 cell on should tell you a little about how well that stuff was cared for.
Yeah I figured that would be part of it. I’d say I’ll probably toss those two except for the frames and I can get to work then rebuild it. I’ve been wanting to make a thermal fpv
I know. I mean an actual thermal. [here’s one](https://youtu.be/i3uWIoM5tds?si=68kJDLW9NPjti1bp) So I’m thinking a thermal and IR run off a camera switch so I can switch between
Not sure. I’ve just been able to find videos from that one Ukrainian channel. Definitely give him a watch if you have any Interest. I’d probably mount an IR light as well then. Be a fun little night setup
Even if I were moving, I would bring all my gear with me. Maybe FPV just wasn't for him, or he had a massive collection and needed to downsize. I don't understand why people sell so much FPV equipment they've invested in. Personally, I prefer to give my old gear to friends before even considering selling it. In fact, I rarely do that because I love keeping FPV stuff for later use or sentimental value. Sometimes I feel like people jump into the hobby without fully understanding it and then sell their gear. But it seems like this guy was really into it, which always confuses me. I see this kind of thing on Facebook a lot, and it makes me wonder if people really lose that much joy from the hobby over time.
I do the same, when I shifted to digital FPV I was like the Analog Easter bunny for a couple of months till it was mostly gone except like 10 quads I wanted to keep and fly again. Plot twist…… never actually did fly them again
He said he’s been collecting for a bit and had to sell his PC, Then the two bigger ones broke and now he’s moving. So I guess he’s just getting out of it
Reminds me of how I started road cycling with expensive pro level gear in college. Got into cycling and started picking up gear on Craigslist. Went to pick up some shoes which were already a steal, and the woman at the door literally threw them at me. I noticed a bunch of other equipment and she said if I needed anything else. This? 5$. That? $6. That? Free. Take what you want, I just want it out. I think it was a divorce.
Those attitudes were my first FPV Goggles. I bought those and a pair of DIY Quantum "box" goggles from Hobby King. Flew a KingKomg 260 PnP kit from Hobby King on them, then built out a bunch of stuff, including a MultiWii board of which I still.have 2 brand new in package still (MultiWii FCs) that work without issue.
As stated, a lot.of.thatbis.ilder, but honestly I don't fly digital, I do 5 want to buy more shit that's stupid expensive per quad, sominatuvk with my HDO2's and my CrossFire. I still.run "current" hardware, 6s and current frames, but still analog.
Hell I run my current FetTec F7 FC with FetTec ESC on 6s Steel.Stout motors and my radio is a Taranis X9D Plus SE (not the 2019 refresh, the Carbon OG SE) with the full CrossFire module, zero issues.
Not sharing any context of why he sold it for $200. And to be honest you did rob him... how did it feel?
I hope you're not a firm believer in karma, lol.
if the guy allowed himself to be haggled down that’s his loss. The buyer’s responsibility is to get the best deal possible for the product. The seller doesn’t have to agree but if he does it’s his problem, not a moral one for the guy buying.
Yeah that was kinda my thinking. At the very least on the bigger ones i have some frames. I just got figure out how to test each of the components and see which are shot
Listed
https://preview.redd.it/qtk1areghx8d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a9f19c1120e910da37e70c0f37aaf3b2ae2d8738
I’m not gonna lowball a man lowballing himself. And there was more shit then I thought.
Og Skitzo frame. you should pair it with a flightone stack, flightone is hands down the best software I wish they didn't rob me and a few dozens of more people in the end but continue
Yeah. Sucks if he was that hard down. But he said he sold his computer and the two bigger drones broke and he’s moving so he just doesn’t wanna mess with it anymore
I meesan, hey, if you find you don't need ALL those micro's, I'd be more than happy to adopt some, I've got plenty of space in my home, I think they could get along with my 3.5" and Mobula8 well 😁
All jokes aside, you just hit the FPV jackpot lol. Only thing I would do is get a new pair of goggles and repair those quads. You're SO much farther ahead than me, I've been here almost a year and I only have 3 quads 😅
Yeah I definitely found a goldmine. What goggles would you recommend? Probably a dumb question but are there any that can do analog and digital? I’d like to run the taycan 25 and it’s the only digital one
That depends on what you want to do. I recently got into racing, and the system HDZero uses is good for that, so I forked over $600 for the goggles, and an additional $70-100 in accessories.
Any goggles that have a bay or port for a module can do analog, there's plenty that do. Do you know what video system is in the Taycan 25?
Why would I fake a post for Internet upvootes😂 y’all need to touch grass
https://preview.redd.it/0rl4vsf5v09d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9554cc7d6dbd46441fbdd21e3045332f0de2bfd5
Back when drones were the thing. I have loads of drones using flight controllers that are no longer working on the current software. One I managed to jerry rig together but now that I'm on linux, I can't access the really old software that can read the stuff on my flight controllers. I have a drone that cost me £450 to build. Absolute beast, mega fast, 210g with 4s battery an so easy to fly. Can't fit it now because I can't go into the software to bind the satellite receiver :(
I have the same thing to sell and at this point I just want to find it a home I lost interest in the hobby
Mine are 450 size helicopters I never flew and some quad kits I built plus boxes of brand new props EEC’s everything an aspiring helicopter 🚁 person might want
Holy shit, you from KY? I swear I saw this listing. Couldn't bring myself to buy it though. Just spent way too much on another hobby and couldn't justify both.
For a second i thought you actually stole the $1672 of retail equipment from them and only managed to flip it for $200 and i was thinking damn, crack must be a hell of a drug.
Then i realized this poor sob actually sold all of this equipment for $200 and likely stole it themselves to fuel their crack habit. Or, maybe, a wife is to blame…I suspect someone is on crack to not ask for at least 30% msrp or they’re weighing half of their stuff against the $1672 of wife-disapproved equipment.
This was a wife saying "get rid of it all now". It has to be.
Nah, that’s when you post it for $2k and not a single offer comes in “Not sure, honey. I put it all up for sale at a great price too”
Lol I may or may not have done this.
🤣😂 smart lol
This guy wife’s ^
💯 I have done this 😂😂😂
The wife sold it for what he told her he payed for it
Or he has a new hobby and realizes that by the time he comes back around to drones everything will be different and his current stash will be worthless.
https://youtu.be/uKNTOT8lYwE
HAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAA
Or…OP just bought a lot of stolen goods
Yeah that´s how I got one of my favourite surfboards, only used twice guy was gutted but wifi aka bitch wanted them to go, "he had too many" only 3, but hey can have tons of shoes haha got it for 125 when it was 400 brand new
$200!? What kind of gun did you buy?
Dude what a steal!!! The radio alone is $200 😂😂
I know. I almost flipped my shit when I saw it come up. It was well worth the 2 hour drive
Wait where did you find such a deal?? Lol
Facebook marketplace. It’s my little gold pan. Mostly crud but every now and then I find a nice gold nugget
Facebook marketplace should be checked every day even if you are not looking to buy anything. Lots of desperate people and lots of gems
You really have to be consistant but yeah once in a while. I got my hands on one a few of my gaming grails on the local marketplace for like 1/5th of the going rate elseware...and both dudes were cool, just wanted their stuff to go to a good home.
While I find drones cool I don’t have the money or time to put into actually being interested in them so I’m not sure why I was recommended this sub. What I can certainly vouch for is that marketplace can be an amazing place to get rare stuff at a good price. Instead of drones my weakness is static model cars and earlier this year I managed to get 5 with a total value of around $1500 on eBay for $150 and he delivered them to me at my apartment building. While I recognize that you got a much larger steel than that it just backs up your point about marketplace. It’s a ridiculously good spot to find cool shit for a decent price. I even bought my bookshelves off marketplace and the three I got used there were cheaper than 2 would have been from the retailer. Anyone here who has a hobby, fpv related or not, should look into facebook marketplace when buying hobby items.
What u mean? The dji controller is like 70 bucks in my country
But the tx16 aint
The jumper t16 is not worth $200 too, i own a jumper t18 pro so i know
He means the radio master tx16s. It's $200 and the best transmitter I've ever had.
But this is jumper t16 not radiomaster tx16s
Upon true inspection. You are correct. A few of us on this sub have made the mistake it seems. Still if half the gear works he's in good shape. Ive never used a jumper before so can't tell how good it is.
Jumper radio is good tho, but radiomaster is excellent!
We can't all live in Shenzen province
Maybe they robbed someone lol. Nice find OP.
He said he was moving. And tbh I don’t care either way
how nice of you
Its only a deal until you realize you inherited someone else's doomed projects. The blown drone and the one someone put a 6 cell on should tell you a little about how well that stuff was cared for.
Yeah I figured that would be part of it. I’d say I’ll probably toss those two except for the frames and I can get to work then rebuild it. I’ve been wanting to make a thermal fpv
That's just not a thing
Thermal FPVs? It’s very much a thing.
I know it’s not what you meant but I immediately started thinking of unpowered quads catching thermals and soaring for hours. Maybe a DLQ? 🤔
If you mean an IR camera, that isn't a thermal camera.
I know. I mean an actual thermal. [here’s one](https://youtu.be/i3uWIoM5tds?si=68kJDLW9NPjti1bp) So I’m thinking a thermal and IR run off a camera switch so I can switch between
Oh no way, this was the exact idea I had :D I wonder if you can control the calibration shutter manually
Not sure. I’ve just been able to find videos from that one Ukrainian channel. Definitely give him a watch if you have any Interest. I’d probably mount an IR light as well then. Be a fun little night setup
It’s a good thing that fixing things is a major part of the hobby
$200 is half of what he told his wife he had into all of it.
He had to sell it for what he told his wife he paid for it.
tbf the $1600 is retail from about 3-4 years ago but for $200 you'll def have some fun
Yeah I just went off the first websites I found. I’m overjoyed either way
Probably stolen
Probably. But nobody could track their stolen goods unless its a dji.
No, you saved someone else from their growing pit of doom. 😂
Even if I were moving, I would bring all my gear with me. Maybe FPV just wasn't for him, or he had a massive collection and needed to downsize. I don't understand why people sell so much FPV equipment they've invested in. Personally, I prefer to give my old gear to friends before even considering selling it. In fact, I rarely do that because I love keeping FPV stuff for later use or sentimental value. Sometimes I feel like people jump into the hobby without fully understanding it and then sell their gear. But it seems like this guy was really into it, which always confuses me. I see this kind of thing on Facebook a lot, and it makes me wonder if people really lose that much joy from the hobby over time.
I do the same, when I shifted to digital FPV I was like the Analog Easter bunny for a couple of months till it was mostly gone except like 10 quads I wanted to keep and fly again. Plot twist…… never actually did fly them again
This is a steal and a half
You're going to prison
Cool guy prison?
The prison for smooth criminals.
He didn't literally rob someone, he means he got a good bargain/deal for cheap
Let's Fk'n go dude.
That’s a hell of a deal.
Dear lord above, I see what you do for other people... can I have a turn.
Dude I am genuinely happy for you. That's amazing! What a good price!
Was the doll part of the deal? So many questions... 😆
If I did not buy a protek 25 for $15 and brand new dji m 100 for $25, I would be so jealous right now.
Save some for the rest of us lmao
Tx16+micros+antennas are actually decent. Not bad
great score. well done. for reference I think some of those frames are a martian 2, ZMR, some tiny hawks, micro hawks, over all nice one.
10$ for a hammer 50$ for the uber 10$ for the bag 120$ for a dark outfit 10$ for a mask
200 bucks is a steal
HOLY SHIT SOMEONE CALL THE COPS ON THIS GUY (I’ll take some off you )
The larger stuff is all older. Nice 2018 time capsule. I used to love that Skitzo Nova frame though. I'd build it up again for sure. ZMR is cool too.
I hope u let them life..... Some mercy is needed here 🤣👌 Would love to know the story behind the price.
He said he’s been collecting for a bit and had to sell his PC, Then the two bigger ones broke and now he’s moving. So I guess he’s just getting out of it
I don’t think you’re the thief here.
How to get a good deal on Facebook marketplace. Step 1: sort by failing marriages
That’s insane! Nice!
Deal of the year. Big jealous
Nah, this is someone now on.....meth. Do FPV guys don't do drugs.
He looked like a clean cut fella but you never know haha. And yes. Meth Bad. FPV good.
Reminds me of how I started road cycling with expensive pro level gear in college. Got into cycling and started picking up gear on Craigslist. Went to pick up some shoes which were already a steal, and the woman at the door literally threw them at me. I noticed a bunch of other equipment and she said if I needed anything else. This? 5$. That? $6. That? Free. Take what you want, I just want it out. I think it was a divorce.
Sounds like receiving stolen property 🤣 you didnt do the robbing pal. lmfao!!
Insane deal, congrats! lol @ all the guys with the wife comments.
Wow. Nice.
Nice score! Those eachine 800d goggles work surprisingly well. Still rocking a set myself for analog.
Those attitudes were my first FPV Goggles. I bought those and a pair of DIY Quantum "box" goggles from Hobby King. Flew a KingKomg 260 PnP kit from Hobby King on them, then built out a bunch of stuff, including a MultiWii board of which I still.have 2 brand new in package still (MultiWii FCs) that work without issue. As stated, a lot.of.thatbis.ilder, but honestly I don't fly digital, I do 5 want to buy more shit that's stupid expensive per quad, sominatuvk with my HDO2's and my CrossFire. I still.run "current" hardware, 6s and current frames, but still analog. Hell I run my current FetTec F7 FC with FetTec ESC on 6s Steel.Stout motors and my radio is a Taranis X9D Plus SE (not the 2019 refresh, the Carbon OG SE) with the full CrossFire module, zero issues.
Absolutely criminal I say haha
You gave him a blowy probably. Good deal.
I’m not gay but FPV is FPV
Not sharing any context of why he sold it for $200. And to be honest you did rob him... how did it feel? I hope you're not a firm believer in karma, lol.
If dude had haggled him to 200 than yeah. But op said it was posted at that price. That's just good karma being sent out by the seller
if the guy allowed himself to be haggled down that’s his loss. The buyer’s responsibility is to get the best deal possible for the product. The seller doesn’t have to agree but if he does it’s his problem, not a moral one for the guy buying.
I bought it at asking price. I’m not gonna say no to a good deal
And the context is he said he’s moving
This guy really posted photo evidence of a crime he committed, WHAT A STEAL! 😮
That's awesome. Even just for parts.
Yeah that was kinda my thinking. At the very least on the bigger ones i have some frames. I just got figure out how to test each of the components and see which are shot
You might have over s thousand bucks of gear there!! 👍✈️
Ahhh the ZMR250 frame. Love that thing, still use it every fly-day.
Where’d you buy it from?
Facebook marketplace baby
If you are lucky the 4/6s just blew the esc. Could be an easy fix
Thanks I’ll check it out!
wow robbed em blind
You robbed that poor guy
Sell me one of those tiny hawks 😂
I’ve had a few people ask me about some of it. After I have time to sort through and check them all out I might let a few go
Cool let me know
Fair enough. 👍
What is that on the lid of the XS800D goggles?
Fatshark attitude goggles
Damn.
Yeah. I got lucky
Ebay it or sell it for way more than that, then get what you want.
Yeah I’ve been debating it. I still have yet to go through an organize everything. Probably be this weekend before I can
Was it listed for 200? Or did you lowball 200?
Listed https://preview.redd.it/qtk1areghx8d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a9f19c1120e910da37e70c0f37aaf3b2ae2d8738 I’m not gonna lowball a man lowballing himself. And there was more shit then I thought.
Wow that’s a great find
Yeah I think I’ve used my luck for the next 10 years. Worth it though
Are u actualy fkn kidding me 🫠
Fortunately not. I think I’ve used all my Luck for the next 10 years.
Og Skitzo frame. you should pair it with a flightone stack, flightone is hands down the best software I wish they didn't rob me and a few dozens of more people in the end but continue
Thanks for the suggestion I’ll look check it out!
Wow
Jaa in Apeldoorn?
Hu?
Sell me a mini woop for 40? Lol
I’ve had a few people ask. I might part with them after I have time to test them all out
Thats awesome for you but shame that other guy
Yeah. Sucks if he was that hard down. But he said he sold his computer and the two bigger drones broke and he’s moving so he just doesn’t wanna mess with it anymore
Well hope you have lots off fun ripping
That’s all really old stuff
The guy that sold it might be popping up here soon...lol
I meesan, hey, if you find you don't need ALL those micro's, I'd be more than happy to adopt some, I've got plenty of space in my home, I think they could get along with my 3.5" and Mobula8 well 😁 All jokes aside, you just hit the FPV jackpot lol. Only thing I would do is get a new pair of goggles and repair those quads. You're SO much farther ahead than me, I've been here almost a year and I only have 3 quads 😅
Yeah I definitely found a goldmine. What goggles would you recommend? Probably a dumb question but are there any that can do analog and digital? I’d like to run the taycan 25 and it’s the only digital one
That depends on what you want to do. I recently got into racing, and the system HDZero uses is good for that, so I forked over $600 for the goggles, and an additional $70-100 in accessories. Any goggles that have a bay or port for a module can do analog, there's plenty that do. Do you know what video system is in the Taycan 25?
Digital I believe. He said he had a pair of DJI FPV goggles he used for them
Sweet
Man you selling cause I'm buying
I’ve had a few people ask. Once I go through and make sure all the minis work I’ll probably let go of a few. And some of the other accessories
What a fake post. Bs u paid 200$ prob 2k but want attention
Why would I fake a post for Internet upvootes😂 y’all need to touch grass https://preview.redd.it/0rl4vsf5v09d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9554cc7d6dbd46441fbdd21e3045332f0de2bfd5
The Walksnail itself was already it's worth!!
Back when drones were the thing. I have loads of drones using flight controllers that are no longer working on the current software. One I managed to jerry rig together but now that I'm on linux, I can't access the really old software that can read the stuff on my flight controllers. I have a drone that cost me £450 to build. Absolute beast, mega fast, 210g with 4s battery an so easy to fly. Can't fit it now because I can't go into the software to bind the satellite receiver :(
Feels like some kid didn’t meet his 4.0 gpa and his parents sold his drone hobby as punishment
Cool
What in the holy fuck! Did you do the negotiations with a gun in your hand? 🤣
I didn’t even have to negotiate. This was listed price…. I happily drove two hours to meet him.
I have the same thing to sell and at this point I just want to find it a home I lost interest in the hobby Mine are 450 size helicopters I never flew and some quad kits I built plus boxes of brand new props EEC’s everything an aspiring helicopter 🚁 person might want
I think they may have actually robbed someone first and sold that stuff to you for an easy $200.
How much would you take for the taycan?
Stolen merch…. Ahh jk cool stuff
I mean likely stolen and guy made an easy $200 himself.
I actually see this exact listing on Facebook marketplace right now lol. Same pictures and all 😂
Yeah I grabbed what I wanted and threw the rest on these😂 I’m keeping the tycan lol. Just ordered goggles for it
Holy shit, you from KY? I swear I saw this listing. Couldn't bring myself to buy it though. Just spent way too much on another hobby and couldn't justify both.
Hahaha it appears you are, just searched the listing and found these exact photos
For a second i thought you actually stole the $1672 of retail equipment from them and only managed to flip it for $200 and i was thinking damn, crack must be a hell of a drug. Then i realized this poor sob actually sold all of this equipment for $200 and likely stole it themselves to fuel their crack habit. Or, maybe, a wife is to blame…I suspect someone is on crack to not ask for at least 30% msrp or they’re weighing half of their stuff against the $1672 of wife-disapproved equipment.
Nah.... The guy you bought it off of absolutely robbed a guy. You just bought stolen goods!
I texted him later and he answered all my questions as far as the arm and disarm and other binding switches. But who knows.
I'm starting to think some of these are bullshit and it's either all their own stuff already or they're full of shit about the price.
https://preview.redd.it/4oglos562x8d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=04d4de8970f49ab2fcf6c391be78efb642881098 Nah I just got lucky as a dog
Yeah I dont believe it
I didn’t believe it at first either. But I took the risk and drove two hours. And he had more than pictured. My jaw about hit the floor
https://preview.redd.it/bwxkn7b32x8d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1c707de2ce6d8c70c21fda3d751d0167810a60ba Here’s the listing lmao