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Can I get into the radio controlled helicopter hobby for 200 dollars?

November 18th, 2012 2 comments

I am keenly interested in the radio controlled helicopter hobby. My question is this, can a beginner with no experience get into this hobby for around 200 dollars? I have seen compleat," ready to fly kits ", on eBay selling for as little as $117.00, new! " the Dragon 22E ". Which is an electric powered R/C helicopter, is this model a good beginners R/C helicopter kit ? The seller claims that everything needed to start flying is included in this kit package, is this true? Has anyone purchased this, or a similar kit ?
Since first posting this question, I have learned a lot about radio controlled helicopters. " THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AREADY TO FLY " R/C helicopter. You need to understand how to set up your new R/C helio, before that first flight, and it is also good to understand how the real thing flys," How Things Work.com is a good place to learn that ". You also need to be able, analyze what happened just before a crash," and you will crash many times", before becoming a top R/C helio pilot. You also need dealer, and company surport, + AFFORDABLE SPARE PARTS.

WOOOOOOO slow down man!!!Have you ever flown a R/C plane?You will never be able to fly a helecopter trust me.I fly the planes and they are extremely hard to learn at 1st.You could probably get a used one off ebay for that money,but i garunty even your local hobby shop guy will guide you away from flying a helecopter,you can also see if your hobby shop has a flight simulater,most do and try flying one one there.But if you’ve made your mind up and are going to get one i would suggest ebay or ..http://rcuniverse.com or http://rcjunkyards.com they have forums there to ask questions on ,also used rc items for sale.Good luck,and happy flying=)

Ebay Car Purchase: Paying out of state sales tax!?

November 4th, 2012 4 comments

I just bought a car on ebay for $15,000. The car is located in California and I live in Washington State.

The dealer wants me to pay the sales tax of California which is 9%?

I bought a car in California about a year ago, and all I did was fly down there, drive it back up to Washington, and payed all the taxes, and fees here in Washington.

Is there some type of new law that says I have to pay the sales tax in California? How would here be proof that I already paid the taxes and would have to pay taxes again back in Washington.

This is some bogus lie that this dealer is saying to try to rip me off?
Edit Typo: How would there be proof……

If you are picking up the car in California, the dealer is required to collect CA sales tax, even if you are registering it out of the state. The only way to avoid it is to have the dealer deliver the car outside the state. When you register the car in WA, you can probably get a credit for tax paid to another state.(that’s the way it is in CA)