Drone value

[wanton phoenix]

Hey everyone, I am thinking about selling my self-built drone, but I have no idea of what ammount of money I should be asking. Is there someone that can make an estimate of what money I can get from this?

I have the following components:
• Battery: 2x 4S LiPo 1500 mAh 130C.
• Battery-charger: HTRC H4AC LiPo-charger.
• Motors: 4x iFlight XING-E Pro 2207 1800KV
• Props: Ethix S5 5040-props.
• ESC: GEPRC GEP-BLS 50A 4-in-1 ESC.
• Flightcontroller: Radiolink F405.
• Frame: DALRC HX220 carbonframe.
• Receiver: FlySky iA6B.
• Controller: FlySky FS-i6-controller
• FPV-camera + VTX: BetaFPV C04 Camera + M04 VTX Module.
• FPV-goggles: Betafpv VR03.
I also 3D-printed: a camera mount, an antenna mount and legs for the drone.

In total I spent around 380 euro's (440 dollars) on these components. The drone has rarely been used, and only has minor scrapes on the frame from a crash.

Thanks a lot! 😉

[wooden dust]

people would probably be more willing to buy the parts separately.

the frame and radio gear are pretty much worthless, everything else can prebaby be sold for 50-65% of its new price

omg i just saw thewashers under the prop nut 😭

[wanton phoenix]

yeah the rotor of the motor was too long for the prop to fit😬

I made this for a school project and I mean it worked. But i am thinking of selling it and getting a proper drone built to use myself

[wooden dust]

you just didnt tighten the nut all the way lol

you could keep the stack and motors and run them on 6s

[wanton phoenix]

that wasnt een option sadly because the thread didn't go all the way down. Tightening it all the way down was just physically not possible

[wooden dust]

you are not the first person to say this
its a nylock nut, if will feel tight before it bottoms out on the prop especially when new. this motor is designed to be used with those props

you do no need the washers

[wanton phoenix]

Yeah i am thinking of maybe reusing and upgrading this drone instead after hearing your estemation of it's value. The biggest flaws I found was a short range on the VTX with not a stable signal, aswell als the battery dying after 4minutes of calm flight

[wanton phoenix]

Wait actually? I never realised this. Imma sure try this out

[wooden dust]

the goggles are probably more of an issue than the video transmitter

as long as you have the vtx set to its full output power

[wooden dust]

the first time you will have to really crank them down

[wanton phoenix]

I set it to 100Mw instead of 25Mw that it was defaulted. because it is an all-in-one, I found that it got hot fast, so i didn't think going to 250(max) would be a good decision. In my country the legal limit is actually 25, but I found that that was wayyyy to low

[wanton phoenix]

Ahhh, I will make sure to try this out

[twilit tundra]

Those Nylock's that arrive with those XIng Pro's are good ones!!

[wanton phoenix]

Hey, I mean, it works! Hhahahaha. But i will make sure to change them 💪

[twilit tundra]

If you have some silicone grips they work pretty good

[wanton phoenix]

I sadly don't have those, this was my first drone and I had limited options due to it being for school. I do have a ratchet wrench that I can use

[twilit tundra]

Hardest part is hanging onto the bell with enough grip, while trying not to bend the bell motor shaft, lol

Because I will pull out a bigger hammer, 😆

Even a strip of silicone mat will work

Cool, good luck, like others were saying, you have the start of a good build there. Keep it up

[wanton phoenix]

Thank you very much man! Just to come back to my first question quickly. What do you think you would pay for this drone if you saw it listed online, or would you not dare think about even buying it because...? I am really doubting if I should sell and build a new one or upgrade this one. Buying a new one seems more fun to me, but as a student I dont have massive ammounts of money that I can throw around

[twilit tundra]

Knowing what I know, I wouldn't buy it because of the mismatch

6S motors with 4S battery, the props, etc, would turn people away quickly.

However, saying the honest part outloud

[wanton phoenix]

I don't know if i'm understanding this right. But does that mean if I add 6S batteries it will become worth more? Or is it just to be honest too far gone

[twilit tundra]

Not gone, at all

IMHO

[wanton phoenix]

What would your move be in the situation me and my drone are in, as a more experienced pilot i presume?

[twilit tundra]

Just probably not worth as much in your eyes, vs someone that wants to grap and fly.

There's a loaded question, the amount of objects and drones I've crashed.... lol. Am I a crappy pilot too? Practice practice, 😆

I am a terrible pilot, better builder and fixer.

Seriously though, you jave the start, could have some fun with that thing, not much invested in it. Good practice rig.