Chuck,
I have been in the market for 6 months. As long as you take what I'm writing with a very heavy grain of salt, I'll share with you my thought process.
I think there are two issues to consider
. First, it's Canadian registered plane. Obviously, for a US buyer, it makes the process more intricate, more expensive and more time consuming. While hundreds of plane goes through the very same process every year, it still remains a hassle. Hassle means that there must be a built-in incentive for a US buyer.
Second, once you get into the $40K range, you're also getting into Citabria territory. While it may not have the good looks the Cessna has
it does what it is supposed to do well.
The Aerobat is a niche plane. You can either wait for the right buyer or you will find yourself having to discount it enough to entice a 150/152 buyer to step up to the plate. A couple weeks ago I saw an aerobat for $24k in Barnstormers. One is sitting at my airport for $28K. A taildragger configuration may be consider as a liability (not performance wise, just resale wise) because it usually eliminates low time buyers, pilots who have heard horror stories about groundlooping, non endorsed pilots,etc)
So in a nutshell, that's it through my eyes. (but then again, I may be blind
)
Fast sale=discount, full price= longer wait.
Figure out which option you can live with best.
