[time-nuts] Surplus Places...
jimlux
jimlux at earthlink.net
Thu Apr 1 05:33:34 UTC 2010
Rex wrote:
> jimlux wrote:
>> Scott Burris wrote:
>>> C&H closed briefly to move and is now open in Duarte:
>>>
>>> http://www.candhsurplus.com/
>>>
>>> At Apex, a friend tried to purchase a nose cone from a rocket, but
>>> they declined
>>> to sell it to him because they were making too much money renting it
>>> out to movie studios.
>>>
>>> Scott
>>>
>>>
>>
>> That is precisely the reason for outrageous prices at Apex. If it
>> makes a good prop (spinning mag tape drives, panels with lots of
>> switches and lights, etc.) then they can make hundreds of dollars a
>> week in rental.
>>
>>
> Maybe, I don't hang out in LA land much.
>
> I went somewhere once and am pretty sure it must have been Apex - had
> the same random back yard. I found a couple big-ass bearings, close to 3
> inch ID. I had some project in mind and they gave me a reasonable price,
> maybe $5 each, So, lots of stuff is over priced, but maybe if you browse
> a while, you may find some stuff that can be negotiated at a mutual
> advantage.
>
that's exactly it...no art director or set decorator is wandering
through Apex saying "I wish I could find some 3" bearings"... they're
wandering going "I need 3 of those big tall panel things with the blinky
lights", and the Apex guys, say, no problem.. we'll deliver them to the
set tomorrow for $100/week each.
So your bearings are cheap. Rocket nose cones are not.
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