I've had a thought on this for a while. I have friends that bought completed Rans, S-6 and S-7s from the "factory". The data plate said something like Builder: Rans employees builders club. These sold for not quite twice what a used Model IV would sell for. Typically a similar featured Rans would sell for significantly more than the Kitfox in the used market. I find it interesting that one company that pretty much stands by the FAA regs takes a hit on used aircraft pricing while another that appears to be assemblling comleted airplanes by slight of hand documentation has pretty much manipulated their used market pricing. I too find it sad that this is the case. I enjoy the building process and I like to tinker with my own variations, but it does cost in both time and money because of the deflated used market pricing.