Where do you all move mid-power motors locally?

Club launches are where mine went, all of them. I had a handful of G motors I'd bought for a level 1 attempt I never finished, and they sat in my basement for almost two years before I finally hauled them to a launch in a plastic tote. Set them on my tailgate with a handwritten sign, priced a bit under what I paid, and they were gone by early afternoon. The guy who bought half of them was flying a Madcow Cowabunga that day and didn't want to drive forty minutes to the hobby shop he ussually uses. The timing thing is real though. My first attempt was at a club launch in November and I sold exactly one motor, to a teenager whose dad haggled me down. Cold weather, small turnout, everybody saving thier budget for the spring season. The following April I did the same tote thing and had people coming to me before I even finished setting up.

One thing I'd do differently is post on the club's email list a few days before the launch. That second sale went way better partly becuase half the field alredy knew I was bringing stuff. Also, don't be shy about pricing low. These are motors you've already written off, and the guys who show up early to launches always have cash on them.

I heard the tailgate approach works, but for my haul of older J and K motors, I found that physical sales were too much hassle for what I was trying to get back. Central Jersey is scattered, and waiting for a big club launch just felt like a huge commitment for a few motors.

Instead, I leaned into the smaller, regional online groups. Not the big marketplaces, but the dedicated rocketry discussion boards and private Facebook groups for local flight crews. I posted a simple inventory list, mentioning the batch was rated for mid-range amateur use and included specs for each motor. People who are planning specific builds often need specific calibers immediately. I managed to move the entire lot within three weeks by directly connecting with a couple of high school rocketry teams who were doing regional competitions. They appreciated the immediate access and the clear description of the motors' burn characteristics. It felt less like I was selling junk and more like I was supplying a needed component for a project. That targeted method cut down on wasted effort significantly.

One small thing that might be tripping up your listing: you said single-use motors but also reloads, and those are two diferent animals to most buyers. If they're actual Aerotech reloads, the person buying them also needs a compatible casing and the right consumables on hand, so you're relly selling to a narrower crowd than somebody offloading ready-to-fly F and G singles. Worth sorting the pile and labeling each lot with the impulse class and date code before you haul it anywhere. If any of it is reloads without hardware, say so up front, because that alone probaly explains the silence on your marketplace listing.

Sold off a batch of Estes-adjacent F singles a couple seasons back the same way, at a launch. The one thing that actually made people stop was a cheap folding camp table instead of stuff laid on the ground. Sounds dumb but motors sitting on a table at eye level got looked at, stuff in a box got ignored. I wrote prices on masking tape stuck to each motor and people just picked them up and handed me cash.

One thing I'd add: sort them by what rocket they'd fly in. A dad with a kid flying an Estes kit wants an F that fits a 24mm or 29mm mount, and if you tell him which is which he buys without thinking. Want me to guess most of your pile is 29mm?

The reloads moved for me only when I bundled them with a casing I wasn't using anymore. Sat on them for a year priced individually, then threw the whole lot together as one package and a guy took it same weekend. Also check the dates on the labels before you list anything, some of mine were old enough that buyers asked, and having an answer ready saved a couple sales. Where in central Jersey are you? Might know somebody in your direction.

Update: I decided to try hauling the motors to local launches. Setting them up on a simple folding table, just like someone suggested, definately got people to stop and look. I managed to sell a handful, which was much better than the marketplace. However, I'm still having trouble with the buyers understanding the difference between the basic singles and the complex reloads. Is there a specific way to describe that distinction?