The 8 market this morning
What does a used 8 ask right now?
With 15 for sale this morning, the Luscombe 8 is the 24th most-listed piston type on Barnstormers. 5 were listed in the last 30 days and 10 came down, slower churn than the piston singles average. TX has the most of them (4), then OR (2).
Asking prices run from $3,500 to $75,000, and half of the 13 priced listings sit between $5,000 and $40,000. The median is $28,000, 73% below the piston singles median of $102,249.
11 sellers cut price in the last 30 days, 73% of the live fleet against 27% across every type we track; the average cut took 20% off the ask. Of the 8s we watched appear, 20% were still for sale 21 days later.
Set against every other type, the 8 also appears in our note on which models get their price cut most often, with the sample behind each figure.
Written from this morning's figures and how they compare with the other types on the site. It changes as the market does.
By variant
| Variant | Seen | Live | Median ask |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8A | 18 | 4 | $20,000 |
| 8E | 11 | 7 | $35,000 |
| 8F | 3 | 0 | — |
Only listings whose title names a variant. Median is over live, priced listings of that variant.
Asking price distribution
Asking prices as typed by the seller. "Call" and "make offer" are counted as unpriced.
Median asking by decade
| Built | Seen | Median ask | Cut rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 18 | $30,250 | 28% |
| 1950s | 1 | $45,000 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1 | $13,000 | 100% |
Year is read from the seller's title, so 53% of 8 listings don't have one. They count everywhere else on this page but not in this table.
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Buyer's notes
About the Luscombe 8
What it is
The Luscombe 8 is a two-seat, side-by-side, all-metal taildragger that first flew in 1937 and stayed in production, with interruptions and changes of ownership, into the late 1950s. Around six thousand were built, most of them between 1946 and 1948. It has a monocoque aluminum fuselage, metal-skinned wings on the later models and 65 to 90 hp Continentals.
It flies like the sports car of its era: fast for the horsepower, light on the controls and busy on the ground. The narrow gear, short coupling and stiff spring-steel legs have earned it a ground-handling reputation that owners defend and everyone else repeats. Handled with attention it lands fine. Handled casually it ground loops. Owners like the honesty of the controls, the ability to keep up with a 150 on far less fuel and an airframe that does not rot.
Variants that matter for price
The 8A is the common one, with the 65 hp Continental A-65 and fabric-covered wings on most examples. The 8C and 8D brought the 75 hp Continental, with the 8D adding wing fuel tanks in place of the fuselage tank behind the panel. The 8E moved to the 85 hp C-85 and metal wings, and the 8F, the last and most sought after, has the 90 hp C-90, metal wings, wing tanks and usually an electrical system. Buyers pay the most for a clean 8E or 8F with electrics, and for an 8A converted to 85 or 90 hp under one of the common STCs. Original 8As with no electrical system and a hand-propped A-65 sit at the bottom.
What buyers check
Corrosion is the main event on an airplane this old. The monocoque fuselage is inspected at the tail cone, under the floor, around the door sills and where the gear legs enter the fuselage. The aluminum spars are checked for corrosion at the root and strut fittings. The fuselage tank on early models sits right behind the panel, and leaks and any repairs to it need attention. The gear legs are checked for cracks and alignment, because a bent leg is a classic sign of a hard ground loop somewhere in the past. Engine conversions to 85 or 90 hp, an electrical system with a starter, Cleveland wheels and brakes and a metal-wing swap all add value. An annual tends to turn up cracked exhaust, stiff cables and small skin cracks around the rear fuselage.
Who it suits
The Luscombe suits a pilot who wants the cheapest honest tailwheel airplane that will actually go somewhere and who does not mind that it demands feet on every landing. It carries two adults and very little else, and the fuselage-tank models have limited range. Buyers cross-shop the Cessna 120 and 140 (roomier, more forgiving, more expensive), the Aeronca Chief, the Taylorcraft BC-12D and, for those who want no tailwheel at all, the Ercoupe.
How much does a used Luscombe 8 cost?
Asking prices on Barnstormers this morning run from $3,500 to $75,000, and the median is $28,000. The middle half of the 13 priced listings sit between $5,000 and $40,000. These are asking prices, not sale prices.
How many Luscombe 8s are for sale right now?
15 on Barnstormers as of Oct 18, 2026. 5 were listed in the last 30 days and 10 came down. PlaneSnipe has tracked 43 since Jul 19, 2026.
How long does a Luscombe 8 take to sell?
20% of the 8 listings we watched appear are still for sale 21 days later, so most take longer than that. We will publish a median once more than half of the cohort has closed.
How often do Luscombe 8 sellers cut the price?
11 price cuts in the last 30 days against 15 live listings, averaging 20% off the previous ask. Cuts are logged when the asking price drops between two consecutive mornings.
Last 30 days
Which 8 sellers cut their price in the last 30 days?
| Aircraft | Where | Listed | Asking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Luscombe 8aOct 18 | — | 35 d | $29,000$28,000−3% |
| 1947 Luscombe 8eOct 18 | — | 91 d | $36,000$35,000−3% |
| Luscombe 8a ProjectOct 17 | TX | 91 d | $4,000$3,500−13% |
| Luscombe Fuselagem On GearOct 17 | TX | 10 d | $2,550$2,450−4% |
| Luscombe 8eOct 9 | GA | 91 d | $13,500$3,500−74% |
| Luscombe 8a ProjectOct 8 | TX | 91 d | $6,000$4,000−33% |
| Luscombe Project For SaleOct 8 | TX | 91 d | $7,000$5,500−21% |
| 1946 8e ProjectOct 1 | NC | 31 d | $7,700$6,900−10% |
| Luscombe 8eSep 29 | TX | 73 d | $7,000$5,000−29% |
| Luscombe 8eSep 22 | TX | 73 d | $9,000$7,000−22% |
For sale now
Which 8s are for sale right now?
Newest first. Days listed is counted from the morning we first saw the ad; listings that predate Jul 19, 2026 show the day we started watching.
| Aircraft | Where | Listed | Cuts | Asking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luscombe Fuselagem On Gear | TX | 10 d | 1 | $2,450 |
| 1946 Luscombe 8e | IL | 10 d | – | $50,000 |
| Luscombe 8e | OR | 11 d | – | $35,000 |
| Classic Luscombe 11A! | WA | 19 d | – | $75,000 |
| 1948 Luscombe 8e | FL | 24 d | – | $40,000 |
| 1946 Luscombe 8a | — | 35 d | 1 | $28,000 |
| Luscombe Wing | WA | 47 d | – | $5,000 |
| Luscombe 8e | TX | 73 d | 2 | $5,000 |
| Luscombe 8e, 160HP | OR | 91 d | 1 | $45,000 |
| Luscombe 8e | GA | 91 d | 1 | $3,500 |
| MSZ-8A Oil Pump | — | 91 d | – | see ad |
| 39 Luscombe 8a | ID | 91 d | – | $20,000 |
| Luscombe 8a Project | TX | 91 d | 4 | $3,500 |
| Luscombe Project For Sale | TX | 91 d | 2 | $5,500 |
| 1947 Luscombe 8e | — | 91 d | 2 | $35,000 |
Cross-shop
What else does a 8 buyer look at?
Other Luscombe types with a page here, then the same class at a similar asking price.
Geography and method
Where are the 8s, and how are they counted?
Where they are
How we count
Barnstormers piston categories are read once a day. A listing is "delisted" after it is missing on two consecutive mornings. Days listed starts the morning we first saw the ad, so listings that predate Jul 19, 2026 are excluded from time-on-market figures. Prices are asking prices as typed by the seller. Nothing here is an appraisal. Full methodology.