Models / Taylorcraft / BC-12
Updated this morning · Oct 18, 2026
Taylorcraft BC-12: prices, price cuts and days on market
13 are for sale on Barnstormers today, with a median asking price of $20,000. 45% of the ones we watched appear are still listed 10 days later, and 2 sellers cut price in the last 30 days.
The BC-12 market this morning
What does a used BC-12 ask right now?
With 13 for sale this morning, the Taylorcraft BC-12 is the 30th most-listed piston type on Barnstormers. 9 were listed in the last 30 days and 7 came down, a faster churn than the piston singles average. ME and NY have 2 each.
Asking prices run from $6,000 to $45,000, and half of the 13 priced listings sit between $12,500 and $27,000. The median is $20,000, 80% below the piston singles median of $102,249. Age matters: 1930s airframes ask a median of $20,750 against $25,000 for the 1940s.
2 sellers cut price in the last 30 days, 15% of the live fleet against 27% across every type we track; the average cut took 15% off the ask. Of the BC-12s we watched appear, 45% were still for sale 10 days later.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC-12D | 12 | 6 | $23,000 |
| BC-65 | 3 | 1 | $24,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 4 | $20,750 | 25% |
| 1940s | 15 | $25,000 | 20% |
| 1970s | 1 | $44,000 | 0% |
Year is read from the seller's title, so 34% of BC-12 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 Taylorcraft BC-12
What it is
The Taylorcraft BC-12D is a side-by-side two-seat, high-wing taildragger from the late 1940s, with a welded steel-tube fuselage, wooden wing spars and fabric over everything. Its designer had earlier drawn the airplane that became the Cub, and this was his faster answer to it. Thousands were built in a short postwar burst before the company went under. Power is a 65 hp Continental A65 in most of them, with a few on the 85 hp C85.
It is a light, slippery airplane for its era. On the same 65 hp a Taylorcraft cruises noticeably faster than a Cub, and it glides better than most pilots expect on their first engine-out practice. Control is by yokes rather than sticks, and the cabin is narrow enough that two broad-shouldered people get to know each other. Owners describe the handling as light and pleasant and the airplane as cheap to own, as long as the wood and the fabric are good.
Variants that matter for price
Sellers write BC-12D most of the time, and then BC-12D-85 or BC-12D-4-85 for the 85 hp versions, the latter with wing tanks. The prewar B-series (BC, BC-65, BL-65 with a Lycoming, BF-65 with a Franklin) are rarer and trade on originality more than utility. The Model 19 Sportsman of the early 1950s is the later, slightly heavier variant, and the F-19 and F-21 from the 1970s revival came with an O-200 and modern details and ask more. Among BC-12Ds, the C85 conversion and a wing-tank fuel setup are the two things buyers pay for, because the stock nose tank is small. A recent recover, an electrical system with a starter and a radio all matter on an airplane that often has none of them.
What buyers check
The wooden spars are the whole conversation. Buyers want to see a recent spar inspection, done by someone who knew what they were looking for, with photos of the spar and the attach fittings. Wet or cracked wood means new spars, which is a major job. The lift struts have their own inspection history for internal corrosion, and many have been replaced with sealed new ones; ask which the airplane has. Look at the lower fuselage tubing and the tailpost for rust, and at the fabric for age and punch-test results. The A65 is simple and well supported; check for oil leaks and ask about magneto and carburetor history. Damage history is nearly always a ground loop or a nose-over; look at the gear, the wingtips and the firewall.
Who it suits
The Taylorcraft fits a pilot who wants the cheapest honest taildragger that will still go somewhere, and who is comfortable with wood, fabric and hand-propping. It is not for two big people, not for instrument flying, and not a load carrier. Buyers cross-shop it against a Piper J-3 or PA-11, an Aeronca Champ or Chief, and a Luscombe 8.
How much does a used Taylorcraft BC-12 cost?
Asking prices on Barnstormers this morning run from $6,000 to $45,000, and the median is $20,000. The middle half of the 13 priced listings sit between $12,500 and $27,000. These are asking prices, not sale prices.
How many Taylorcraft BC-12s are for sale right now?
13 on Barnstormers as of Oct 18, 2026. 9 were listed in the last 30 days and 7 came down. PlaneSnipe has tracked 32 since Jul 19, 2026.
How long does a Taylorcraft BC-12 take to sell?
45% of the BC-12 listings we watched appear are still for sale 10 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 Taylorcraft BC-12 sellers cut the price?
2 price cuts in the last 30 days against 13 live listings, averaging 15% off the previous ask. Cuts are logged when the asking price drops between two consecutive mornings.
Last 30 days
Which BC-12 sellers cut their price in the last 30 days?
| Aircraft | Where | Listed | Asking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylorcraft BC12D N44256Oct 12 | NY | 23 d | $14,000$10,000−29% |
| 1946 Taylorcraft Bc-12d1Sep 19 | ME | 91 d | $35,000$34,500−1% |
For sale now
Which BC-12s 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylorcraft BC-12D For Sale | NY | 1 d | – | $12,000 |
| 1939 BC-65 Taylorcraft | IA | 9 d | – | $24,000 |
| 1945 BC12D Taylorcraft Project | ID | 10 d | – | $27,000 |
| 1939 Taylorcraft Project | FL | 10 d | – | $6,000 |
| 1941 Taylorcraft BC12-65 | NC | 13 d | – | $12,500 |
| 1946 Taylorcraft BC12D-85 | ME | 15 d | – | $34,000 |
| For Sale 1946 Taylorcraft | NE | 17 d | – | $20,000 |
| Taylorcraft Package Deal | CA | 18 d | – | $14,000 |
| Taylorcraft BC12D N44256 | NY | 23 d | 1 | $10,000 |
| 1946 Taylorcraft BC-12D | — | 65 d | – | $19,000 |
| Tcraft BC12D, Newly Restored | TN | 88 d | – | $45,000 |
| 1940 Taylorcraft BL65 | CA | 91 d | – | $20,000 |
| 1946 Taylorcraft Bc-12d1 | ME | 91 d | 1 | $34,500 |
Cross-shop
What else does a BC-12 buyer look at?
Other Taylorcraft types with a page here, then the same class at a similar asking price.
Geography and method
Where are the BC-12s, 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.