having a 14-year-old 1800-hr R22, unoverhauled, worth perhaps $US42,000, I'm close enough to the bottom to feel that $30,000 +- $5000 is a good ballpark sales figure for a runout, the range covering paint/crinkles/bends/dents and the like. And perhaps 5% for the age beyond 12 years, 'though how that makes a difference for a runout ship is a little hard for me to devine.
An owner/A&P/IA who does his own work told me last week the basic rebuild kit alone is $57,000; but then there's enough labor to approximate building your own!
The 12-year life suggested by RHC apparently falls on deaf ears at the FAA (explanations for this are anything but consistently reproducible!), I find that roughly half of the R22 factory-approved service centers I contact don't pay any attention to the 12 year "limit", the other half decline to do any maintenance on my bird and won't sign if off as airworthy without at least a partial rebuild.
But be of good cheer: NEXT week we're all going to get organized . . .
vfrpilotpb: perhaps a RUBBERIZED string in this case . . .