Most OM owners are planning to have their planes for a long time so
resale isn't much of an issue. The OM planes I've seen advertized are
asking about the same price as certified. I don't know if they're
getting it but it would seem that prices haven't been affected that
much. the big drawback to OM right now is not being able to fly into
the states but to say that it will never happen might not be right
either. Remember how long it took before canadian registered
ultralights were allowed in.

The ones that are selling are taking a 30-50% hit on the sale price.
The ones that do benefit from it are the orphaned designs that are not
supported by either the manufacturer or other means. The guys that are
taking their 68 172 into OM are the ones that are throwing away value
and a lot of usefulness. I see a whole lot of Aircoupes being brought into
OM
and they end up looking better than new. That is and was the initial intent
but
other than a few good successes' the category is a disaster.

OM and AULA are different kettles of fish. Aula does not have
a certificate but are supposedly built to a established standard. That
standard
was borrowed in some aspect to create SP in the US. OM has no recognizable
flight authorization which is why they were at first allowed then disallowed
from
entry into the US. Bula sort of slipped through the cracks because of the
licensing
and training required on the Canadian side of the border. Most Bula's don't
have
an equivalent south of the border either but everyone ignores that
(thankfully).

Nemo