For my 2 bits worth,, the airframe time isn't a concern,, The engine time, personnaly I'd want a lower time engine,, unless the dollars reflect the hours,, The damage history,, if done just lately,, I'd be probably looking somewhere's else,, history from 20 to 30 yrs ago,, wouldn't bother me, I'd have my mechanic check it out to ensure it was done as per repairs manuals,, and if done correctly,, I say to myself that in a way, maybe not a bad thing,, Just think,, some of the airframe parts,, are newer then the age of the aircraft. Fast forward to this forum in 10 years time,, by that time there will probably a lot more in the 10 to 15 thousand hour range,, I bet that more will say,, 10,000 hrs,, not a bad airframe time. As in all cases,, dollars reflect the value of the plane. Sellers need to understand this well. Put 2 planes side by side,, both same paint, same engine time,, same year, but 1 has 2500 hours, the other has 7500 hours,, you know which one everyone is going to look at. So sellers need to realize that. The one suggestion that someone gave you that they wouldn't even pay $15,000 for it,, well without seeing what were talking about,, someones out to lunch.
