Bluewavestudios

When I say Scale...you can't get much more Scale than this....Full size Vulcan Bomber XL391 for sale on e-bay...!!!

Check the link...!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...sPageName=WDVW

Regards.......Mark.

wonwinglo

*** Mark it is rotton,magnesium alloy undercarriage legs and skinning have suffered the sea air at Blackpool,doubtful whether it would be safe to move her,they stopped people looking into the cockpit some years ago because of the dangers of her collapsing,she will probably be scrapped on site,sad but she has not been looked after very well.
You know the story,salt and metal just do not go together.

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Bluewavestudios

Yes I know Barry....just a shame to see such a Classic Aircraft going to waste...thought it might be of interest though...I remember the last ones doing regular flight runs over here back in 1978...always an awesome sight..!!

Regards.......Mark.

duncan

Might find a home with the one or two other examples for parts, shame.

Kiwi

With the current bid in excess of 1.1 million pounds it would be damned expensive scrap.

wonwinglo

Makes me think this is a bogus bid,the same person bought a pair of jeans recently on Ebay ! anyone who could afford to pay that amount would surely buy designer wear and not need to buy from here ?
Whilst this is an excellent marketplace it has its drawbacks regarding fraud,recently 'feedback' has been advertised for sale which I think they have a responsibility to stop at source.
One thing that occured to me is how do you dismantle a Vulcan ? all of these aircraft flew into their respective bases,even the R.A.F never took one apart ie wings off,I do not think this is possible with this design ?
She is a scrapper for sure,even the nose section has been gutted and vandalised.
The outcome should prove interesting to say the least.

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wonwinglo

As suspected some jiggery pokery behind the scenes,the highest bid, which peaked at 7,500,100GBP last night, is now down to a slightly more realistic 13,700GBP as E-bay weed out the spurious bidders.
The scrap value was estimated by a dealer today at around £1,000.

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John

"Buyer Collects!!!" I think that is pretty obvious, I would like to see the postman get that in his sack

John

I've just been looking and it's not the first plane to be sold on ebay, in December 2000 there was a Spitfire Mark XVIII, bidding started at £1.2 million http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1065670.stm, also a US Navy Hornet fighter and a MiG-29 a snip at $99 million http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3495499.stm

I think the Spitfire would have been the one I would buy, just need to win the lottery now

John

Oh and if you did buy all those planes you would need something to carry them on http://mirrors.meepzorp.com/ebay/carrier/