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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: wwwarbird on April 06, 2012, 07:30:42 PM

Title: Ebay treasure!
Post by: wwwarbird on April 06, 2012, 07:30:42 PM
 Don't miss out on this one! ;D

 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Plastic-horn-for-elevator-on-control-line-model-/270947986361?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f15c22bb9
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: builditright on April 06, 2012, 07:35:17 PM
Don't miss out on this one! ;D

 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Plastic-horn-for-elevator-on-control-line-model-/270947986361?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f15c22bb9

from the looks of this, it just may be OTS legal
 LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: Bill Little on April 06, 2012, 07:40:22 PM
Wow, who's gonna be the lucky winner?? ???

LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: Tom Luciano on April 06, 2012, 08:19:58 PM
See here you guys go again! I'm thinking I can buy that for $.59 and spend an hour cleaning it up, re-post, and double my money! y1
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: dankar on April 06, 2012, 08:38:16 PM
Guy has good sence of humor /or lack of !!
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: George on April 06, 2012, 08:54:12 PM
Keep watching...some fool will buy it!  ::)

George
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: Dan McEntee on April 06, 2012, 09:10:44 PM
   YEAH!!!!!!!! I'M GONNA BUY IT, PUT IT ON A CHAIN AND WEAR IT AROUND MY NECK!!!!!! bET NO ONE ELSE HAS EVER THOUGHT OF THAT!!!!????? I'LL BE THE FIRST ONE AT THE FLYING FIELD WITH ONE! YEAH, UH HUH!! y1 y1 y1 y1 y1 y1 y1
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: afml on April 06, 2012, 09:55:37 PM
DON'T DO IT DAN!!! n1

People might think you're horn-y....... LL~

"Tight lines!" H^^

Wes
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: Douglas Ames on April 07, 2012, 09:24:10 AM
   YEAH!!!!!!!! I'M GONNA BUY IT, PUT IT ON A CHAIN AND WEAR IT AROUND MY NECK!!!!!! bET NO ONE ELSE HAS EVER THOUGHT OF THAT!!!!????? I'LL BE THE FIRST ONE AT THE FLYING FIELD WITH ONE! YEAH, UH HUH!! y1 y1 y1 y1 y1 y1 y1

Oh no, you'll ruin the patina! Stick it in your safe and wait till Antiques Roadshow comes around.
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: Ward Van Duzer on April 07, 2012, 09:33:58 AM
Hey, if that one is worth $2.74 (including shipping), my NIB horn must be worth at least $24.95 plus $8.00 S & H.

Watcha tink?


Ward-O
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: pat king on April 07, 2012, 09:47:36 AM
I've got old salvaged ones that look better than that! y1

Pat
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: PJ Rowland on April 07, 2012, 10:42:04 AM
Ok.... so now I feel a little guilty..... but whats done is done..

This is no april fools day prank, this is a real conversation :

model #270947986361
Sent Date: Apr-06-12 20:49:44 PDT

Dear ytfordturkey,

Hello Im interested in this horn.

Could you please let me know the dimensions, and thickness - as well as what thread the screws are holding it down.

Do you know the history of this horn?

- pjr

Plastic horn for elevator on control line model   
Plastic horn for elevator on control line model
Item Id:   270947986361
End time:   09-Apr-12 03:43:35 AEST
Seller:
   
ytfordturkey (744)
100.0% Positive Feedback


Hello OJ;
My dad was into Control Line flying, and purchased this in the early 1980's. He's passed away now, and all the rest of his models have gone on to a collector that has an entire house full of control line, free flight, or RC models! There's a bit of yellow coloring (Dope as it used to be called) on it from when Dad used in on a model he flew at the time. Dad drilled a hole in it for the control rod, but never touched the ones put in by the manufacturer. The base measures .5in. x .4 in. x .1 in. and the bottom plate is .05in. thick. The screws are 4/40 and come with nuts. There are two of them, in opposite corners (what you see in the photo is what you get). The height from base to tip of horn is 1.25 in. (not measuring base plate). The thickness of the horn is .7 in. Other than the screws and nuts, it's all plastic (nylon I think) and still pliable after all these years! Thank you for your interest.
Mike


- ytfordturkey
   
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Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: Tim Wescott on April 07, 2012, 11:01:17 AM
If he'd called it "found art", mounted it on an attractive wooden base, titled it "Elevation", and asked for a minimum bid of $59,000 instead of $0.59, it might have sold in a day.

Some people just lack imagination.
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: Terrence Durrill on April 07, 2012, 11:56:41 AM
O.K., I'm going for it..........think my bid of $51.01 will be enough?........... ???.......... LL~......... D>K
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: Michael Boucher on April 07, 2012, 12:33:22 PM
I think everyone is belittling the control line history of this item. It came from the back up plane that almost went to the NATS. The year, plane and modeler escape me at the moment.  ;)
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: Perry Rose on April 07, 2012, 02:02:11 PM
  This beats the Sig Banshee kit NIB buy it now for $129.95.
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: don Burke on April 07, 2012, 10:12:18 PM
Just for giggles. I bid .05 on it. The bid did not take. Hmmm.  H^^Darn.

Not surprising, the opening bid is $0.59.
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: wwwarbird on April 07, 2012, 10:28:53 PM
 That is frickin' hilarious PJ! LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~

 I'll have to give the seller some credit though, quite a detailed and apparently prompt response to your question!
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: builditright on April 07, 2012, 10:37:14 PM
okay here's an  :! :! :!
I think we should start a bidding war on it
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Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: wwwarbird on April 07, 2012, 10:50:46 PM
 I actually thought the same thing Walter, if there was a simple way to do it and have the final sale amount just go directly to John's deal.

 That would be awfully complicated to justify the effort I think.
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: Jeff Traxler on April 08, 2012, 11:11:31 AM
There is about a half an hour left and no bids.Still not to late to take advantage of such a beautiful thing.The best part is it's covered by Ebay's Buyer Protection policy so you can get a full refund if your not satisfied LL~ LL~ LL~........Shipping included LL~ LL~ LL~The guy is a Top Rated Seller too LL~ LL~ LL~ LL~
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: wwwarbird on April 08, 2012, 11:18:15 AM
 Oh it's sooooooo tempting, but I think I'm going to pass on this one. ;D
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: Ward Van Duzer on April 08, 2012, 01:09:58 PM
No bids! (Imagine my surprise!)

But now's your chance...It's been relisted for $.49


Gotta be a pure sense of humor.......


W
Title: Re: Ebay treasure!
Post by: Paul Taylor on April 08, 2012, 03:46:47 PM
Just FYI....
The first item sold on ebay was a busted laser pointer.

The online auction website was founded as AuctionWeb in San Jose, California, on September 5, 1995, by French-born Iranian-American computer programmer Pierre Omidyar (born June 21, 1967) as part of a larger personal site that included, among other things, Omidyar's own tongue-in-cheek tribute to the Ebola virus.[6] One of the first items sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer for $14.83. Astonished, Omidyar contacted the winning bidder to ask if he understood that the laser pointer was broken. In his responding email, the buyer explained: "I'm a collector of broken laser pointers."
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