Nobody bid against me on this...

[WIXerGreg]

I can't spend a penny more than $5,000 on a used cylinder even if he thinks it could be a B-17.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Vintage ... BE&vxp=mtr

The piston is here if you have an extra $1,000.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Vintage ... KC&vxp=mtr

[cptsmith]

Dibs on the piston!

[Pogo]

Just out of curiosity, wonder what such items are worth? I mean, what they might really be worth? Sometimes eBay "sellers" get a little, um, "optimistic".

[WIXerGreg]

If it's non serviceable I doubt he'd get more than $50-100 for either. I've got a few pistons and cylinders around - I have a cylinder off Miss Mitchell and a piston from Red Tail and I think I gave about $100 for each.

[CoastieJohn]

I might be inclined to ask the seller to show me some documentation on these parts.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/WWII-WORLD-WAR- ... 2220446475

[DoraNineFan]

The part numbers are visible in the photos. What exactly are we looking at here?

I agree, $50 and the seller should throw in a free lamp shade.

[JohnB]

Over on the FlyPast forum in the UK, everyone sells stuff that came of a 617 Sq (Dambusters) Lancaster.
If someone is hawking B-17 parts (yes, the B-17 was the only aircraft to use Wrights ) , I'm sure they came off the Memphis Belle.

[CoastieJohn]

Over on the FlyPast forum in the UK, everyone sells stuff that came of a 617 Sq (Dambusters) Lancaster.
If someone is hawking B-17 parts (yes, the B-17 was the only aircraft to use Wrights ) , I'm sure they came off the Memphis Belle.

That's along the lines of what I was thinking....

[wendovertom]

Um, this is a "buy it now" sale - there is no bidding going on here - just plunk your money down. Although I have to agree with Doranine and coastiejohn - $5K seems a bit steep - but then I am not a serious parts guy either.

Tom P.

[oscardeuce]

I got some Richtofen hair to sell you......

[JohnB]

....$5K seems a bit steep - but then I am not a serious parts guy either. Tom P.

Walk into any hangar that does work on warbirds, I'm sure they'd love to sell you a cylinder for half that!

[wendovertom]

....$5K seems a bit steep - but then I am not a serious parts guy either. Tom P.

Walk into any hangar that does work on warbirds, I'm sure they'd love to sell you a cylinder for half that!

That is what I was thinking

Tom P.

[CoastieJohn]

One thing about EBay you can do is contact the seller and make an offer of what you think it may worth.

[bdk]

They are all antiques and I bet you can get a yellow-tagged/overhauled cylinder and piston for under $2500.

[shrike]

Granted, our shop is GA and not radials, but our going rate for a BER cylinder of any sort is "Yeah, sure, take it"