Oh, I Wish!

Taylor Stevenson · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:26 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PBY-Catalina_W0QQitemZ280194958627QQihZ018QQcategoryZ63678QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:33 pm

Wow, you and me both!

And just my color too!

n5151ts · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:03 pm

...or some kind of "tighar" bamboozle anyway

coldaffyduck · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:08 pm

Taylor,
Maybe you can see if they would be willing to trade you for the L-5? It would seem fair to me, both planes just need a "little" more work to be airworthy. :wink:

Sean Curtiss · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:11 pm

I know there's a reserve price, but can you imagine paying only 50 thousand for this baby? That's one auction I will see to the end. I'm curious of what people are willing to pay. For me, I'll make a bid when I dream in my sleep tonight.

Taylor Stevenson · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:29 pm

coldaffyduck wrote:

Taylor,
Maybe you can see if they would be willing to trade you for the L-5? It would seem fair to me, both planes just need a "little" more work to be airworthy. :wink:

HAHA yeah right! my completed plane isnt even an engine O/H for the PBY :shock:

!! but I guess i can still dream

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11330

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and requires 2-300k and 4-6 weeks to complete

Wow, I wonder what the hourly rate is?

So is the black plane for sale or the disassembled one in the hangar?

Pretty brief description for something likely to have a high reserve.

Taylor Stevenson · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:23 pm

I think the black photo is the port-resto photo...

Sean Curtiss · **Posted:** Sat Feb 02, 2008 11:56 am

Although the last bid was $100,100.00, the aircraft didn't meet the reserve price. I wonder why this seller put it for auction on eBay. Was it just to see how much he could get (for that matter you put a reserve price that no one can reach)? If I was selling something like this I would never put on eBay.

RNDMTRS4EVR · **Posted:** Sat Feb 02, 2008 4:27 pm

That PBY has been in Greybull along time, I know they have a lot of time and money tied up in it. I was told that when the plane showed up you could poke holes with your finger through some of the wing skins due to the fact they were corroded so bad.
Scott.......

Crew29 · **Posted:** Sat Feb 02, 2008 5:48 pm

The Black plane is the post-resto blue plane in the hangar. It showed up at Greybull about mid August 2001 ... two weeks before I left H&P. It did have some corrosion issues, although it was was only supposed to be there a short time. I think only for a new panel and have the retardant tanks removed and skinned back over. Like Ebay says, it was getting worked on to go fly around the Pacific looking for Amelia. I spent two weeks trying to convince my parents to postpone my senior year of college to go, looks like I'd still be waiting!! I have a few pictures of it then, but it looks similiar to the pictures on ebay...

I saw it again in the fall of 2005, parts were black but I think there were skins still primer yellow

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2938

It has been listed again...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PBY-Cata ... enameZWDVW

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