Spotted this yesterday http://edinburgh.craigslist.co.uk/cbd/3846029656.html
By: CeBro - 27th June 2013 at 11:22
More than one Dutchman interested in the Halifax? Nahh.
It wasn’t me.
Cees
By: FLY.BUY - 25th June 2013 at 21:33
Fortunately as every one tends to know each other in the small historic aviation community scams don’t tend to be that prevalent as in other collecting fields.
I did see this particular yoke and column and a Lancaster yoke mentioned some time back on this forum. always thought for some reason the seller was Dutch? but obviously wrong.
By: Arabella-Cox - 25th June 2013 at 10:24
I think caution may well be good advice in any case. I’m sure that ad (or at least that photo) has appeared in a thread on here already, maybe a few years back.
By: austernj673 - 24th June 2013 at 20:28
Just checked other listings on craigslist and its full of spam ebay items that have already been sold.
By: austernj673 - 24th June 2013 at 20:21
Personally i would stay well clear or at least go up in person with cash. I apoligise in advance if i got the guy wrong but quite a lot of high value Ebay items have appeared on that site. Not sure if its the same listing but there was a Lancaster control wheel for sale along with a halifax one that i made enquiries about but the old six sense kicked in. The replies weren’t in the best of English and the address finally given to send a cheque was after googling a Chemists shop in Perth.
Seemed like a classic scam, only email replies, no telephone numbers and excuses about meeting up so i got cold feet and gave up.
Really sorry if i did get the seller wrong but please be cautious if your looking to buy if it is the same advert.
By: ian_ - 24th June 2013 at 19:27
And 96 wasn’t the model number either. A little knowledge…:(
By: Whitley_Project - 24th June 2013 at 19:25
That’s an inspectors stamp Ian. That is a Halifax control column for sure…
By: ian_ - 24th June 2013 at 19:14
Would HP96 make it Hastings?
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