Ebay Vs Wirraway dogfight - Aircraft of World War II

Heinz · 08-03-2007, 08:30 AM

Read the article......

Historic fighting plane in eBay dogfight | The Daily Telegraph

timshatz · 08-03-2007, 10:04 AM

Love that last line of the article. "Display it in a museam and teach children about History" or some such.

Whenever I hear people bring "The Children" into it, I know there's either a scam involved or the guy is full of ****. Usually both.

ccheese · 08-03-2007, 11:08 AM

That's a good price ($150K) for such an historic aircraft. Hope he gets
it.

Charles

Graeme · 08-03-2007, 06:42 PM

You're so right Tim..always be wary of the individual "doing it for the kids."

Promises, promises...

Leonard v. Pepsico

From the above website;

"This case reminds me of the now-classic Leonard v. Pepsico case, which is now taught in law schools throughout the country. In that case, Pepsi ran some commercials touting a "points" program and showing the cool gear that customers could get. Some versions of the commercials show that with a sufficient number of points, customers could procure a Harrier jet. Ordinarily it would be too hard to get enough points to get the Harrier, but Pepsi also allowed customers to buy points--and the cash-to-points conversion rate meant that one could buy points to buy a Harrier jet for a very small fraction of its retail price. (Ignoring other problems, like the fact that it would be illegal to buy or sell the Harrier jet because of its military applications).

When Pepsi declined an enterprising customer's efforts to get the Harrier, the customer sued for breach of contract (much like the 100 grand lawsuit). Pepsi's response: c'mon, we all know this is a joke. The district court's opinion has a fascinating discussion of the legal boundaries of humor, and concludes that the ad was just funny enough to allow Pepsi to escape legal liability".

comiso90 · 08-03-2007, 07:33 PM

Sounds like a bargain to me too....

We coulda bought it.. Everybody donate $50 and we can buy a "ww2aircraft.net" warbird..

flyboy can take us for rides..

Negative Creep · 08-03-2007, 08:17 PM

Why doesn't it come as a shock that ebay won't even get involved when there's this amount of money?

Screaming Eagle · 08-05-2007, 05:45 AM

well I think I will stick to buying Punisher comics off ebay

08-03-2007, 08:30 AM	#1
Heinz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 6,742	Ebay Vs Wirraway dogfight Read the article...... Historic fighting plane in eBay dogfight \| The Daily Telegraph __________________

08-03-2007, 11:08 AM	#3
ccheese Older Than Dirt Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Posts: 7,309	That's a good price ($150K) for such an historic aircraft. Hope he gets it. Charles __________________ I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either....

08-03-2007, 06:42 PM	#4
Graeme Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,081	You're so right Tim..always be wary of the individual "doing it for the kids." Promises, promises... Leonard v. Pepsico From the above website; "This case reminds me of the now-classic Leonard v. Pepsico case, which is now taught in law schools throughout the country. In that case, Pepsi ran some commercials touting a "points" program and showing the cool gear that customers could get. Some versions of the commercials show that with a sufficient number of points, customers could procure a Harrier jet. Ordinarily it would be too hard to get enough points to get the Harrier, but Pepsi also allowed customers to buy points--and the cash-to-points conversion rate meant that one could buy points to buy a Harrier jet for a very small fraction of its retail price. (Ignoring other problems, like the fact that it would be illegal to buy or sell the Harrier jet because of its military applications). When Pepsi declined an enterprising customer's efforts to get the Harrier, the customer sued for breach of contract (much like the 100 grand lawsuit). Pepsi's response: c'mon, we all know this is a joke. The district court's opinion has a fascinating discussion of the legal boundaries of humor, and concludes that the ad was just funny enough to allow Pepsi to escape legal liability". Last edited by Graeme; 08-03-2007 at 07:00 PM. Reason: Poor memory

08-03-2007, 07:33 PM	#5
comiso90 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: FL Posts: 3,294	Sounds like a bargain to me too.... We coulda bought it.. Everybody donate $50 and we can buy a "ww2aircraft.net" warbird.. flyboy can take us for rides.. __________________ http://www.BOOKSonWAR.com/ .

08-05-2007, 05:45 AM	#7
Screaming Eagle Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 3,553	well I think I will stick to buying Punisher comics off ebay __________________ "Success is nothing more than taking advantage of an opportunity." - Hitman! - The Technical Guide for the Independent Contractor.

08-03-2007, 10:04 AM	#2
timshatz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Phila, Pa Posts: 3,446	Love that last line of the article. "Display it in a museam and teach children about History" or some such. Whenever I hear people bring "The Children" into it, I know there's either a scam involved or the guy is full of ****. Usually both.

08-03-2007, 08:17 PM	#6
Negative Creep Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Plymouth Posts: 819	Why doesn't it come as a shock that ebay won't even get involved when there's this amount of money?

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