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Re: Buffalo and other warbirds gift...............
Posted by Jim Bates on Mon Jul 28, 2003 01:47:42 PM
In reply top Re: Buffalo and other warbirds gift............... posted by Steve Young on Sat Jul 26, 2003 09:11:22 PM
Maybe, but the story goes that Mr. Meyer's passed away.
I agree the Warbird Community is too small to keep a secret like this. Look at Walter Soplata and the Paul Allen Collection. Both very private and we all know what they have. As I keep saying...show me the plane, then I will believe it.
Jim
: BUT
:
: Just wondering... IF (and it's a huge IF) Mr Meyer's actua
: lly got this stuff, maybe he's heard $4m bandied about for
: the Finnish Buffalo, and thought "Hang on, why am I donat
: ing this stuff when I can get my whole retirement fund fro
: m it?". Re-submits his offer, at say $3m for the Buffalo,
: at which point the museums cool off considerably seeing as
: this was previously a 'free' offer.
:
: Just a thought (albeit fuelled by a few beers...)
:
: Steve