Boy, 7, tries to buy fighter jet on eBay for £69K

[john roe]

Boy, 7, tries to buy fighter jet on eBay for £69K

 

• February 04, 2011 7:55AM
   
   
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US marine helicopters & Harrier fighter jets tightly stacked on the deck of a US aircraft carrier. The youngster almost bought a Harrier fighter jet after he hit the "buy it now" button on the eBay website / AFP Source: AFP

 

AN overenthusiastic seven-year-old London boy almost bought today his very own real-life Harrier fighter jet on eBay for £69,999 ($113,515).

 

The British-built Harrier jump jet was for sale on the site - but for a fixed price instead of an auction.

 

A youngster hit the "buy it now" button to purchase the restored fighter jet, causing his father to quickly apologize to the sellers and tell them his son was not able to buy the aircraft out of his pocket money.

 

"His dad rang up and profusely apologised to us, so it's still for sale. We've put it on as an auction now so that won't happen again," said a spokeswoman for Jet Art Aviation, of Bradford, central England, which is selling the Harrier.

 

The British-built jet was integral to the nation's arsenal in the Falklands War, but the Government put the elite fighting machines out of service in 1997.

 

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[willedoo]

It's possibly the same one I saw on Ebay a week or so ago. I do recall it had a buy now price, & is now up for open auction. Current bidding is about $AUD 130,000 with seven days to go. I bet that kid's disappointed.

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WOW-EX-RAF-4-SQN-Harrier-Jump-Jet-Aircraft-XW269-RARE-/140508652633?pt=UK_CPV_Aviation_SM&hash=item20b6f7e459

 

 

[willedoo]

Looks like it's been removed from auction a couple of days early, they must have got a good enough offer. Same seller has a Buccaneer front end for sale for $38,000. Bit out of my price range, but would make one hell of a flight sim.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RAF-Buccaneer-Jet-Aircraft-Cockpit-Ejection-seat-x2-WOW-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem20b6822b60QQitemZ140500937568QQptZMotorsQ5fAviationQ5fPartsQ5fGearLooks

 

 

 

[john roe]

Looks like it's been removed from auction a couple of days early, they must have got a good enough offer. Same seller has a Buccaneer front end for sale for $38,000. Bit out of my price range, but would make one hell of a flight sim.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RAF-Buccaneer-Jet-Aircraft-Cockpit-Ejection-seat-x2-WOW-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem20b6822b60QQitemZ140500937568QQptZMotorsQ5fAviationQ5fPartsQ5fGear

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No, it was removed off Ebay the same day as the kid

 

tried to buy it, why, I dont know.

 

cheers john

 

 

[willedoo]

Yes , not sure if it's the same one or another from a different seller. The same seller that has the Buccaneer, had a Harrier at a buy now price & it went away for a while & then re-appeared at open auction & has since been withdrawn before the end time. I'm pretty sure the engines are gone but everything else seems intact. Saw a reference to one on ebay which was dated a couple of years ago, so they must have been de commisioning them for a while.

 

Regards, willedoo.

 

 

[Guest mctct4]

Hey Guys,

 

the kids only 7 so give him a break. But why would he have a eBay account, At the age of seven. Bit stupid if you ask me.

 

Peter