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Faithwalker 02-19-2019 01:33 AM

Estes Phantom Electro-Launch set on eBay
 
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There is an Estes Phantom Electro-Launch set on eBay right now:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Es...:55:pf:0#viTabs

Fine print says:
Seller does not accept returns.
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programs)

Call in credit Card Only NO PAYPAL on this one.

payment due within 24 hrs of auction end.

Another one sold recently for $380 to the same current high bidder:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Estes-Phan...=p2047675.l2557

Kind regards,
Jeff Jenkins
aka: Faithwalker
NAR #46879 SR

LeeR 02-19-2019 07:25 AM

I didn’t know Elon Musk was into collecting model rocketry memorabilia.

ghrocketman 02-19-2019 11:40 AM

This seller has astronomically INSANE pricing on all items anywhere from 2x to 100x their actual value. Ridiculous.

tbzep 02-19-2019 04:50 PM

Pretty cool pad, though. I'd like to have one, but I wouldn't like paying for it.

mojo1986 02-19-2019 08:38 PM

To tell the truth, I never could see the point of a see-through Electrolaunch. With the see-through Phantom rocket, you could supposedly see how it works. With the see-through Electrolaunch, it's not particularly obvious how it works. To me it was kind of a gimmick. I think a lot of people agreed with me...........Estes didn't sell all that many of them.

tbzep 02-19-2019 10:20 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by mojo1986
To tell the truth, I never could see the point of a see-through Electrolaunch. With the see-through Phantom rocket, you could supposedly see how it works. With the see-through Electrolaunch, it's not particularly obvious how it works. To me it was kind of a gimmick. I think a lot of people agreed with me...........Estes didn't sell all that many of them.

I think folks back then had common sense to know they would get smoked up if they were used, and didn't have the extra money to waste just to display it at an occasional public event. The only reason I'd want one is to display it with my Phantom rocket.

LeeR 02-20-2019 01:21 AM

I think tha Phantom Electro Launch was cancelled because the see-thru launch rod posed too much of a hazard for potentially poking out an eye ...

Newbomb Turk 02-21-2019 05:43 PM

Lee wins the internet.

mojo1986 02-22-2019 10:42 AM

He either wasn't getting the price he wanted, or else he came to a price agreement with a bidder. The auction was cancelled.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Es...&orig_cvip=true

BEC 02-22-2019 12:29 PM

Crap! I was just waiting until closer to the end of the auction to put in my bid. Oh well....it’s not that I needed a Phantom Electro-Launch or anything..... :(


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