Posts: 4437
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999

posted 09-03-2017 02:15 PM               

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Somebody may have just bought themselves an expensive dust cloth.

Many military parachutes bear this color scheme. Other attributes of the offered item are inconsistent with the Apollo command module parachute. Another example of why bidders need to do their homework prior to taking the plunge.

Posts: 396
From: Dumfries, VA, USA
Registered: Aug 2014

posted 09-03-2017 06:46 PM               

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Highly suspicious, isn't it? Particularly since there is no clear identification with a specific Apollo mission, just the phrasing "Apollo vintage..."

I'd take a pass.

Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999

Posts: 436
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2014

posted 09-03-2017 10:08 PM               

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That's an interesting turn of events, isn't it? Although, to be fair, though a very knowledgeable and professional dealer, he is just as susceptible to mistakes as the rest of us.

If he had more information than was in the description, it would've been nice to see that included in the description (though it's not rare for his descriptions to be vague like that). If he didn't, it's possible that he got scammed himself.

This does, however, highlight the growing problem of descriptions like that, which one sees more and more. I always pass when the description contains only what was provided by the title or just the size of an autographed picture with no further details, but, for whatever reason, people still buy, so there's no incentive for dealers to change.