VC10er From United States of America, joined Feb 2007, 2476 posts, RR: 9 Posted (1 year 5 months 2 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 9035 times:
When an airline rebrands, merges, changes hardware or even liquidates besides a garbage heap in a dessert, is there a revenue flow they could be missing out on? I see in Lufthansa's shopping magazine they make very cool jewelry from old fan blades and sell seats etc.
I'm sure most cities have places like NYC has Urban Archiology and others that sell pieces of old demolished buildings, gas station signs, old Coka-Cola signs and occasionally airline stuff.
I own a piece of a PanAm 707 Fuselage with blue cheatline and window- one of my most prized possessions that i found on line from an antique whole seller, it was $1500. It would have been $4000 retail! What I wouldn't do for a big VARIG "R" or UNITED tulip cut out logo, especially one of the newer chrome ones. Glass sets with airline logo's etc. Imagine a full set of old Singapore stemware.
You can find some things on eBay, but I could easily see a UA/CO website where all nostalgic stuff from both airlines could be sold and make money some real money. Old models, travel posters etc.
Is there a website someone may know of? (I really want that VARIG "R" !!!)
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jetmatt777 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 2674 posts, RR: 36 Reply 1, posted (1 year 4 months 2 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 8241 times:
Auction or the dumpster. Employees might get a stab at some items.
UA744SYD From Australia, joined Feb 2012, 13 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (1 year 4 months 2 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 8066 times:
When I was at BD and we re-branded lots of items were left out on tables in the crew room for staff to take.... whatever wasn't taken was sent to Head Office, not sure what they did with it. A few years later some people sold items on Ebay, not sure ow much the items were worth... I only kept some old timetables and safety cards.
I guess the revenue generated by that kind of stuff just wasn't worth the time and effort for BD and they would rather just get rid of it.
nonfirm From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 434 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (1 year 4 months 2 weeks ago) and read 8025 times:
I know some stuff is sold off in bulk to surplus dealers. The airline I work for has only changed interior and exterior one time since I have been employed but most of our old items were sold off or recycled or trashed and depending on the items the employees were allowed to take items home.
falstaff From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 5704 posts, RR: 29 Reply 4, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 12 hours ago) and read 7610 times:
I have a set of Air Tran retractable ropes that were at the checkin counter at DTW (L.C. Smith Terminal). I was there the night it closed and they were going in the dumpster so they went in my truck instead. I don't have any attachment to them so if anyone wants them (and want to come to Detroit to pick them up) can have them. There was a lot of interesting junk coming out of the terminal and into the parking lot that night.
I drank the last beer sold, before security, at the L.C. Smith Terminal and added the can to my collection.
There was a lot of TWA "knick Knacks" that were given to Operation Liftoff, in STL. The charity sold stuff off for years and may still have some things. I scored all of my TWA sliverware there. I also had some TWA soap and Ozark Airlines ski boot holders.
As far as dinnerware is concerned I have seen it show up at thrift stores. I recently bought some NW dishes and a large number of DL coffee cups/saucers at the Salvation Army store near DTW.
DeltaL1011man From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 8628 posts, RR: 8 Reply 5, posted (1 year 2 months 2 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 6709 times:
soon7x7 From United States of America, joined May 2006, 2813 posts, RR: 14 Reply 6, posted (1 year 2 months 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 6187 times:
I have managed to round up quite a bit of goodies from Varig...PP-VMQ, DC-10-30. They were just airframe components. I have got a full set of Wedgwood "PrivatAir" Dishes, Wine glasses, p/s shakers, npkin rings, tumblers, the whole set. AerLingus 747 vetical fin cap and some v/ fin panels w/ the Shamrock leaves. Also the name "St Kieren" from the side of the fuselage of EI-BED. A TWA 747 nose, A300 Nose, MD-80 nose, KLM upper crew escape door and hatch. Got a lot of this stuff. You would be amazed where you can find it , just gotta look. And yes, ebey a good source. I recently purchased a ship set of composite panels from Americans first 767, N301AA, a 200 series and a V/ fin panel from AA's 767 that burned up at LAX. All kinds of great collectibles out there...g
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