E-Mail I recieved in Response to a Question about a BATTLESHIP for sale on E-bay (The sale was taken off E-bay mid-day Friday)

Hello,
I talked to the owner s agent on the phone both yesterday and today (Saturday).

The situation on the vessel is as follows:

1. There are two contracts on the vessels already. But one is subject to inspection which was supposed to be done before Christmas, but was delayed. The other one I understand has payment set at end of the month, so the deal also has subjectivity. The owner would like to wait and give you a chance. So no one will get to buy the vessel before your decision. At $6.2 mill USD the vessel will be yours. The world s first aircraft carrier sold to private interest.
2. But the condition is an immediate sale and the owner is not interested in any kind of negotiation on price or anything else. The vessel will be sold AS IS, WHERE IS.
If you are the first one to do the payment, as you said within 7 days, the vessel is yours.
After the 7 days, the vessel will be sold to someone else.

3. The vessel has clean title, no debts or lien whatsoever.

4. The owner is now in Rio on holiday until Thursday 8th. He will be able to meet us in Rio before or after the inspection, if we arrive there before the 8th. We should be able to hammer the deal during the meeting.

5. Maybe you want to know this: there are several buyers want to do inspection now, but you are the first one get to see the vessel, although a guy in Taiwan will pay a higher price. I trust you are the one who wants to get the deal done real fast.

6. You can chose either to transfer today $2,000 USD to our bank account in Oslo, Norway with the bank account No. 6094 12 52357 or pay me when we meet in Rio. I need it before the inspection. We normally ask clients transfer money to our bank account, but since we have not done business together, we made this alternative for you.

If you think the above is acceptable, I will have to inform the owner s agent at once.

this is the CNN link about this auction:

http://money.cnn.com/2004/01/02/news/funny/ebay_aircraftcarrier/

Tel: 47-4701-3551 (mobile) / 47-6486-9665
Pls let me know ASAP. Thanks !

GOD BLESS !

Renming Cheng

Interco Trading ans


Note that the Question I originally asked was "Where is the Battleship?" and that wasn't answered.