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AspenHill
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Look At This!
      #3240 - 07/06/03 12:49 AM

I was cruising ebay yesterday afternoon and came across a water buff hunt for TWO hunters!

It had got me thinking......
So I emailed this seller:

Saw your water buff hunt. So what is not included? Any other expenses other than obvious airfare from my location in the USA? Are there charters required to get to the hunting area? Trophy fees? Can this hunt be taken in 2004? Please let me know the small print.
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Question from: redtoads
Title of item: Australian Water Buffalo Hunt - Trip for 2
Seller: arakkeen
Starts: May-29-03 19:54:34 PDT
Ends: Jun-08-03 19:54:34 PDT
Price: Starts at $1,950.00
To view the item, go to:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3611130183
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I received this email from him when I logged on to my pc this morning:

Everything is included in the price listed on the ebay auction. No charters required, you will have to get to Darwin, we'll take care of everything once you get there. And yes, actually quite recommended, this trip can be taken in the 2004 season, as we have most of our hunts for this season already booked.
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All the best,
Kurt Swinsker
Sales manager
shai_hulud@imap.cc

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So I thought, ok, I think I am going to watch this and bid on it. To date, no one had bid and I figured if it was all inclusive except airfare to Darwin I felt I could find a partner to buy half the hunt from me. As it said this was for two hunters. So I go back to ebay and the hunt is gone, whiped out from the data base! If you run the item number you get nothing suddenly. I have emailed this clown back as this auction was supposed to run until June 8th.

For WIW since the hunt description is now gone, it was supposed to be conducted on some island, name of which I forgot, up on the tip of the continent. They advertised it as the best place in Australia for water buff.

What do you guys think????? Any clues as to who the outfitter is? I'd like to kick some ass over this.





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Re: Look At This! [Re: AspenHill]
      #3245 - 07/06/03 01:36 AM

Was the island Melville Island?

No idea of whom the outfitter is/was.


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Re: Look At This! [Re: NitroX]
      #3249 - 07/06/03 03:22 AM

YES, that's the island! Please find out who this clown is.

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Re: Look At This! [Re: AspenHill]
      #3285 - 09/06/03 05:12 AM

The saga continues....

Mr Swinsker has replied to my email inquires.

He writes:

You did not miss it. If you can tell me a period, I'll check and see if it still is available. And yes, the trophy fee is included.

I told him I would be interested in August or September of 2004. I asked again a few more questions and for references and am awaiting a reply. This hunt was advertised as for "two" hunters. I asked if that included two buffalo. If it turns out so, this could be quite a good deal and I will be looking for a hunting partner to split this hunt with.

Anyone interested?????

I am really thinking he will tell me there is no availability because their asking price was so low. I will post again when I get an answer from him.

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Re: Look At This! [Re: AspenHill]
      #3651 - 08/07/03 01:35 PM

Ann If you make it down this way, look me up. I'll take you out after pigs and donkeys.....free of charge of course

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Re: Look At This! [Re: Bakes]
      #3667 - 08/07/03 09:54 PM

Bakes,

This fellow who made the offer has disappeared. I figured them for a fake because the price was so low. I am seriously looking at coming over next year or possibly 2005. I know I must do it.

Am also talking with Bwanabob, John and 4seventy about some possibilities. If I make it I would definitly take you up on the offer of pigs and donkeys. I know a lot of people here who would think badly of shooting donkeys so I would not be able to tell them about that!

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Re: Look At This! [Re: AspenHill]
      #3676 - 09/07/03 12:23 AM

Ann
I'm in Katherine untill 2005. After that I may be in Townsville QLD or in Darwin. If I'm still in the NT (Darwin) I'll still have my contacts, and will be able to take you out somewhere. We may even get some Barra fishing in. Just let me know and I'll be only to happy to take you out after some ferals. One place I hunt on has scrub bulls on it, I'll be checking them out this year. I'll let you know how that turns out.

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Re: Look At This! [Re: Bakes]
      #3685 - 09/07/03 12:37 AM

Very cool, Bakes. All these offers do motivate me. My African friends will disown me fast as I cannot do both continents in the same year!

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Re: Look At This! [Re: Bakes]
      #3686 - 09/07/03 12:40 AM

I emailled Ann about the Melville Island buffalo. I believe the Melville Island water buff tend to be smaller than their mainland relatives. Maybe the reason the price was so good. Notwithstanding the unusual business practices the person that advertised the hunt is using.



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