S:TE up for sale?

Anyone know if this Amusement Trader site is legit? Can understand SFMM wanting to unload S:TE, but the price sounds way too cheap:

http://www.amusementtrader.com/index/listings/page1478.htm

I think they confused Freefall with ST:E. I heard that SF is looking to unload all their Intamin Freefall rides.

I don't think an Intamin 1st Generation Freefall is 415ft tall or goes 100mph ;)

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Yeah....I think there's a bit of confusion. They wouldn't unload S:TE for $125k!

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Trying to make room for that 500ft Rocket Coaster...right? ;)

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That would be a steal for 125k. 20 million in 1997 (per RCDB)yours used for only 125,000!

It would be like 6Flags to sell cheap.

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There's definitely a mistake in there. Equipment condition good? Give me a break... has it done 100MPH this century?

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Maybe it's supposed to be 12.5 million. All the other info seems accurate.

Well, dont we have more efficient ways these days to launch something to 100 mph?

Im not saying at all that i believe this is S:TE, but you never know. Maybe the price listing is incorrect or maybe the whole listing is bunk?

I was also thinking maybe it was intended to be 1,250,000...possible?

^^You beat me to it. I thought about that price as well, but $12 million for a ride that doesnt really bring anything new to the table is pretty outrageous. For that price a compact B&M or intamin would be a much better investment. *** Edited 12/13/2006 7:05:01 PM UTC by Krypton***

1.25M sounds more like it than either 125K or 12.5M....nobody's playing 12.5M for that...NOBODY.

Then again, I'm the one who said nobody would want a 1st-gen Intamin freefall, and they're FLYING off the store shelves...

Oh, wait, wrong SKU....that was the Gerstlauer spinning coaster. ;)

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Richard Bannister said:
There's definitely a mistake in there. Equipment condition good? Give me a break... has it done 100MPH this century?

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I don't think that means that it is broken- it means that Six Flags probably turned down the juice, or turned off some of the stators.

125,000? OMG! I could totally buy S:TE! Where the hell would I put it though?

It would be kind of hard to relocate this coaster because of the turane(sp) it is currently located on.

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To put it in perspective, my house is more expensive than the actual listing of the ride.

So what should I pick? a 1,600 sq. ft. 3 bedroom ranch? Or a 10 year old 415 ft tall obsolete launched coaster?

Decisions decisions...

Actually I'm leaning more towards that the listing is missing a '0'. What surprises me the most is that the fact that S:TE is up for sale and nobody has expressed any opinion what so ever on the possible removal of the ride that caused so much controversy on whether or not it was a coaster.

~Rob Willi

^ Well, it is listed as a freefall...

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http://www.amusementtrader.com/index/listings/page756.htm

A few clicks of the next button and a 1973 Zyklon is running more than S: TE. If they are selling they are proably selling the one on the left because that wasnt running on my 5 trips to mm.

Ps couldnt six flags make more money off scrapping it than selling it

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HeyIsntThatRob? said:What surprises me the most is that the fact that S:TE is up for sale and nobody has expressed any opinion what so ever on the possible removal of the ride that caused so much controversy on whether or not it was a coaster.

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"You mean I'mma hafta spend 1.25M and I don't even get to count it as a credit?"

Where are the "credit nazis" when you need 'em for a(nother) good laugh... ;)

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125k sounds about right to me. Don't forget that whomever buys it will more than likely have to pay for it to be dismantled, moved, redesigned for a new site, modifications, and reconstructed somewhere else, which adds up to a lot of dough. If SF wants to get rid of this ride, they are basically going to have to give it away, and hopefully save themselves the cost of deconstruction.

And if they are only selling one side the buyer will have to purchase and construct their own supports for it also.

I think it would be nearly impossible to only sell one side of it. The structure is all in one big piece.

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