Closing date for the April 2025 issue (No 456) is 27th March 2025
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Issue 455: March 2025
Lots of sales took place in February including Gary Madelin’s Cameron C-60 G-CGFN, David McCutcheon’s Ultramagic M-90 G-ROSK and Eric Tritz confirmation that both his Kubiceks have gone. Other sections have seen sales including bottom ends, baskets, fans and a trailer.
New ads reaching us during February include Ultramagic G-HCOS, Hopper G-CINN, two trailers, a Tekno basket, 5.5hp fan and a real one off, the Ultramagic ‘Vista’ basket which enables 2 VIP passengers to enjoy the view whilst seated and sipping their champagne! Jim Atkinson has reduced the price of V-65 envelope G-CEVH.
Following our ‘Wanted’ ad, we are pleased to hear that the Monkeys of Dorset have a new home thanks to the generosity of the Gregory family.
We have a customer wanting a Ball 655 and thermistor cable which we have here at Zebedee. It needs calibration having been ‘on the shelf’ for several years. AE Supplies up in Lincolnshire used to do calibrations and we used them until they packed up on the 655 probably 20+ years ago. Does anyone know where we can get this serviced now ?
Finally we have been contacted by the organisers of Enenvol – the replacement for “Metz”, still at Chambley to be held from 25th July to 3rd August 2025 where they are hoping for a ‘big Brit turnout’. Details are on the ‘Stop Press’ section of our website homepage. For the entry form, go to https://pilot.enenvol.com/
Time for bed said Zebedee!
For several months we have been contemplating the future for our business, as has Chris Dunkley at Easy Balloons. Don’t panic! No immediate changes are planned, but being realistic the next few years will see us winding down and we thought we should spell out some timely truths and maybe encourage some youngsters into balloon maintenance & repair.
We have written a joint statement which we hope will trigger both business enterprise and some thoughts as to how you can ease the pain of your next repair …..
Scam Warning
WARNING!
We have been alerted by two of our advertisers to a scam which is currently doing the rounds. In each case the potential buyer agrees to buy an item and then sends a cheque in payment. However the cheque is for more than the asking price of the item. The ‘buyer’ then asks the seller to refund the difference. Because it sometimes takes a week or more for the bank to process a cheque, it can be some time before the seller realises the cheque has bounced.
We have heard of 4 advertisers who have received enquiries in the past week for equipment. They all involve a complicated routine involving (international) cheques and the fact that the enquirer is on honeymoon… beware !