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Titan Missile Complex Up for Sale

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the most-people-think-he's-insane dept.

ckeck writes "Take a look at this, some guy in Washington State is auctioning off a 'Titan Missile Complex' on eBay. I don't know if this is a fake auction or not, but I already talked to the gentleman running the auction on the phone and plan to take a visit to the complex! This would be an awesome place to live! Check it out here." Looks like he bought it in 1999.

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  1. Owners reputation. by zaunuz · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you look closely on EBay, 19 people have voted him up. 19 people are satisfied with his previous auction, which leads to this conclution: The person selling it may not be faking it, but how the hell did he get it in the first place?

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    1. Re:Owners reputation. by samsmithnz · · Score: 4, Informative

      Except that he has 19 comments from SELLERS, which means he was buying, not selling on Ebay.

  2. Here's a couple of photo's.... by thrill12 · · Score: 4, Informative

    ... of a tour inside a similar missile silo, by underground explorers. Maybe it's the same, I didn't check that. But at least it gives you an impression of what is under there.

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  3. Not New. by jabberjaw · · Score: 4, Informative

    Thisis not exactly new. Atlas and Titan silos have been up for auction/sale for many years.

  4. Re:Quite the fix up by pegr · · Score: 5, Informative

    There's one in Denver for only $1,450,000.

    Here's what looks to be a realtor specializing in old silos. Quite a collection for the truly paranoid!

  5. Real Pics... by xanadu-xtroot.com · · Score: 4, Informative

    Here's a "tour" of a missile complex for those yearning for a bit more than a small sketch on a web page...

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  6. This is real. by bishiraver · · Score: 4, Informative

    A quick search on google leads you to Missile Bases, a site that has missile silos for sale.

    There are people who like to rennovate these old Silos into homes which are earthquake-proof, nuke-proof, and pretty much everything else-proof.

  7. Yes and no... by Svartalf · · Score: 4, Informative

    Most of the silos on the 'net have been older Atlas silos. Very, very few of the Titan I silos ever got into public hands AND have no apparent water seepage into any parts of the building (Typically, the actual missle bays would fill up with water because of location- they'd sump pump it out, but with them being abandoned...).

    If it's for real, it's something somewhat special. The last one that went up was some 2-3 years ago in Colorado.

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