I almost bought a 1961 Hughes 269A about four years ago from a dealer for $45,000. Only I found out that if I wanted to use it as a rental (which I would have had to have done to help defray the cost) insurance would cost about $13,000/year. There are a couple of 269s on eBay now. One is $79,000 and the other has a buy-it-now price of $110,000. A couple of things make me suspicious.
First, the seller says he’ll sell it outright for $25,000. The ad says that there are 3300 hours remaining on the main rotor blades (which IIRC have a replacement schedule of 4000 hours – and last I checked they went for something like $15,000 each). Second, the seller is in Spain; but the aircraft is registered in the U.S. and has a current Michigan state permit. Third, the seller has his email address in the area where he states the $25,000 selling price. This seems to be a common thing with scamsters. What’s lacking is the traditional ‘This item is being relisted because the the last winner was a deadbet’ statement. And of course, if it sounds too good to be true then it probably is.