[PeterA]

Originally Posted by harrison987

oh yeah...how did that go?

After seeing detailed images of your data plate, Peter Arnold (being the obvious expert that he is) told you he had no idea what it was for. He played dumb...and made you a low-ball offer for it. You agreed, and then the moment he received it, he admitted it was in-fact the main data plate for a RK858, which he obviously knew this the entire time.

Not exactly "honest" behaviour.

Then to further his is dishonest behaviour, he STOLE it.

He never sent you what you agreed to...and he now sits with a data plate worth thousands of dollars.

For someone who prides themselves in their reputation, maybe you should return the stolen plate, or at lease PAY Steve for it?

Sad that people like that are still in this community...makes other legitimate collectors look bad.

Sorry that happened to you Steve. Maybe Peter will look back on how he treated you...and solve this long ongoing issue.

Immediate Email response to Steve Polyak after first seeing detailed images of said data plates.

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Arnold xxxxx
To: Steve Polyak yyyyy
Sent: Mon, Aug 20, 2012 4:16 am
Subject: Re: Spitfire & Hurricane data plates

Hello Steve,

A very interesting collection.

Two of the plates are from Spitfires.

CBAF IX 3208 is the plate from the cockpit. and by juxtaposition with known plates and RAF serials lies within a range of serials of Spitfires that went to Russia. The precise identity of the actual aircraft cannot be ascertained 100% as sometimes there are slight discrepancies in the sequence so +/- 20 on Spitfire Mk IX RK836.

The CBAF 9570 is a Modification plate and the Mods relate to the rudder.

I would be very interested to see images of the pieces of structure that these two plates were removed from. I am surmising that these batch of plates originate from Russia. Would it be possible to back track down the trail?

I do have images of bits and pieces of Spitfire wreckage in Russia that were recovered in the 1990's.

Best regards,

Peter