The Russian T-54
The Russian T-54 is a model that was part of a line of main battle tanks the Soviet Union introduced in the years that immediately followed the Second World War. Over the course of history, the tanks have played big parts in various armed conflicts in different parts of the globe. It is even believed that more than 100,000 of these tanks had been created until its end of production in 1979. At that point, they replaced it with newer models. It was used in active battle in numerous armed conflicts such as the Vietnam War, the Angolan Civil War, as well as many conflicts in the Middle East.
The Russian T-54
Missing Out On Treasure
So, who exactly was selling an old Soviet tank on eBay? It was none other than the 23-year-old Joe Hewes. He might have been hoping to sell the war tank, although he ended up trading it for something else. In exchange for the tank, Mead gave him two armored vehicles! Together, those two had an estimated worth of about $42,000. At the time, he had no idea that there was a fortune hiding in the tank he was planning to sell. The swap might have sounded nothing short of decent but just wait until you hear that the hidden treasure was worth more than 60 times the vehicles he got in return!
Missing Out On Treasure
