In some ways paying for it ensures it goes to a good home and is looked after.
There are many great airframes over here given to schools and VA clubs falling apart because it was a good idea at the time.
They are caught in a catch 22
no one wants them apart from those who do,
and those who have them can't give them to those who do
because no one knows who owns them to give them away.... but if you do them the one who knows but doesn't want to know will know and will smite you as well as smelter what you want.