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How could I not post this? 
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http://springfieldfiles.com/sounds/hutz/hero.mp3
James.
This is not a Craigslist alert...
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Roaring20s
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This is not a Craigslist alert...
How could I not post this?
And the perfect sound-bite to go along with it. http://springfieldfiles.com/sounds/hutz/hero.mp3
James.
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FloridaClay
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Re: This is not a Craigslist alert...
Every time I think I can't see something nuttier . . . 
Clay
Clay
Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume's Laws of Collecting
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
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Cody K
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Re: This is not a Craigslist alert...
I get a 
when I see something like this, because it's so wrong it's funny. We're living in a time when we have easy access to unprecedented amounts of information, virtually any time, anywhere. The machine presumably has a nameplate. Google the information on it, and you're getting somewhere. The seller could have done this with the same computer he/she posted the ad from. Had it appraised for five grand? How did that go?
"Hello, E-Z Appraisals -- how can I help you?"
"I have a Victrola I want appraised for five thousand dollars."
"Okay! How old is it, for our records?"
"Oh...reeeal old...1802?"
"Let me look it up for you...hold, please...[five minutes of really bad music while the appraiser takes a bathroom break]...Yes, hello? That's worth five thousand dollars."
"Great! When can you send me the appraisal? I need to put this thing on Craigslist right away!"
"Just give me your PayPal account number and your e-mail address, and I'll send you the appraisal in ten minutes. Anything else I can help you with today?"
Thing is, it's all fun and games until I remember yet again that this may very well be someone who votes. And then I has a sad.
when I see something like this, because it's so wrong it's funny. We're living in a time when we have easy access to unprecedented amounts of information, virtually any time, anywhere. The machine presumably has a nameplate. Google the information on it, and you're getting somewhere. The seller could have done this with the same computer he/she posted the ad from. Had it appraised for five grand? How did that go?"Hello, E-Z Appraisals -- how can I help you?"
"I have a Victrola I want appraised for five thousand dollars."
"Okay! How old is it, for our records?"
"Oh...reeeal old...1802?"
"Let me look it up for you...hold, please...[five minutes of really bad music while the appraiser takes a bathroom break]...Yes, hello? That's worth five thousand dollars."
"Great! When can you send me the appraisal? I need to put this thing on Craigslist right away!"
"Just give me your PayPal account number and your e-mail address, and I'll send you the appraisal in ten minutes. Anything else I can help you with today?"
Thing is, it's all fun and games until I remember yet again that this may very well be someone who votes. And then I has a sad.
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Lucius1958
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Re: This is not a Craigslist alert...
Did it have any records with it? Collectors will pay premium prices for a piano solo by Beethoven, or a speech by President Jefferson… 
Bill
Bill
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JerryVan
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Re: This is not a Craigslist alert...
Same owners for the last 2000 years.
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FloridaClay
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Re: This is not a Craigslist alert...
Yes. Once owned by Fred and Wilma.JerryVan wrote:Same owners for the last 2000 years.
Clay
Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume's Laws of Collecting
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.