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How could I not post this? And the perfect sound-bite to go along with it.
http://springfieldfiles.com/sounds/hutz/hero.mp3

James.

Every time I think I can't see something nuttier . . .

Clay

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.

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

Same owners for the last 2000 years.

JerryVan wrote:Same owners for the last 2000 years.

Yes. Once owned by Fred and Wilma.

Clay