last week TA made a funny post "read all about it" -
and here is the projected balance--
and hope that nobody gets all bummed out -its just our fun -- OK

now imagine you are a brand new s2g member -and for your very first thread --you read this 2 hour old series of posts --
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its starts off with one of our most hip, alert and sharing members -- proudly posting the ebay listing for a grail -- that only he has discovered !!???

and then our comments:

its not that huge-
its not really a grail-
no, it IS a grail -- but not a holy grail-

the starting price is too high --
i used to have one of those -
i want it -- but all $$ tapped out -
i am still awaiting my stimulus check --
i want it --"going up to $845 -- TOPS"

that was my childhood dream box -
those are over-rated-
the seller has a weak feedback -
one moderator posts 11 AKAs !!

one member thinks he has 4 or 5 of these , but just cant seem to locate any --

another member gets all pissed at every poster here for blowing 'HIS' sleeper !!

2 members agree to back off , to help a more deserving member -

one member predicts it will hit a $$ grand -
three members say -- $1,300-
two members suggest the seller is a member-
8 members claim that some lurkers may be reading this thread --
only one member thinks the seller is now lurking-

one member posts the original retail price (along with the prices of 400 other boxes) !!

another moderator agree with NOTHING !

one member claims that bidding has no effect on the final price ??
two members report that they saw one of these 'back in the day'-
one spotted two in germany --

3 members agree that it will break in transit-
one member blasts it out on worldwide youtube --

some say that its not that big -
others say that its quite thick !
2 members regret ever selling theirs-
one member admits to a low-ball BIN attempt-
another says "oops" - didnt even mean to bid !!
someone notices that its already at $500 -
a bid retraction is reported -
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missed anything, so far ??
all additions are very welcome

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anyhow - the thread goes on for nine pages and 300 posts -- then 7 days later --

some combo non-member/lurker with zero FB from Borneo wins it for $1,644 ----

-----------now, is all that something like us --or WHAT ???

LOL!!

That's us! Exactly!
And over a year later most of us will still remember that auction and someone will have saved the pics even

Great summary, I've had laughs from threads like those many times. IT'S US!!!!!

Ira, good one!

If ever on target...YOU ARE Ira!

How about Does anyone have a pic of the top????
Or Yes How Good is a ...? in the rankings of boombox's?

I do not see a link to the auction?

walkgirl --there is no real auction this time.
it was only a 'make-believe' story --
to review how many of us silly members often re-act whenever a big grail gets posted.
OK?

Oh yes, niw I see, it was somewhat confusing to me!

Absolutely spot on except you missed one ever present addition to this crazy list -

" I just emailed the seller to ask if

a) I could make a Buy It Now offer
b) I can come to his or her house to view it personally
c) I can come their house to pick it up personally
d) If they will perform intensive tests on the unit even though they have mantioned they 'don't have any cassettes to test it with'"

ad infinitum

How about a member joins the discussion asking about if he could get as much money for his ghettoblaster which he does not know the brand of.

And everyone gets agrevated.