Liquidation! Something (Everything?) Must Go!

February 28th, 2007

Lately, I’ve been flooding Craigslist, posting many of my toys for sale. In my manic desire to scrape up half of one percent of the trillion dollars required for a down payment in the greater NYC area, I’ve decided that sacrificing gadgets and gizmos is just and noble.

Thus far, I’ve sold off a beautiful Nikon 17-55/2.8 DX lens.

Also on the chopping block are:

  • My restored 1979 Vespa P200E
  • My Nikon D200

Unposted items are:

  • My insanely amazing custom Tim Scruggs pool cue
  • My Dual 867 G4 and 17” Cinema Display
  • Quite possibly, my Liberty LO100 biscuit-cone resonator (think Dobro)
  • Very possibly, my Konica Minolta DiMAGE 5400 II 35mm film/slide scanner

Who knows what else I’ll dig out.

The point of this post is not only to take inventory (and to get a bit more attention on these items), but to point out that, should each item sell for its asking price, I’ll have added only $7200 towards the cause. That’s 1/10th the price of a down payment for a decent house in Jersey.

One tenth.

Ten percent.

Ten percent of twenty percent of a house.

Some folks say you are a ‘real’ New Yorker the day you start talking endlessly about getting out of the city.

I’m the mayor of this motherfucker. I’m the Statue of Liberty.

ADDED I decided against selling the scanner. The cue, I’m sending off to Tim Scruggs for a refinish and rewrap. I sold the G4.

Posted by tobyjoe

Comments for “Liquidation! Something (Everything?) Must Go!”

  1. On February 28th, 2007 at 11:04 AM, ginar wrote:

    hey tobyjoe, mitchell is interested in the Konica Minolta DiMAGE 5400 II 35mm film/slide scanner. is it good? he’s had problems with film scanners before but is in the market for a decent one these days. tell us more…

    as for the downpayment, well, we had to borrow from the parents and will be paying that back for a few more decades. but you guys are on the right side of the deal. it’s definitely a buyer’s market and you might be able to find a 0% down deal or work with an agent to finagle (spelling?) the downpayment into the asking price. we got all kinds of backdoor, loophole advice about downpayment assistance when we were looking. aaah, the joy of real estate!

  2. On February 28th, 2007 at 12:38 PM, mihow wrote:

    Don’t sell everything. We’re not that desperate yet. I have a few tricks up my sleeve. Isn’t there a market for pregnancy porn?

  3. On February 28th, 2007 at 12:49 PM, tobyjoe wrote:

    Gina – The scanner is totally awesome. I love it. The only problem is that there doesn’t seem to be any good software for it for the Mac Pro.

    So if you’re on an Intel Mac, you might be in the same position as me – stuck looking around for software that suits your needs.

    They’re going for as high as $600 on eBay (I paid $800 for it), which is a testament to the quality, for sure.

  4. On March 13th, 2007 at 04:36 PM, paul wrote:

    Hi,

    I am interested in the Liberty LO!)). What year is it? In what condition is it? does it come with a case? And of course, how much are you asking?

    Thanks

    Paul

  5. On March 16th, 2007 at 02:51 AM, Jim wrote:

    Hi, I am interested in your Tim Scruggs pool cue. Do you have any pictures with a price that you can email me?

    Cheers, Jim

  6. On March 16th, 2007 at 09:56 AM, tobyjoe wrote:

    Hey there, Paul. The LO100 is barely played. It could probably use a polishing. Otherwise, it’s great. I’ll sell it for $400. Comes with a good solid case I got from Liberty.

    Jim – I’m planning to send the cue to Tim for a refinish and rewrap. I’ll take some photos this weekend, though, and send them along.

  7. On April 9th, 2007 at 11:44 AM, frank wrote:

    interested in the scanner. shoot me a price. thanks. frank

  8. On April 15th, 2007 at 07:38 PM, Scott wrote:

    Toby Joe,

    I would like to hear the price you want for the scanner. Looking to buy one.

    Scott

  9. On June 14th, 2007 at 11:56 PM, brian wrote:

    hello…

    i am very interested in your TS cue. please send pics and specifications and your price. thanks for your time…

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