One day my wife called me at work. She said she saw a pair of speakers at a garage sale for $10.00. She said they were really big and wanted to know if I would be interested. I've been an audiophile for years. I told her I didn't want to buy someone else's "junk", but I asked her to find out what kind of speakers they were. She called me back about a half hour later and said she bought them for $10.00. She said they were Infinity Delta/Gamma speakers (retail $14,000). They also came with the servo unit. The only problem was that the surrounds on the woofers needed to be replaced. When picking the speakers up I also noticed that they had a PS Audio 5.5 preamp for sale which they also sold to me for $10.00. This was clearly my "Picasso" at a garage sale. Needless to say, my wife will never have to buy me another gift. This was the find of a lifetime.
Best Find Ever???
I am curious to hear what the best find you ever had was. It doesn't have to be limited to audio equipment, though best audio find around here gets the 'bull-of-the-woods' I suppose. I read somewhere of a guy who got a Lexicon MC1 from his local pawn shop for $150 because the doofus behind the counter thought it was an equalizer or something. What's the retail on one of those, around $6K? I am either too new at this, too slow, or too much like Charlie Brown to score something like that.
I did have one, not audio. Back when I was young and dangerous and into motorcycles, I had a friend back his truck up to the house with about $10k worth of somebody's entire flattrack program in it. In addition to the bike, there were spare everythings (extra engines, extra wheels, parts, gears etc.--most of it new!) He swore it was legit; I paid him $750, but made him promise if the real owner ever came for it he was giving me back my money and told him I was turnin' him in. I nervously sat on it for about 6mos., (rode a bunch of wheelies) and then sold it for about $5.5k.
One caveat though, if you are going to lie, try and at least make it believable. Thanks. Chris.
I did have one, not audio. Back when I was young and dangerous and into motorcycles, I had a friend back his truck up to the house with about $10k worth of somebody's entire flattrack program in it. In addition to the bike, there were spare everythings (extra engines, extra wheels, parts, gears etc.--most of it new!) He swore it was legit; I paid him $750, but made him promise if the real owner ever came for it he was giving me back my money and told him I was turnin' him in. I nervously sat on it for about 6mos., (rode a bunch of wheelies) and then sold it for about $5.5k.
One caveat though, if you are going to lie, try and at least make it believable. Thanks. Chris.