[78-L] Today's bargoon

[David Lennick]

Steven C. Barr wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>> Don't look at this if you still have a mouth full of coffee.
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250498363193
>>
> 1) Didn't somebody post this guy's "sale" to 78-L a while back?
> 
Possibly..I don't recollect anything this insane though.

> 2) A little math here: if we assume the price asked represents the actual 
> value of
> 78 rpm phonorecords (and not the URL I posted yesterday, whose prices were
> merely ordinarily ridiculous...?!); well, he is offering 43 records for a 
> mere $19,995.00!
> That works out to $465.00 per record.
> 
> Now,I own (give or take) 57,052 78 rpm phonorecords. According to Windows
> Calculator, my hoard shout be worth $26,529,180.00 (US-about 
> Cdn$29,182,098.00)!
> 
> Mebbe I better hire armed guards?!
> 
> Steven C. Barr 

Who'd be glad to be paid off in records, naturally.

dl