My favorite dialogue from the show: Rick: "So what are you looking to get out of it?"
Client: "I was hoping to get at least $1000 for it." Rick: "Well, that's not gonna happen!" Roger Wright ___ "I installed a skylight in my apartment... the people who live above me are furious!" - Steven Wright On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 1:41 PM, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com>wrote: > Well, Rod apparently found it very worthwhile. So… different strokes for > different folks.**** > > ** ** > > In my case, in my opinion – it was a thin veneer hiding a whole lot of > nothing. The shop itself is quite small. It’s old and worn down. Lots of > careful photography during the show makes it appear much larger than it > actually is. Probably 20% - 25% of the shop floor is given over to selling > trinkets about the show itself (i.e., t-shirts, coffee mugs, water bottles, > stickers, posters, etc. etc.). There are lots of items from various episodes > arrayed around the shop, which is kinda neat – but it goes to show you that > they don’t turn over much of the merchandise that they buy! I used to think > that Rick must be a really smart guy – but it appears that he gets all that > info fed to him instead, which makes him just a guy riding the wave of a > reality show (I mean – great for him! It’s the American way).**** > > ** ** > > So… it took the shine off. Perhaps my expectations were too high.**** > > ** ** > > Regards,**** > > ** ** > > Michael B. Smith**** > > Consultant and Exchange MVP**** > > http://TheEssentialExchange.com**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 06, 2011 1:32 PM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Valuation of hardware [OT]**** > > ** ** > > Is it like much of Vegas? A thin veneer hiding a whole lot?**** > > On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 12:58 PM, Michael B. Smith <mich...@smithcons.com> > wrote:**** > > Likewise. I have to admit - after visiting the shop and watching them film > part of an episode - the show doesn't interest me much anymore. The visit > took the shine off. > > Regards, > > Michael B. Smith > Consultant and Exchange MVP > http://TheEssentialExchange.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rod Trent [mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com] > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:57 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Valuation of hardware > > Dropped by there the last time I was in Vegas. Stood in line for about > half hour to get in. > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Aldrich [mailto:jaldr...@blueridgecarpet.com] > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:36 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Valuation of hardware > > LOL! LOVE that show! :D > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rod Trent [mailto:rodtr...@myitforum.com] > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:22 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Valuation of hardware > > Chumley may be your best bet. > > -----Original Message----- > From: techconnect [mailto:techconn...@bellsouth.net] > Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 12:09 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Valuation of hardware > > See what a pawn shop would buy it for, then that's your real world low > value. :) > > jason > > We are spinning off one of our divisions into a separate company and one of > the company laptops is going into the new company. We need to charge the new > company for the value of the laptop. 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