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<p>[QUOTE="LA_Geezer, post: 3932509, member: 89393"]George Carlin mentioned in one of his skits on Johnny Carson that people will buy anything. He recounted the experience of picking out two pieces of scrap wood at a home construction site, then asking one of the workers there to nail them together, creating an angle. He put a "For Sale" sign on it, then explained its rarity to the buyer. He sold it for $5. If eBay had existed back in the day, that buyer might have made a hefty profit for it by mentioning that it was a George Carlin creation.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a 1987 ASE that I had received as a gift when it was new. I tossed it into a desk drawer wherein it sat for more than 25 years. It is now naturally toned and possibly worth hundreds or even thousands to those who collect this sort of thing.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="LA_Geezer, post: 3932509, member: 89393"]George Carlin mentioned in one of his skits on Johnny Carson that people will buy anything. He recounted the experience of picking out two pieces of scrap wood at a home construction site, then asking one of the workers there to nail them together, creating an angle. He put a "For Sale" sign on it, then explained its rarity to the buyer. He sold it for $5. If eBay had existed back in the day, that buyer might have made a hefty profit for it by mentioning that it was a George Carlin creation. I have a 1987 ASE that I had received as a gift when it was new. I tossed it into a desk drawer wherein it sat for more than 25 years. It is now naturally toned and possibly worth hundreds or even thousands to those who collect this sort of thing.[/QUOTE]
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