Beirut is a bonehead!

**Beirut** · 05-11-2005, 00:19

Oh man. I fell for a salesman's pitch and I got taken. What a shmuck is me.

We kill a few trees north of where I live, then head back to our yard. On the way we gas up. At the depaneur (Quebec convenience store/gas station), while we're having our coffee, this slick dude in a big white Yukon pulls up and tells us he's bringing speakers up to his boss's store up north, but they over stocked his truck by four boxes, no one knows, so he's trying to off them for cash before he gets to the store. Make a little pocket money.

He shows me a 2004 catalog that lists these 5.1 surround sound speakers, Theater Research TR-8200, at about $2000. He says he'll let me have a set for $600. Ya sure, I'm covered in dirt, sweat, and sawdust and I've got $600 on me. Anyway, I tell him I've got $60 on me and that's that. Piss off. In the end, the guy I'm working with says out loud that he has about $250 on him and will pass it to me. When the guy hears this he lowers the price to $300.

I checked the box, nice looking speakers, heavy enough, very heavy subwoofer. Seemed like a good deal. How bad could it be for $300? So I bought them.

I bring the box home, didn't want them crashing around in the back of the work truck. I check the Net for prices and the first thing I see is a forum talking about people selling these speakers out of the back of white trucks saying they're worth $2000 when they're worth about, well, $300-$400 depending on who you talk too. Can you believe it!

I'm a skeptic by nature but I bit hook, line and sinker. What a shmoo! I think I at least got my money's worth but I sure as shoot didn't get $2000 speakers for $300. Oh well.

What I did get was his license number and in a few days I'm going to narck this SOB out for some heinous activity ("Yeah, I saw a white Yukon, license ######## parked in front of the school with this guy talking to little kids...) and get his ass stopped by John Law. Let them have a crack at him.

Anyway, lesson learned. I'll post some pics of my new speakers after dinner.

Beirut, as the title says, is a bonehead! Must be karma.

**Templar Knight** · 05-11-2005, 00:21

What I did get was his license number and in a few days I'm going to narck this SOB out for some heinous activity ("Yeah, I saw a white Yukon, license ######## parked in front of the school with this guy talking to little kids...) and get his ass stopped by John Law. Let them have a crack at him.

damn right

**Laridus Konivaich** · 05-11-2005, 00:25

Originally Posted by Beirut

and get his ass stopped by John Law. Let them have a crack at him.

Nah, he'll probably just sell them some speakers!

**Byzantine Prince** · 05-11-2005, 00:59

Hey Beirut I got some 10 DVD's that I bought for 30 bucks each. You wanna buy them for 200 bucks?

**Big_John** · 05-11-2005, 03:17

so you got $300-400 speakers for $300? lol what a rube!

**Uesugi Kenshin** · 05-11-2005, 03:41

Hey Beirut I have some computer parts you could have for $1000. They usually go for more, they have not been messed with and are only a year old.

The truth: I bought them a year ago, but they were already outdated. Worth: 300-500, used.

**Beirut** · 05-11-2005, 03:56

Yep. It's Ok. I'm stewpid and eye no it.

Rub it in. Rub it in.

Oh well, I feel so bad I think I'm going to finish this shot of Bushmills 10 year old single malt and go crawl into a nice big warm bed with my woman.

Life goes on.

(And I'll bet my flight sims will sound good through these doorknob speakers anyway. 5.1 computer sound here I come!)