Re: Then and Now

["Bob La Londe" <none@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"ABLE1" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:JKSry.66499$n04.4321@xxxxxxxxxxx
> On 2/1/2016 2:12 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
>> "ABLE1" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:Jneqy.230621$qC2.73272@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>> On 1/27/2016 12:39 PM, Jim wrote:
>>>> On Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 12:39:54 PM UTC-5, Bob La Londe wrote:
>>>>> In 1995 I bought a PentaScanner+ and Super Injector for a little over
>>>>> $5000.
>>>>>
>>>>> The day before yesterday I used it on a job to test some cable drops.
>>>>> (Mine
>>>>> is getting old, the display is faint, and the case on the PentaScanner
>>>>> is
>>>>> cracked)
>>>>>
>>>>> Yesterday I bought two sets off Ebay for $120 each.
>>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>> --
>>>>> Bob La Londe
>>>>> CNC Molds N Stuff
>>>>> http://www.cncmolds.com
>>>>>
>>>>> * QUOTES ONLY GOOD FOR TENS DAYS.
>>>>> ** ANY CHANGES IN VALIDATES QUOTE.
>>>>> *** ESTIMATES OR BALLPARKS ARE NOT QUOTES.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hobbies:
>>>>> Honesty in Airguns
>>>>> http://www.allairgunners.com
>>>>>
>>>>> Fishing Arizona & The Colorado River
>>>>> http://www.yumabassman.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Reading all of this just gave me a great idea to submit to the TV
>>>> networks.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It would work like this:
>>>>
>>>> The TV Network crew would travel around the country, stopping in major
>>>> cities and people would come in with all kinds of odds and ends that
>>>> they
>>>> paid lots and lots of money for years ago. There would be experts on
>>>> hand
>>>> that would review the items and tell the people how cheaply the items
>>>> could be bought for today.
>>>>
>>>> The show would be called Obsolestique Roadshow.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Jim,
>>>
>>> Now that is funny and would be worth a view for at most, a couple of
>>> shows.
>>>
>>> Les
>>
>>
>> GASP!  And they both work!!!!!
>>
>>
>
> Big THUMBS UP for you Bob!!
>
> If I was still doing a lot of network stuff I might consider
> calling and working out a lease agreement.  :-)

I imagine back in the day Rentelco made a few dollars doing that sort of
thing.