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[The Pleasure]

I was at the flea market and this guy had a sound bar complete in box for 120 dollars. I wanted to see what else was around so I left the damn thing there. I come back after looking around and ask him if he's willing to go lower on the soundbar. He tells me he already sold it. Someone else got it for eighty. Why am I kicking my own ass right now? The soundbar was a Sony HT-ST5000 a 7.1 Sound bar with subwoofer. For context here's the price of the thing

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sony-7-1-2-channel-hi-res-soundbar-with-wireless-subwoofer-and-dolby-atmos-black/5818700.p?skuId=5818700

I did end up getting a Sony SA-Z9F from him for ten dollars. It's missing the subwoofer but it's still Dolby Atmos and has support for Hi Res Audio and 4k HDR.
This is what I got.

https://www.sony.com/electronics/sound-bars/ht-z9f

It's been an entire day and the scenario still goes through my mind saying "DUMBASS. YOU LET THAT GO THROUGH?!" And I keep seeing the fucking Halo Infinite every time I think about it.

 

[Foamy]

But did you get fleas?

 

[The Pleasure]

But did you get fleas?

Nah. I only got a sound bar that's a step below the magnolia section. It doesn't match my Plasma. Though I'm pretty sure I would have blown my electrical system as the soundbar was 1000 watts and the plasma uses a ton of electricity too. Pair that with my consoles, routers, hdds, and so forth.

 

[triplestation]

david attenborough should have narrated rhat whole event

 

[triplestation]

that

 

[mcz117chief]

$1300....for $80.... yeah, I would be hella salty too.

 

[The Pleasure]

$1300....for $80.... yeah, I would be hella salty too.

I'm going to wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat about this.

 

[mcz117chief]

I'm going to wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat about this.

Don't beat yourself up over it, bro, life goes on, you win some and you lose some

 

[The Pleasure]

Don't beat yourself up over it, bro, life goes on, you win some and you lose some

I got little sampson at the fleamarket for 10 dollars 15 years ago. I hate myself for selling it. But i did get a sonos s5 for 20 bucks. And a thinkpad t440p for 20.so i came out alright.

 

[Mistershine.]

Years ago my ex and I were walking through town on a Sunday afternoon and I saw a first edition hardback of The Colour of Magic in a charity shop window for £5. Damn says I, I'll pick it up in the morning on my way to work says she, I forgot says she in the evening, aaargh says I.

Item no longer available

The item you are looking for is no longer available. <br/>

www.abebooks.co.uk

 

[The Pleasure]

Years ago my ex and I were walking through town on a Sunday afternoon and I saw a first edition hardback of The Colour of Magic in a charity shop window for £5. Damn says I, I'll pick it up in the morning on my way to work says she, I forgot says she in the evening, aaargh says I.

Item no longer available

The item you are looking for is no longer available. <br/>

www.abebooks.co.uk

One other time is this guy selling hos game collection at the fleamarket for 1000 bucks for his wedding. He had two turbo expresses and fucking coryoon and magical chase. That was 20 years ago and i still think about it. And dracula x and radiant silvergun. I loaned my family money amd couldn't afford it. Is it petty to think about thos stuff still?

 

[mcz117chief]

I got little sampson at the fleamarket for 10 dollars 15 years ago. I hate myself for selling it. But i did get a sonos s5 for 20 bucks. And a thinkpad t440p for 20.so i came out alright.

Man, the American custom of flea markets is fucking legendary. I would love to have something like that here too. I could sell some of my old junk

 

[The Pleasure]

Man, the American custom of flea markets is fucking legendary. I would love to have something like that here too. I could sell some of my old junk

All my good stuff is flea market. My allclad is stuff i got for 10-20 each from people who don't know their value. Those pots and pans are 200-400 each new. They're made in America and are made to be heirlooms and last lifetimes. I'd kill my girlfroend if she paid retail for the set we have.

 

[Grinchy]

Was it in good shape? If so, how could you pass on a 90% price drop on a sound system you knew you wanted?

You fucked up, son.

 

[The Pleasure]

Was it in good shape? If so, how could you pass on a 90% price drop on a sound system you knew you wanted?

You fucked up, son.

It was in the box. And i have to check the entire fleamarket. Can't blow my load in one shot. I made that mistake too.

 

[Haint]

Are Flea Markets just fence markets these days? Nobody legitimate is selling current model $900 - $1500 electronics for $10 or $80.

 

[Dr.Guru of Peru]

The box was probably empty or full of used syringes.

 

[slugbahr]

Look at it this way
...
Instead of two people being happy with the deal, you've helped to make a third person happy that day.
And you still got bargains with some other stuff.
Everybody won!
Thanks to you!!

 

[nush]

Man, the American custom of flea markets is fucking legendary. I would love to have something like that here too. I could sell some of my old junk

In the UK they have car boot sales, which are the same thing. I've picked up some stunning things from those but it's a lot of work. Then it got even harder once Ebay took off and people were making a living just Ebaying things they brought from boot sales, right aggressive buggers they were too.

 

[West Texas CEO]

heheh

It's okay, just get 'em next time, chipper!

 

[DanteFox]

Are Flea Markets just fence markets these days? Nobody legitimate is selling current model $900 - $1500 electronics for $10 or $80.

That's a good point. I was thinking it might be a scam. If something's too good to be true, it probably is....

 

[and 3 others]

Look at it this way
...
Instead of two people being happy with the deal, you've helped to make a third person happy that day.
And you still got bargains with some other stuff.
Everybody won!
Thanks to you!!

Yeah, that hot girl you were too scared to call, is now getting gorilla fucked by Chad, while you stayed home and jerked off. Being shy and not calling her made 3 people happy.

 

[Foamy]

Back in the PS3 days Id go to the flea market ro buy games off a guy there. He must have had a good whole sale connection cause he'd always have the latest games within a few days of street date and would sell them 10 or 15 dollars cheaper than the big box stores.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

I just want you to have nice things, OP.
You make me sick.

 

[Coolwhhip]

Look on the bright sight, on a market you probably at least got corona.

 

[slugbahr]

Yeah, that hot girl you were too scared to call, is now getting gorilla fucked by Chad, while you stayed home and jerked off. Being shy and not calling her made 3 people happy.

That hot girl is the town bike anyway.
And while he was single he met the girl of his dreams and future wife.

 

[Elcid]

My only question is, who goes to flea markets?

 

[Phunkydiabetic]

Are Flea Markets just fence markets these days? Nobody legitimate is selling current model $900 - $1500 electronics for $10 or $80.

Either that or he didn't pay attention and the box actually said "Shlony" or some other funny knockoff name.

 

[Hudo]

That's OK. We can't all be winners.

 

[888]

 

[MaestroMike]

Like last Sunday I had a Nintendo lite gray in my cart at walmart.com at $200 and I was about to place the order but I hesitated for like five minutes and when I went to finally order it they were already sold out.

 

[TheMan]

OP, tell yourself it was probably defective in some way

 

[EverydayBeast]

Sound bars sound like a big mistake.

 

[DESTROYA]

It was probably stolen or had roaches in it , you probably did yourself a favor.
But I always say you snooze you loose

 

[slugbahr]

It was probably stolen or had roaches in it , you probably did yourself a favor.
But I always say you snooze you loose

Roaches that were about to get married.
All their relatives were gonna be showing up from interstate n shit.
Bullet dodged.

 

[Aggressive Carrot]

I wouldn't have walked away from that. The deal was too good. I fucked n a similar way too, just not at a flea market. I knew someone who was selling almost 100 PlayStation and PSP games for $140. I turned it down knowing there were some rare/expensive games (Mega Man Legends, Persona, Suikouden, Tales of Destiny, among others) there. Called him the next day and was told he sold it. I ended up buying some of the games on ebay and Amazon but if I could kick myself in the balls I would.

 

[The Pleasure]

My only question is, who goes to flea markets?

People lookong for a come up.

 

[buizel]

 

[BluRayHiDef]

Why was the seller selling it for such a cheap price relative to its MSRP? Was it defective or cosmetically damaged?

 

[joe_zazen]

.

 

[Corrik]

A tad off topic but how good are sound bars as far as improving sound quality? I am basically deaf in my right ear so a surround system is probably a bad idea, but how much goes a regular sound bar improve audio quality?

 

[Nikana]

Why the fuck is there a sound bar for over a grand?

 

[Nikana]

A tad off topic but how good are sound bars as far as improving sound quality? I am basically deaf in my right ear so a surround system is probably a bad idea, but how much goes a regular sound bar improve audio quality?

Depends what you are coming from. Tv speakers. Talking a night and day difference in most cases unless you have a high end tv like an oled.

 

[T8SC]

You let a $1,200 speaker system go that was selling for $120, because you wanted to look around, why? What did you expect to see in there? A Turner seascape perhaps? The face of the Madonna? An undiscovered Shakespearean sonnet?"

 

[Potato Chip PRO]

Since I'm a sucker for Sony audio equipment, I just pull out my wallet and give him the $120. Dang, I too would be mad AF.