I dont think the Boston score is high enough - to get anywhere North or South of the city, you pretty much have to go right through the center of the city (central artery) where your commute is guaranteed to be at least an hour for the 3 miles of the artery. 128 is awful as well, although not...
Mark Hastings, How is price determined for collectible items? Is it determined by the manufacturer? In that case, there isn't a single baseball card on this planet that should cost more than $1. There isn't a single coin that should cost more than face value. The ONLY thing that keeps these...
Thank you Todd. I'm actually sick and tired of people who are looking forward to being laid off because they want some "time off" or because they "hate their damn job." The reality is that most people don't like their job. It's nothing new, it's just that our society has become very good at...
Jonathan makes a great point... thank you, Jonathan. According to some of the logic in this thread, scarcity or demand should have NO influence on price. Therefore, if you are fortunate enough to have a copy of a rare and in-demand collectible, you should not charge more than what the market...
Mark and Mike, You are trying to compare items that most people consider necessities (batteries and gasoline) to luxury items such as tickets to sporting events. Come on, now...
Joseph, Did you get a ticket online this late? When we finally did get through (and it was before 8:55) we were informed that it was sold out - same deal on the phone. By 8:00 we got messages both ways. I did enter the Monster raffle, and I'll be trying on Monday for the next round of...
I hate ticket brokers myself as well. However, as someone who believes in the tenets of Capitalism, I have to admit that what they are doing, while unethical, is not illegal nor should it be. Last Friday night at 6 PM, tickets for the Red Sox playoff games went on sale. Both my wife and I...
Ken is right - sort of. Just because a player claims that it is compatable with a specific format(s), it doesn't mean that it will be compatable with ALL discs of that format. The three biggest "non-disc type" factors for compatability are: 1. Media typemanufacturer 2. Authoring...
I have this on LD - it was sent to me on "accident" by EAV Laser (along with Sabrina and a second copy of The Aristocats). Don't waste your time - it's Seinfeld, minus the humor and great characters.
The Sony and Pioneer drives are good - no arguing that. The NEC drive is on the same level, in my opinion, but it needs a firmware update to be on that level. Firmware 1.05 has trouble burning cheap media (ie, 1x Princos, etc...) Firmware 1.06 fixes this, but it has the potential to ruin your...
A firewire drive is going to run you ~$300. Instead, you can buy an IDE drive and buy a firewire enclosure case - total cost should be around $200. I have the NEC-ND1300A, which I really like - haven't had any problems with it. You can now get this drive for $125 from Live Warehouse (they are...