Wrigley Garage Sale

[Chris]

Some of the first folks at the sale have finally made it to ebay. Nothing like setting the starting bid at $500 on flags you got for $75 each.

[tinkers1]

If we put Dusty baker up for sale at the garage sale think anyone would buy him?

[CubinNY]

i was there too...it was a huge success for the cubs, not so much for the fans, unless you were first in line. i got there at 8am, and did not get to the memoribilia area till after standing in line for 45 mins....there was nothing really good left....all the bases were gone, bats gone, good flags gone, good jeresys gone...and the stuff left was not cheap $150 for a koronka jersey....but i did get a brick for $25 so i guess it was not a total loss. i was talking to a guy in line he was in the second group in, he said that people were just grabbing everything.... i think they should have had limits, so everyone would get a chance for the good stuff....

 

oh well....at least i got a brick!!

 

I saw a couple of guys walk out holding stacks of stadium flags that they had bought.

i asked the people working there, and they said the bases were gone in 10 mins, would have been sooner, but they could not write them up that fast. the cub flags and "W" flags gone within 15 mins. bats gone within 30 mins....i dont mean to sound like a baby, but i would have been nice to see some other ppl walk away with a stadium flag, not guys with armfuls...

dont get me wrong, its a great idea, but it could have been handled better IMO

 

Don't worry. They will be up on Ebay in a few days for 5 to 10 times what those jerks paid for them.

 

It is the same way with the scalpers. There has to be a way to limit this kind of nonsense.

 

I'd only sell people 4 tickets at at time unless they buy season tickets.

[abuck1220]

i heard jacque jones sold for 85 cents. so the cubs didn't get their money back on that investment.

[AllStarMe]

i heard jacque jones sold for 85 cents. so the cubs didn't get their money back on that investment.

While the approximate value is true, Jones was not bought by currency but rather bartered for a few Atari 2600 cartriges marked "as is".

 

"Jacque is a terrific guy, and we'll wish him all the best in the future," said Cubs GM Jim Hendry of the deal. "However when weighing his contributions to our ballclub, we felt that even the possibility of playing such classic titles as Centipede or Missile Command would in the long term prove to be a tremendous asset to the team."

 

Many fans may be surprised to learn that this is not the first time Hendry, a self-described "old-school" gamer, has dealt players for video games. To complete the December trade that sent Jermaine Van Buren to the Red Sox, the Cubs acquired from Boston a Power Pad accessory for the NES. That trade proved to be a bust when Jerry Hairston, thinking it would improve his performance at Super Team Games, wore his cleats on the Power Pad, effectively ruining it.

 

"Sock feet only! It says so right there on the pad! I mean, come on!" responded a visibly-shaken Juan Pierre.

[tinkers1]

Hey I just feel bad for the poor guy who gave up his Atari and now has to feed and house Jones.

[ronsanto10]

LOL :lol:

i heard jacque jones sold for 85 cents. so the cubs didn't get their money back on that investment.

While the approximate value is true, Jones was not bought by currency but rather bartered for a few Atari 2600 cartriges marked "as is".

 

"Jacque is a terrific guy, and we'll wish him all the best in the future," said Cubs GM Jim Hendry of the deal. "However when weighing his contributions to our ballclub, we felt that even the possibility of playing such classic titles as Centipede or Missile Command would in the long term prove to be a tremendous asset to the team."

 

Many fans may be surprised to learn that this is not the first time Hendry, a self-described "old-school" gamer, has dealt players for video games. To complete the December trade that sent Jermaine Van Buren to the Red Sox, the Cubs acquired from Boston a Power Pad accessory for the NES. That trade proved to be a bust when Jerry Hairston, thinking it would improve his performance at Super Team Games, wore his cleats on the Power Pad, effectively ruining it.

 

"Sock feet only! It says so right there on the pad! I mean, come on!" responded a visibly-shaken Juan Pierre.

[tinkers1]

Okay the quote from Juan Pierre about sock feet only was too freaking funny, lmao.

[tinkers1]

Hehe I guess JJ took note about being sold at that garage sale yesterday and decided to get a hit and a big hit today, hehe

[Balsa]

LOL :lol:

i heard jacque jones sold for 85 cents. so the cubs didn't get their money back on that investment.

While the approximate value is true' date=' Jones was not bought by currency but rather bartered for a few Atari 2600 cartriges marked "as is".

 

"Jacque is a terrific guy, and we'll wish him all the best in the future," said Cubs GM Jim Hendry of the deal. "However when weighing his contributions to our ballclub, we felt that even the possibility of playing such classic titles as Centipede or Missile Command would in the long term prove to be a tremendous asset to the team."

 

Many fans may be surprised to learn that this is not the first time Hendry, a self-described "old-school" gamer, has dealt players for video games. To complete the December trade that sent Jermaine Van Buren to the Red Sox, the Cubs acquired from Boston a Power Pad accessory for the NES. That trade proved to be a bust when Jerry Hairston, thinking it would improve his performance at Super Team Games, wore his cleats on the Power Pad, effectively ruining it.

 

"Sock feet only! It says so right there on the pad! I mean, come on!" responded a visibly-shaken Juan Pierre.[/quote']

 

That's some funny stuff. You should write for The Onion.

[Chris]

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[Master Shake]

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