Nope, not a person or a pet. Or a car. But it was something I figure this group could relate to.
We're having some flooring replaced in our house. That has required us to completely empty a couple rooms into other areas of the house. That made me realize it was time for our older but functionally perfect CRT TV in the basement to go.
But how to get rid of it? Charity drop-off places like Goodwill don't take them anymore, I'm told (or maybe I've seen signs at their drop-off places). I often see older TVs sitting out on the curb with signs taped to them saying "IT WORKS!" or similar in an attempt to get someone to haul them away. I guess the charity places (and computer places, too) figure they're too undesirable these days for them to sell for profit. I tried to drop off an older CRT all-in-one Macintosh a while back at a "free computer recycling" place and a guy actually got angry when I placed it in one of their bins. I was almost out the door when I head him start crying about it. "Hey! You can't leave that here!" HEY, I'M TALKING TO YOU! Hmm. thought I was doing the right thing instead of pitching it into a dumpster somewhere. Guess not.
The solution?
Why, sell it on craigslist as part of a bundle with an original Sony Playstation and 30 games, or course!
My picture from the ad is below. If I had been home when the replies started coming, I would have sold it in a couple hours. As it worked out, I listed it on Saturday afternoon and it was gone by 10:00 AM Sunday morning. I should have taken a pic in the game rather than the title screen, as I had 1020 game days in GT2, $26 million in the bank, a car full of quirky classic cars, and the game 98-point-something complete. I played both GT and GT2 for a little bit Saturday night and decided I won't miss them, or the Playstation. I did hook it up to a HDTV, but it looked terrible on a new TV - much worse than on the older one. Oh well, it's all gone now.
Apparently lost over the years: a Playstation S-Video cable and a Dex Drive (anyone remember those?)
Goodbye, old friend. I sure wasted a lot of time with this thing, but I made some friends along the way.
For the first time since the late 1990s, I do not own a version of Gran Turismo.
I guess I have to turn in my GTXF membership card and secret decoder ring now.