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SALE ! SALE ! SALE ! EVERYTHING MUST GO !

Don
Don
Jun 15, 2011
2:57pm
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Originally posted by: snidely333
Did you see the Pickers episode where the weird old guy had an X-ray shoe sizer machine?
Ahh, . . . DonDiego suggests the reader and he enter the WABAC Machine, . . . all the way to 11 January 2010 :

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Originally posted by: DonDiego
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Originally posted by: suecasey
The latest I read is that they're now weighing the potential for safety from terrorists against the radiation dangers (possible cancer) to passengers from the body scanner machines.
Uh-Oh!

This is not good news. Unfortunately little DonDiego got more than his share of X-rays many decades ago whenever he was in need of shoes. The shoe store on 4th Street in Bethlehem, PA had on its floor a fluoroscope manufactured by X-Ray Shoe Fitter Inc., of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.



This device allowed one to see how the bones of one's feet fit within the shoes. They also permitted little DonDiego to look at the bones of his wiggling toes as long as he wanted, . . . so long as he kept pressing and repressing the button, as it shut off approximately every 20 seconds. Studies made even before DonDiego had ever entered a shoe store (Ref: Shoe Store Fluoroscopy - Enjoyed by Children Almost Everywhere) ) suggest he was exposing himself to 348 Roentgens-per-minute. But how was he to know?

DonDiego will have to start taking the train, because he wishes no further X-ray exposure.

chipchik
chipchik
Jun 15, 2011
4:47pm
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Originally posted by: snidely333
Did you see the Pickers episode where the weird old guy had an X-ray shoe sizer machine?


It was on American Restoration, not Pickers.


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MoneyLA
MoneyLA
Jun 15, 2011
9:35pm
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I wondered about the slot machines too. Since slots are not legal in all states, they might not be available in a public auction/sale. I doubt they were all leased, but some slots are leased including those that are tied to a multi casino progressive such as some of the IGT games. I also noticed there was no mention of slot machines, VP machines, or even gaming tables on the signs outside the property or in the online auction listing. it appears they are pushing room furnishings, restaurant equipment, decor items, furniture.
waltmarcia
waltmarcia
Jun 15, 2011
11:36pm
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We are going to be there this morning. Anyone going?

chefantwon
chefantwon
Jun 16, 2011
1:13am
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Originally posted by: DonDiego
The sale of the contents of the Sahara Hotel and Casino begins tomorrow at 10:00am, 16 June 2011.



From the Las Vegas Review-Journal :
"At Thursday's sale at the historic Sahara, the only things off-limits will be in the NASCAR Cafe.
Otherwise, more than 600,000 artifacts, furniture, photos, gaming equipment and memorabilia from the 59-year-old Rat Pack-era resort, which closed May 16, will be up for grabs starting at 10 a.m.
Liquidation is expected to take two months."

Oh, . . . the liquidator is charging a $10 admission fee for the first 4 days of the sale to keep the riff-raff out. Riff-raff will be welcomed free thereafter.

And from National Content Liquidators, details on what's for sale:
"1720 Guestroom & Suite Furnishings including: Color TV’s, King & Full Size Beds, Armoires, Nightstands, Dressers, Pedestal Tables, Lamps, Pictures, Mirrors, Uph. Chairs, Sofas, Loveseats, End Tables, Coffee Tables, Sofa Tables, Flat Screen TV’s, Dining Tables & Chairs, Chandeliers & Sconces, Wet Bars, Bar Stools and 100?s more! Also, Sahara Memorabilia, Commercial Kitchen Equipment, Bar & Restaurant Furnishings, Ice Machines, Lobby Furnishings, Casino Tables & Chairs, Slot Stools, Neon Signs, Fountains, Pool & Patio Furniture, China, Glassware, Flatware, Theater Equipment, Stage Lighting, Banquet Tables & Chairs and 1,000?s more!"

DonDiego apologizes for the late notice; he just learned about it this morning.
If anyone plans on going, . . . DonDiego would like a blackjack table or a neon-sign.



I'd go for a set of knives out of the kitchen and a few other kitchen items.
waltmarcia
waltmarcia
Jun 16, 2011
6:52am
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This was the worst organized sale we have ever been. We were there by 9:30 and got in line. Many, many more people came after us and some got in line an some did not. They were letting 300 people in at a time so we should have been in within at most an hour. The longer we were there, the more people just cut in line - especially the closer we got - and especially people with their children and strollers. We pointed out this problem to an officer, but it was not his job to keep out line cutters. Well, finally by 11:45 we made it up closer and then since the parking lot had changed and the people were coming out of the elevator by the line, everyone just cut in line. We left. - We're not line cutters and would never have gotten in by this point, as there were just so many people who don't play by rules.
jatki
jatki
Jun 16, 2011
7:50am
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My tolerance level would've been gone long before that. Not that i couldn't wait til 11:30 ,IF, thats what everyone had to do. People cutting in line with noone doing anything about it would've driven me away.

JOHN
chefantwon
chefantwon
Jun 16, 2011
8:49am
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Originally posted by: jatki99
My tolerance level would've been gone long before that. Not that i couldn't wait til 11:30 ,IF, thats what everyone had to do. People cutting in line with noone doing anything about it would've driven me away.

JOHN



I'm not as nice as either of you. Once the cutting started, I would get my butt going and squirm my way through. (although, I don't have the massive advantage I once had (I'm about 20lbs heaver)) If anyone complained, then start raising hell about all of the idiots cutting in line and no security to be found.
bjammin65
bjammin65
Jun 16, 2011
9:45am
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Originally posted by: MoneyLA
I wondered about the slot machines too. Since slots are not legal in all states, they might not be available in a public auction/sale. I doubt they were all leased, but some slots are leased including those that are tied to a multi casino progressive such as some of the IGT games. I also noticed there was no mention of slot machines, VP machines, or even gaming tables on the signs outside the property or in the online auction listing. it appears they are pushing room furnishings, restaurant equipment, decor items, furniture.


The slot machines and V/P machines are sold to certified slot wholesalers in lots determined by the casino. All wide area progressives go back to the manufacterer that runs the game (e.g. wheel of fortune, star wars, megsabucks etc.) What the casino will do is put a group of desirable machines together with a bunch of undesirable machines so they can get them hauled out. When I had my slot business most of these lots would cost about $15-$17k and would xonsist of about 100-150 machines. One of the machines that I used to make a killing off of was the slant top reel slot machines. I got one batch of 50 slant tops that worked and in good shape for $50 a machine. I would turn around and sell them for $400-$700 a machine. That was before the real estate bubble burst and folks wanted to enhance their gameroom.
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