Brett Gideon: STOLEN!!!

Nothing to be alarmed about. No need to dial 111. It’s just my conscience pricking me in the back of the neck again.

I sometimes feel like a bit of a crook when I think about the bargains I’ve picked up over the years. I wonder if I’m a bad person because I handed over the asked price to these obviously puzzled people and hit the streets with the swag under my arm at a speed that would have impressed the All Black selectors.

I’m listening to two of the bargains at the moment and having a hard time concentrating on my laptop because of the splendid sounds emanating from my cheap but wonderful goodies. TONE Editor Gary Steel must have been having an off day when he unloaded his much loved B&W stand mount speakers to me at “mate’s rates”. Gaz, I have to tell you that you were robbed. I know you miss the B&Ws but if you snooze, you apparently lose! Don’t be sad, their yellow Kevlar cones look so good at my place.

As for Mike, the original TONE guy – he obviously didn’t realize just how fine his old Marantz CD player sounded (thank goodness for earwax). It would have been a nice buy at a much higher price than I paid but never mind, the deal was done and he still doesn’t know where I live.

Let’s not even discuss the beautiful Brasilia single boiler espresso machine and Mazzer professional coffee grinder that makes better espresso shots than most of Auckland’s cafés, which I picked up for a song (a very short song I suppose).

Hmmm it’s strange but I feel a bit better now that I’ve confessed my wicked ways. Maybe I should have a quick look on TradeMe for a poor soul who doesn’t know what he’s got. Where’s the bloke with the mint LINN Isobariks that he found in his uncle’s shed? May the reserve be set at $40 with a buy now of $50.