me), you’ve got an “inner geek” that’s more in tune with stuff than you are. If
you’re checking out some new bit of tech, a funky game or accessory, the
IG is
the voice in your head telling you whether or not to buy
it.
Heed its
wisdom.
I foolishly ignored mine at
Design Festa. When I was cruising around all the booths I came across this
display:
Now,
it may not look like much (to the non-geek eye), but it’s some cool stuff. The
little statues are from Namco games, and come in the boxes behind them. The flat
things to the left are mini-CD videogame soundtracks of old NES titles. There’s
only one box for each of these collections, so what you end up with is a total
crap shoot.
What these two guys had
done had bought a bunch of both sets and opened them to see what was inside.
Then they took it all to Design Festa and were selling them just slightly higher
than what they’d paid. They make a profit and gamer-geeks can get just the
statue or CD they want. Good deal all around,
right?
Only if you’re smart
enough to buy the ones you want.
I
screwed up and didn’t buy anything. I barely gave things a cursory glance. It
was only later, while going over the photos from the day, that I realized what
I’d missed out on.
My IG knew
the deal though.
That voice in my
head was saying, “get the Xevious statue. And why not grab a couple of those CDs
while you’re at it?” I stupidly thought, “nah, that’s not for me.”
DOH!
I
shall not ignore my
IG
anymore. Though I’m beginning to think perhaps I should take his advice with a
grain of salt.
He’s had me
spending quite a bit of money on ebay this week….