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From: Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid>
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Subject: Re: used furniture
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:34:03 GMT
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On a sunny day (Fri, 30 Aug 2024 07:23:54 -0700) it happened john larkin
<jlarkin_highland_tech> wrote in <kuk3dj5mr9q8fc238pgb0sak1hdvdlesom@4ax.com>:

>On Fri, 30 Aug 2024 07:06:35 GMT, Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid>
>wrote:
>
>>On a sunny day (Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:06:59 -0700) it happened john larkin
>><jl@650pot.com> wrote in <kfv1djltlgtom92hirn8bdicourg7lefl7@4ax.com>:
>>
>>>
>>>https://www.btexpressliquidatorsinc.com/used-furniture
>>>
>>>Gosh, some of that looks expensive and ugly.
>>>
>>>I remember in the first .com bust, there was a glut of luxury office
>>>furniture from goofy failed startups. Goodwill refused to take any
>>>more furniture donations.
>>>
>>>I expect that AI will have the same effects.
>>
>>Have an old used workdesk, since early eighties
>>Thse days only buy new
>>I have a lot of Ikea stuff,
>>Nice one is
>> https://www.ikea.com/nl/nl/p/kullaberg-bureaustoel-grenen-zwart-10320341/
>>Just got some nice sit cushions
>
>I need two workbenches for my kids in our new design center.
>
>Ikea used to make this one
>
>https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/emw66638g5eecd8jp9x9e/DSC03258.JPG?rlkey=o97228ofzv4z87lb8pv4rwnk3&raw=1
>
>which was fabulous, but it's been discontinued.
>
>I did move mine over, along with my solid wood desk and my massive old
>drafting table and my Tek 11802, which I can't even move. It took 9
>movers most of the day, for $6K. Plus tips, which was all the cash
>that we had.

6K$ is a lot, even in inflated US dollars these days...


>Here is my new office:
>
>https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ir9808e72sng6e6l3x0mx/Office.jpg?rlkey=ha1kh1rtpz2upbv5523tm6bc5&raw=1

Needs a bit of cleaning:-)