Man Sells Baby to Pay for Gadgets

nzgeek writes "This guy seems to have a serious gadget addiction: 'we're selling our son for $30k. There's nothing sinister about this, he's not going into child slavery or anything, Randy and Linda just really liked his demeanor, and they're keen on a Kiwi kid because they're usually so healthy. I hear $30 grand is really good value these days. So help me out: what would be a good swag of gadgets to get hold of for US$30,000?' " This one definitely raises a lot of important questions. $30k is a lot of gadgets, so you must choose wisely!

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[nmg196]

Decisions

A couple of months ago, my wife and I were approached with an interesting offer by an affluent couple from California. After thinking carefully, we've decided to take them up on their offer. My fetish for gadgets is well puplicised through this blog, and I think this offer will help me finally get those gadgets I've been coveting for so long.

That's right, we're selling our son for $30k. There's nothing sinister about this, he's not going into child slavery or anything, Randy and Linda just really liked his demeanor, and they're keen on a Kiwi kid because they're usually so healthy. I hear $30 grand is a really good number these days.

So help me out: what would be a good swag of gadgets to get hold of for US$30,000? Here's my initial wish-list:

• A nice G4 Powerbook. I've always been a Windows guy, but only due to cost. I'm super-keen to try out a nice fast Mac.
• A Mac mini for home. Our house is pretty small, and a mini would make an ideal home media server thing.
• An Alienware PC gaming rig, or maybe a hand-built gaming machine.
• A PSP and/or Nintendo DS.
• One of those portable media players like the Mrobe or something.

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Why not get $50K?

[tquinlan]

Frankly, if one is going to sell such "merchandise" to pay for gadgets, I would go out of my way to find another buyer (check the black market), and start a bidding war! You could likely get up to $50K that way - and then imagine how much you could get in gadgetry!

Or, better yet, auctions on eBay, with some well placed shill bidding could get you $100K! Then you could double your fun/d! ;)