Last Great Internet Bubble Auction

Last Great Internet Bubble Auction 432

Posted by timothy on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @03:44PM from the aerons-are-comfy dept.

jlouderb writes "At least that's what they are calling it. Cowan Alexander is getting ready to auction off the assets of MP3.com (now owned by CNet) on March 10th and 11th. The items up for sale include lots of those dumb Herman Miller Aeron chairs that were so popular, along with servers and notebooks that are probably hopelessly out of date. The best part, though -- a 1997 yellow hummer and a 1994 "Fat Boy" Harley. Plus, they've got pictures!"

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Heh. (Score:5, Funny)

by SandSpider ( 60727 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @03:45PM (#8389845) Homepage Journal

The items up for sale include lots of those dumb Herman Miller Aeron chairs that were so popular

Very clever, trying to convince everyone not to bid on the Aeron chairs in order to keep the costs down.

=Brian

Questions need to be answered! (Score:5, Funny)

by bc90021 ( 43730 ) * writes: <.bc90021. .at. .bc90021.net.> on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @03:47PM (#8389871) Homepage

Who the hell is "Pootie" [cowanalexander.com]?

What the hell is This Thing [cowanalexander.com]?

Does all This Stuff [cowanalexander.com] come with the hat and the giant Pez?

Inquiring minds want to know!

Oh, and dibs on the Rocket Ship [cowanalexander.com]. ;)

Re:Questions need to be answered! (Score:5, Funny)

by budhaboy ( 717823 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @03:50PM (#8389906)

I think that second thing is the secret teleporter that they were working on...

This explain alot (Score:3, Funny)

by El ( 94934 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @03:51PM (#8389911)

What in their business model suggested to them "You know, we could make a LOT more money delivering music online if me spend company funds to buy a Harley and a Hummer!"

Correction (Score:2, Funny)

by ThousandStars ( 556222 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @03:51PM (#8389914) Homepage

"...Plus, they've got pictures!"
I'd like to amend the blurb to: "Plus, they had pictures, until they were posted to the front page of slashdot."
This comes from the ~20th comment.

A Hummer? (Score:3, Funny)

by vijayiyer ( 728590 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @03:52PM (#8389918)

Maybe if companies like MP3.com used their VC to build their businesses rather than buy Hummers, so many wouldn't have gone under. I bet you can't even listen to MP3s over the roar of the diesel in that thing...

I hope its just not me (Score:5, Funny)

by bigjnsa500 ( 575392 ) writes: <bigjnsa500@yaUUU ... inus threevowels> on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @03:55PM (#8389961) Homepage Journal

but I am having a hard time dealing with that name
cowanalexander
Something is just plain wrong with it.

Re:Video games... Couldn't do better than Galaga? (Score:3, Funny)

by Life2Short ( 593815 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @03:55PM (#8389962)

Yeah but Galaga & Ms. Pacman? Sheesh! And I thought I was hard up for entertainment... I appreciate the classics as much as the next fellow, but come on... A coporation might stand out with a Tempest machine, but I think if I were interviewing with a firm and I saw Galaga & Ms. Pacman, I'd like to think that the handwriting was on the wall...

Those Dumb Chairs (Score:1, Funny)

by exp(pi*sqrt(163)) ( 613870 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @03:56PM (#8389976) Journal

A tad jealous are we? My ass is nice and comfy on an Aeron.

Re:Aeron Chairs... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @03:59PM (#8390003)

And here I am sitting on an old 486 full tower which I've been using as a chair for the past week... yeah, sure, rub it in.

Re:Questions need to be answered! (Score:5, Funny)

by BlewScreen ( 159261 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @03:59PM (#8390008)

no - it's Marge Simpson's tin-foil hat...

-bs

Freaking Stupid Excess (Score:5, Funny)

by toupsie ( 88295 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @03:59PM (#8390010) Homepage

No wonder this company couldn't make a profit. They have more freaking workout equipment [cowanalexander.com] than the Crush fitness center in lower Manhattan. What the hell does an "Internet Company" need with a washer/dryer, fooseball tables, pool tables, electronic dart boards, more workout equipment than a Manhattan gym, stand up arcade games, massage tables, autographed size 20 sneakers and other non-business related crap? If I were an investor in MP3.com, I would have shoved that autographed size 20 sneaker up some CEO's butt. Outrageous!
These guys appear to be so wasteful, I bet they used sharpies on whiteboards and just threw them away after each meeting. And we wonder why there was such an Internet bubble and a recession.

Re:The Hummer (Score:5, Funny)

by mackman ( 19286 ) * writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:02PM (#8390038)

You know that "Step 2: ???", it usually takes a lot of driving.

Re:Slashdot: home of expert furniture critics? (Score:2, Funny)

by DAldredge ( 2353 ) writes: <SlashdotEmail@GMail.Com> on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:02PM (#8390049) Journal

I can say the same thing about a chair that I bought at Office Depot in Dallas for $149.00. It even has the little holes in it.

Re:Those Dumb Chairs (Score:5, Funny)

by mbadolato ( 105588 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:03PM (#8390053)

and since the "fabric" has lots of holes in it, they keep you cooler than a standard chair does.

They also dissipate farts quite nicely! What fun are they if you can't share them with your coworkers ? :)

Re:Aerons "Dumb"? (Score:5, Funny)

by st0rmshad0w ( 412661 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:04PM (#8390065)

Are you saying you have to calibrate your ass?

I fit when I was 23 (Score:5, Funny)

by Tablizer ( 95088 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:06PM (#8390090) Journal

The items up for sale include lots of those dumb Herman Miller Aeron chairs that were so popular

I tried one of those at a used furniture store recently. I was too damned fat for it. Like everything else of the dot-com era, it seemed geared around hyper 23-year-olds.

Re:Heh. (Score:3, Funny)

by uberdave ( 526529 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:06PM (#8390095) Homepage

Yeah. No mention about how the shoddy hummer has no passenger room, that it's rusting, and gets poor mileage. Clearly he is hoping to score the chairs while everyone is focussed on a cheezy yuppie-mobile that no one in their right mind would bid on, if they looked past the glitzy exterior. In fact, I suggest that everyone just forget the hummer and bid on the chairs.

Re:Aeron Chairs... (Score:5, Funny)

by p4ul13 ( 560810 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:07PM (#8390105) Homepage

I saw the URL "cowanalexander.com" and briefly thought "Cow Anal Exander dot Com?!?!". What sick bastards are posting here, and what the hell is an 'exander'?
Sorry.

Water Bottle (Score:4, Funny)

by Plocmstart ( 718110 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:09PM (#8390130)

Does the Hummer come with the plastic water bottle [cowanalexander.com] between the driver's seat and the console? You can keep the Hummer... I just want the water bottle...

Re:Those Dumb Chairs (Score:5, Funny)

by shystershep ( 643874 ) * writes: <bdshepherd.gmail@com> on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:09PM (#8390133) Homepage Journal

This is both a blessing and a curse. I agree that it is nice to share, but at the same time it is nice to let one slip quietly, which is much more difficult without the padding of a regular seat.

Re:A Hummer? (Score:5, Funny)

by myg ( 705374 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:09PM (#8390137)

Ahhh how I miss the good old days when corrupt business men purchased a different kind of hummer with corporate money.

Focus! Focus! (Score:5, Funny)

by The Ape With No Name ( 213531 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:10PM (#8390145) Homepage

All of that high-end equipment and no one knows how to focus a camera? Even a digital Camera?

Re:Questions need to be answered! (Score:5, Funny)

by JohnGrahamCumming ( 684871 ) * writes: <[slashdot] [at] [jgc.org]> on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:10PM (#8390149) Homepage Journal

> What the hell is This Thing?

Dude, that's clearly an Orgasmotron.

John.

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by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:12PM (#8390164)

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Re:Those Dumb Chairs (Score:5, Funny)

by Perl-Pusher ( 555592 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:15PM (#8390190)

Yes, but then you will need a flatulence filter [flatulence-filter.com], you wouldn't want to suffocate.

Re:Aeron Chairs... (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:17PM (#8390207)

486 tower? Your lucky. I'm currently using an Amiga 500 as a lean-to.

Re:Those Dumb Chairs (Score:5, Funny)

by Le Marteau ( 206396 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:23PM (#8390268) Journal

The kneeling chairs take a bit of getting used to.

Plus, they make you look goofy, cement your reputation as a flake, and cause people to laugh at you behind your back.

Re:Aeron Chairs... (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Cowtard ( 573891 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:31PM (#8390353)

what the hell is an 'exander'?

Typical Slashdot misspelling. That should read 'expander.'

Re:This explain alot (Score:0, Funny)

by tntguy ( 516721 ) * writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:33PM (#8390382)

The ??? step?

Re:Aerons "Dumb"? (Score:3, Funny)

by st0rmshad0w ( 412661 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:36PM (#8390408)

"These chairs absolutely suck. I had one at my last job, and I hated it. I usually sit with my legs folded up indian-style, even in office chairs. Try it in one of those Aerons; you'll find out pretty quickly that it's a bad idea. The hard plastic sides turn your feet upward an 45+ degree angles. Ouch."

I never thought I would see the need to suggest that someone RTFM for a chair.

Re:Those Dumb Chairs (Score:5, Funny)

by i_r_sensitive ( 697893 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:45PM (#8390514)

I think you are missing the point.
The traditional office chair (the ones what have some modicum of stuffing anyways) are fart batteries! So the day after chili you switch chairs as soon as the guy in the cubicle next to you goes for a coffee or whatever. Shit yourself to your hearts content and switch chairs back. As soon as your victim sits down the fart potential stored in the battery becomes a kinetic fart wafting up to your victims nose. A whoopee cushion gone bad!

Re:Questions need to be answered! (Score:2, Funny)

by sharkey ( 16670 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:48PM (#8390568)

"That Thing" appears to be the top off the Sybian that the Jolly Green Giant's wife ordered on the sly.

Re:The Hummer (Score:2, Funny)

by kabocox ( 199019 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @04:55PM (#8390671)

The Hummer has 50,000 miles on it and it's on its second engine. What did they do to that thing?

Uh, went mudding.

Re:Those Dumb Chairs (Score:3, Funny)

by winse ( 39597 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @05:06PM (#8390802) Homepage Journal

That's not how i got one ... I just waited for the next round of layoffs, and took one from the corner office.

Y2K bug? (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @05:06PM (#8390803)

Anyone else notice the calendar on the left side of the auction site has months labeled "February 104" "March 104" etc.? Kind of ironic that an auction site dealing in high tech liquidation sports a Y2K bug 4 years after the fact :-)

Re:Those Dumb Chairs (Score:3, Funny)

by FuzzyBad-Mofo ( 184327 ) writes: <fuzzybad@noSpAm.gmail.com> on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @05:17PM (#8390908)

Perhaps one might develop some intestinal fortitude along with the intestinal physical support.

Indeed, thanks to a strict vegan diet, I have the power of nine men! After morning meditation and a three-bean salad, I could chop a bus in half!
/Reed Tucker

Cow Anal Expanders (Score:3, Funny)

by infinite9 ( 319274 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @06:09PM (#8391555)

Years ago, I worked for a computer rental company. We had set up a number of computers in a booth at a cattle related trade show. For a couple hours, my boss and I looked at the "products" being advertised in the booth next to us. Most were unitentifiable. One however looked like a giant dildo with a power cord on one end and long copper electrodes running the length of it. It was about 2 feet long. We approached the salesman at the end of the show and asked what it was. He said it was for collecting semen from bulls. "You place this in the bull's rectum and plug it in. It 'stimulates' him." It took us an hour to stop laughing.

dot-com theft fun!!!! (Score:5, Funny)

by raygundan ( 16760 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @06:11PM (#8391585) Homepage

I knew it was coming, and just kept putting the theft off. I wish now I hadn't procrastinated so much on stealing the chair-- but when the day came and they kicked us all out and changed the codes, it was too late. I know a couple of them disappeared, and I even had a no-security-cameras route picked out that made use of the fact that our roof door was unlocked and that it lined up with the fourth floor of the adjacent parking garage. There was a 6' chainlink fence in the way, but i'm sure I could have climbed it and pulled the chair over with me. If only I had gotten around to it. *sigh*

So (much like the later simpsons episode) I made off with as much ethernet wire as I could.

One well-prepared bastard had the foresight to lock the super-expensive pro video camera in a filing cabinet and mark it with a distinctive scratch. He bought a lot of 25 beat-up file cabinets later at the auction for about $100, pried the drawer open, and took the camera home after selling the other cabinets for a few bucks to one of the furniture dealers.

Re:same old story? (Score:3, Funny)

by mekkab ( 133181 ) * writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @06:29PM (#8391798) Homepage Journal

You Bastard!! I bought that stupid horse coach!!

(Although I guess you've saved me the embarassment of finding this out in public on Antique Roadshow...)

Re:Those Dumb Chairs (Score:2, Funny)

by cfuse ( 657523 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @06:42PM (#8391972)

Plus, they make you look goofy, cement your reputation as a flake, and cause people to laugh at you behind your back.
Who needs a chair for that? I just open my mouth ...

Re:Those Dumb Chairs (Score:2, Funny)

by shepd ( 155729 ) writes: <slashdot.org@nOSpAm.gmail.com> on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @07:03PM (#8392219) Homepage Journal

>I am one of the aeron masses, but I went to an editor's studio the other day, and he had Swoppers.

I could have *sworn* I've seen kids playing on those, coloured pink, and shaped like horses...

Look at the pictures again (Score:2, Funny)

by teknikl ( 539522 ) writes: on Wednesday February 25, 2004 @07:39PM (#8392486)

They were trying to start an online record label. Looks to me that it was a hell of a party.
A lot of toys, big comfy sofas, and audio gear.
It looks like a great nightclub - when does it open?

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Heh. (Score:5, Funny)

Questions need to be answered! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Questions need to be answered! (Score:5, Funny)

This explain alot (Score:3, Funny)

Correction (Score:2, Funny)

A Hummer? (Score:3, Funny)

I hope its just not me (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Video games... Couldn't do better than Galaga? (Score:3, Funny)

Those Dumb Chairs (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Aeron Chairs... (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Questions need to be answered! (Score:5, Funny)

Freaking Stupid Excess (Score:5, Funny)

Re:The Hummer (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Slashdot: home of expert furniture critics? (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Those Dumb Chairs (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Aerons "Dumb"? (Score:5, Funny)

I fit when I was 23 (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Heh. (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Aeron Chairs... (Score:5, Funny)

Water Bottle (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Those Dumb Chairs (Score:5, Funny)

Re:A Hummer? (Score:5, Funny)

Focus! Focus! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Questions need to be answered! (Score:5, Funny)

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Re:Those Dumb Chairs (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Aeron Chairs... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Those Dumb Chairs (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Aeron Chairs... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:This explain alot (Score:0, Funny)

Re:Aerons "Dumb"? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Those Dumb Chairs (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Questions need to be answered! (Score:2, Funny)

Re:The Hummer (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Those Dumb Chairs (Score:3, Funny)

Y2K bug? (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Those Dumb Chairs (Score:3, Funny)

Cow Anal Expanders (Score:3, Funny)

dot-com theft fun!!!! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:same old story? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Those Dumb Chairs (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Those Dumb Chairs (Score:2, Funny)

Look at the pictures again (Score:2, Funny)

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