Been offered an 80Gb classic for £100

LeperousDust · 18 Apr 2008 at 12:43

Mates second hand, he said i can have it for a ton, does this seem fair? Its just standard used, not pristine, not really over used etc...

Will_3rd · 18 Apr 2008 at 13:23

Seems like a good deal as the retail is 159 minus VAT it is 132.

Does it come with the cables, headphones and dock adapter etc?

KPeh · 18 Apr 2008 at 14:11

I've always wondered why people use the word 'ton' on this forum where it's meaningless and misleading. Never heard it used elsewhere like so. Firstly, it's a unit of weight (edit: well, mass), and if we're going by the metric system, it means 1000kg, not 100... (Alternatively it's 2000 pounds).

That's all folks!

LeperousDust · 18 Apr 2008 at 14:20

Can't believeyou've never heard it before :confused:

See here
Anyway! Yeah comes with all the above, just no original box etc...

tres · 18 Apr 2008 at 14:23

yeah i'm with the big man, "ton" has been used for many a year around the country.

SteveOBHave · 18 Apr 2008 at 14:26

Aye I've heard it used in exactly the same context - where have you been? Pointless arguing of semantics just annoys people.

LeperousDust · 19 Apr 2008 at 20:28

Oh well, taken him up on it can't complain i suppose i've seen old 30gb 5G's go for £90 on ebay :eek:

!!!

Simian · 20 Apr 2008 at 07:20

KPeh said:
I've always wondered why people use the word 'ton' on this forum where it's meaningless and misleading. Never heard it used elsewhere like so. Firstly, it's a unit of weight (edit: well, mass), and if we're going by the metric system, it means 1000kg, not 100... (Alternatively it's 2000 pounds).

That's all folks!

What about:

a Pony = £25
a Monkey = £500
a Grand = £1,000
a Plum = £100,000

All been round for over a Century now!!... The Language of my ancestors!!! (I'm unfortunatly a mockney not a cockney!!...)

Wicksta · 20 Apr 2008 at 17:39

KPeh said:
I've always wondered why people use the word 'ton' on this forum where it's meaningless and misleading. Never heard it used elsewhere like so. Firstly, it's a unit of weight (edit: well, mass), and if we're going by the metric system, it means 1000kg, not 100... (Alternatively it's 2000 pounds).

That's all folks!

Are you American?

Nitrojan · 20 Apr 2008 at 17:45

Ive never heard the word 'ton' used in that context either :confused:

PinkPig · 20 Apr 2008 at 18:34

Nitrojan said:
Ive never heard the word 'ton' used in that context either

Me neither. I'm sure it's common in some regions and communities but certainly not universal.

MarcLister · 20 Apr 2008 at 19:09

Quite a bargain Alex.

£100 for an iPod Classic is good as long as its in decent condition.

LeperousDust · 20 Apr 2008 at 19:24

MarcLister said:
Quite a bargain Alex. £100 for an iPod Classic is good as long as its in decent condition.

Haha you know the full story mate! Seems a bargain though well i hope!

MarcLister · 20 Apr 2008 at 19:26

LeperousDust said:
Haha you know the full story mate! Seems a bargain though well i hope!

I do?!

KPeh · 20 Apr 2008 at 20:44

Simian said:
What about:

a Pony = £25
a Monkey = £500
a Grand = £1,000
a Plum = £100,000

All been round for over a Century now!!... The Language of my ancestors!!! (I'm unfortunatly a mockney not a cockney!!...)

Err. Well, I'm aware that £1000 is a grand. Never heard the others used.

(And certainly not American!)

LeperousDust · 20 Apr 2008 at 21:29

KPeh said:
Err. Well, I'm aware that £1000 is a grand. Never heard the others used.

(And certainly not American!)

Well unfortunately you're the minority, they're widely used

Now we've cleared it up with you too, so no problems in the future

KPeh · 20 Apr 2008 at 22:17

LeperousDust said:
Well unfortunately you're the minority, they're widely used

Now we've cleared it up with you too, so no problems in the future

Indeed. I will now be able to go to my bank and annouce proudly "I'd like to withdraw a pony!"

pc-modd · 20 Apr 2008 at 22:48

KPeh said:
Indeed. I will now be able to go to my bank and annouce proudly "I'd like to withdraw a pony!"

You wouldn't dare

Simian · 21 Apr 2008 at 08:13

pc-modd said:
You wouldn't dare

I would... but only in the Eastend of London!...

Raymond Lin · 21 Apr 2008 at 08:44

This thread has gone wayyyy off topic.