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Watch out for Peter Marq
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:44 pm
by Hiwatt_Archive
j stanley wrote:Hey folks, I lurk here regularly but don't post. I've been personally involved in this fiasco and there is an interesting twist which I am sure the hallowed Electrical forum may devise an ingenious solution with.
The piece of gear in question is a Neotek Series I. I rescued it from a maniac landlord of Hiwatt's back in June. It sat in my apartment for some time (man, it felt great to say "Let's have a drink at the console," but that's neither here nor there) until Hiwatt entered into an agreement to sell it to this Marq fellow.
Mr Marq showed up at my apartment about 2 months ago to pick it up along with a couple buddies to help haul it out. In general they seemed like good folks and the guy who said he was going to build a power supply for it was in fact a physicist at a research lab associated with the university I work for. Marq himself seemed rather scrappy and to generally suck at life but he was a good talker. He invited himself to have a shot with me (we used orange rum, the only liquor I had in the house); upon learning I do video work he offered to pay me in drugs if I could spec out and install some video lights in his up-and-coming studio.
Anyhow the rest of the story has been told by Hiwatt, but here's the twist: he left his coat in my apartment, with address book in the front pocket. I tried to contact him by way of his physicist friend (sent an email on the university server) but of course didn't hear back.
I'd look forward to hearing this community's fucked up suggestions re what to do with this gentleman's little black book.
Offered to pay in drugs? Fuck 'en A.
Watch out for Peter Marq
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2008 11:08 pm
by ubercat_Archive
You have this guy's address book?
Now is the time for the bullshit to be over. Call every last person on the list from a pay phone on a noisy corner. Email all of them. Pretend to be his 14 year old girlfriend who's pregnant and thrown out of her house. She needs to know where he is, so they can have the baby together.
No address to send the book of it's lost?
Watch out for Peter Marq
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:05 pm
by Hiwatt_Archive
You know what's interesting? I posted a warning about this guy on CL, and it was flagged and removed. Uh huh...
Watch out for Peter Marq
Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:24 pm
by Hiwatt_Archive
And now this douche has burned my friend that vouched for him in the first place.
Watch out for Peter Marq
Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 5:40 pm
by Hiwatt_Archive
So the question now is: Who wants my Neotek Series Ie for cheap? I recliamed it yesterday and I wanna get to someone that'll use it. PM me if interested.
Watch out for Peter Marq
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:08 am
by ubercat_Archive
Hiwatt wrote:So the question now is: Who wants my Neotek Series Ie for cheap? I recliamed it yesterday and I wanna get to someone that'll use it. PM me if interested.
Awesome! Really good news.
How did it go down, btw? Did you show up and offer free dentistry?
Watch out for Peter Marq
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:18 am
by otisroom_Archive
Tell us about the console. How many channels? What condition it's in? Etc etc etc.
Watch out for Peter Marq
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:37 am
by scott_Archive
I would recommend doing nothing with the black book. Or if you do anything, make sure you're not being a shitbag to anybody in it. Simply appearing in a douchebag's phone/address book doesn't make one guilty of anything nor deserving of any bullshit, y'know?
Watch out for Peter Marq
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:59 pm
by Hiwatt_Archive
In a stroke of luck while running errands in that part of town, I decided to stop by and see if anyone was at the studio. When I knocked on the door, two guys I've never met let me in. They told me that Peter bailed on the place a while ago, and they're the new owners/operators. The Neotek was sitting right in the controlroom. I explained that it is my console, and how the deal went to hell. Turns out they had heard of Mr Marq and they were not too surprised at what happened. Anyway I would like to get it out of thier way this week if possible. The console is 12 mono 4 stereo by 8 buss. It's about eight feet long and maybe four feet deep. Two people can move it. It does have a detachable stand. I will also include all the elco snakes with it. Those snakes had to be custom made, and cost me about a grand. I'm willing to part with this console for $1500. Yes, I'm motivated! I have nowhere to keep it-it's gotta go. PM me if interested. Oh yeah, you gotta pick it up-no shipping.
BTW, I never did anything about the black book. As Scott pointed out, it would be unfair to harass this guys friends. The only thing they are guilty of is knowing him, and that's probably punishment enough.