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The Boondocks by Aaron McGruder for February 22, 2016
February 21, 2016
February 23, 2016
Transcript:
Riley: Granddad!! I found a Playstation 2 on Ebay!! Granddad: Uh-huh... How much? Riley: Just one thousand five hundred dollars!! We can get it right now!! Granddad: Go 'head. Riley: F'real?! Granddad: Now does it come with the crack I'd need so smoke to spend that much money, or is that sold separately?
batmanwithprep about 9 years ago
$1500? They never cost that much, unless there was a shortage due to high demand, and I don’t remember that being the case. Then again I was kid so I didn’t have to worry about money.
Defective about 9 years ago
Took 10 seconds to find this:
Directly after its release, it was difficult to find PS2 units on retailer shelves16 due to manufacturing delays.17 Another option was purchasing the console online through auction websites such as eBay, where people paid over a thousand dollars for the console.18
from the wiki.
I DO remember this.
blackman2732 about 9 years ago
Silly granddad. Only the bundled set comes with the crack.
grenoleno about 9 years ago
Were they really that much back then…?