Look what I found for sale on ebay.

[HeXploiT]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Captain-Ca...VWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

That's awesome. I wonder how many more of these are floating around? 2600

 

[Ika]

Don't get it...

 

[Chiboy]

Is the whistle LE or something?

 

[CorCentral]

Originally posted by: Aflac
Don't get it...

Hey, it's a collectible. If someone like me pays $650. for a Transformer (80's toy)......... $40. something dollars for a whistle? Just collectible is all.

That's what Ebay is for

This Captain crunch whistle went for $53.00 + 2.14 shipping

 

[aplefka]

I like the only question/answer there is. The seller seems to be a genius.

 

[HeXploiT]

For anyone uncertain of the importance/history of this, do search on John Draper.

 

[Canai]

osnap THAT whistle...

 

[altonb1]

So could it be used today? Most get free long distance, or at least relatively cheap pricing, so I would assume this would be completely a novelty/collectible purchase.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: altonb1
So could it be used today? Most get free long distance, or at least relatively cheap pricing, so I would assume this would be completely a novelty/collectible purchase.

I'm pretty sure the telecoms changed their system, so that infamous whistle would no longer work.

 

[Nitemare]

The stupidity of buyers on ebay never seems to surprise me

 

[RadiclDreamer]

It was capable of producing a perfect 2600 tone, good for....uh phones and such

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

Originally posted by: Nitemare
The stupidity of buyers on ebay never seems to surprise me

I don't see how they are stupid. Everyone has a hobby they are into. These people are into collecting rare toys. Damn..what a bunch of idiots..

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

Originally posted by: aplefka
I like the only question/answer there is. The seller seems to be a genius.

Saw that too :laugh:

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal

Originally posted by: Nitemare
The stupidity of buyers on ebay never seems to surprise me

I don't see how they are stupid. Everyone has a hobby they are into. These people are into collecting rare toys. Damn..what a bunch of idiots..

it went out in a million boxes of cereal...

 

[FoBoT]

i wonder how many of those i threw away

 

[Cdubneeddeal]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal

Originally posted by: Nitemare
The stupidity of buyers on ebay never seems to surprise me

I don't see how they are stupid. Everyone has a hobby they are into. These people are into collecting rare toys. Damn..what a bunch of idiots..

it went out in a million boxes of cereal...

In 1971..

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal

Originally posted by: Nitemare
The stupidity of buyers on ebay never seems to surprise me

I don't see how they are stupid. Everyone has a hobby they are into. These people are into collecting rare toys. Damn..what a bunch of idiots..

it went out in a million boxes of cereal...

... and was only prized by a very limited group of people at the time. So it's likely that very few of them still exist.

 

[HeXploiT]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: Cdubneeddeal

Originally posted by: Nitemare
The stupidity of buyers on ebay never seems to surprise me

I don't see how they are stupid. Everyone has a hobby they are into. These people are into collecting rare toys. Damn..what a bunch of idiots..

it went out in a million boxes of cereal...

... and was only prized by a very limited group of people at the time. So it's likely that very few of them still exist.

Exactly. I'm 35. I was reading about these 12 years ago and I don't think I've ever seen one.
It was a trinket when it came out and most probably went in the trash. If they were so abundant they wouldn't be going for $50 on ebay.

 

[Rubycon]

You can still find these too!

I wonder if it still scintillates?

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

Originally posted by: Perry404
For anyone uncertain of the importance/history of this, do search on John Draper.

John Draper has his own wikipedia page.

OK, WUIT SAYING IT IS A TOY EVERYONE! THERE IS A REASON PEOPLE BUY THESE COLLECTABLES! And it has everything to do with phreaking.

So, please educate yourselves.


Perry404, thank you!

 

[Auric]

I hates it when the term "mint" is used for anything but coins. In any case, the whistle is not in anything approaching original condition since it is clearly damaged with a corner broken off near the lanyard hole.

 

[HeXploiT]

Originally posted by: Auric
I hates it when the term "mint" is used for anything but coins. In any case, the whistle is not in anything approaching original condition since it is clearly damaged with a corner broken off near the lanyard hole.

So he's lying about the condition of this item? Someone needs to blow the whistle on this guy.