360 woes

About a day after I rashly bid on and won a new xbox 360 elite during a charity event, I came to the conclusion that the Playstation 3 is really better for me. I like blu ray, wifi and rechargable controllers, and one has all of these while the other has none. So onto Craigslist goes the xbox 360 bundled with Resident Evil 5, Fight Night Round 4 and Fallout 3, all new in their wrapping. The retail value, even with the lowered pricing, of all this stuff is $480. I'm asking much less.

Alas, it seems that while Craigslist is a fantastic place to sell your furniture, it is a festering hell hole for video game sales. I'm up against shady characters offering to sell xbox 360's for like $100 new. They've been called out as having "hot" product, but that's my competition and likely how I am probably viewed as a result since I have no store receipt.

My first offer came from a scammer. My second came from a dude who wanted to trade his new blackberry storm for it. No thanks. The third one came from what turned out to be a kid using his aunt's email and only wanted to trade his wii. The latest one came from what I am coming to believe is a person who intended to rob me. There are some folks asking for xbox's who say they have cash, but my inquiries were scoffed at. Apparently, unless I practically give them the machine, they aren't interested.

Anyone want a new xbox 360? It's the cool black one with HDMI. eh? eeehh?

Oregon pics

Here are some pictures from our little trip.

Do I have to go home now?

Greg has earned the achievement [Explore Western Oregon}
On 8/1/2009, Greg (and Caitlin) completed this achievement by visiting the following places:
Portland
Columbia River Gorge
Bonneville Dam and Fish Ladder
Willamette wine country
Drift Creek
Lincoln City
Astoria (heeey you guuuuys!)
Cape Foulweather
Seaside
Newport
Cape Meares
Florence
Cape Lookout
Eugene
Crater Lake National Park

Best vacation ever.