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#153517 - 06/04/2003 13:23 WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper
bkbeltgal
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Registered: 06/04/2003
Posts: 5
Loc: Haverford, PA
Does anyone have an original empeg case with zipper, I am looking to buy one.
Thanks

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#153518 - 06/04/2003 13:51 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: bkbeltgal]
qbasic309
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Registered: 23/10/2002
Posts: 110
good luck.

always worth a shot though!

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#153519 - 07/04/2003 08:05 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: qbasic309]
bkbeltgal
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Registered: 06/04/2003
Posts: 5
Loc: Haverford, PA
Thanks, ;-)

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#153520 - 07/04/2003 08:18 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: bkbeltgal]
tonyc
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Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
Looks like this guy has one, but it sounds like he wants to sell it with a Mk2. Maybe you can convince him to let go of the case separately.
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#153521 - 07/04/2003 08:33 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: tonyc]
bkbeltgal
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Registered: 06/04/2003
Posts: 5
Loc: Haverford, PA
thanks sooo much... I have replyed to his post to see if he would part with it. ;-) thank you!

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#153522 - 07/04/2003 08:52 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: bkbeltgal]
tonyc
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Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
No problem. You don't see original empeg bags for sale very often, so it kinda jumped out at me when I saw that post. My own original empeg bag is showing its age... The empeg guys could have made a fortune if they had more of them made.

Welcome to the BBS, by the way.
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#153523 - 07/04/2003 08:58 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: tonyc]
SE_Sport_Driver
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Registered: 05/01/2001
Posts: 4903
Loc: Detroit, MI USA
Actually, they were giving them away because nobody was buying them!

I got my blue one with my empeg MkII for free and I got my black one for completeing a survey on the RioCar by SonicBlue right after they acquired empeg ltd.

They are perfect though. I know they had a 3rd party custom make these things, maybe we can find out who that company was?
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#153524 - 07/04/2003 09:05 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
tonyc
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Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
Yeah but since the fire sale, I don't think they would have had problems selling them if they were available. Even if they were Rio-branded.
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#153525 - 07/04/2003 10:50 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: tonyc]
BartDG
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Registered: 20/05/2001
Posts: 2616
Loc: Bruges, Belgium
True. I would be two of them now if they were still available.
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#153526 - 07/04/2003 10:53 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
mdavey
enthusiast

Registered: 06/03/2003
Posts: 269
Loc: Wellingborough, UK
I asked Rob Voisey about this recently, here is his reply:
Michael,

Everyone involved with the car player carry cases is long gone - I have no
idea who made them. I think they were made in Taiwan, and minimum order
quantity was something like 500 or 1000. We bought two batches of MOQ and
sold out around the time the player was discontinued.

I suggest you discuss case design on the empeg BBS - you'll get feedback
direct from the people who use them. URL is http://empeg.comms.net/

You won't be able to use the Rio logo, but it may be possible for you to use
the empeg logo if you can do so in such a way that it does not make it look
like the case is an official empeg product.

Rob
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#153527 - 07/04/2003 11:00 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: mdavey]
tonyc
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Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
Hmm. As high as demand might be, I don't know if we'd be able to hit a MOQ of 500.
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#153528 - 07/04/2003 13:24 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: tonyc]
suomi35
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Registered: 16/02/2002
Posts: 290
Loc: Denver, CO
I had a thought the other day about a sort of anti-theft case for my empeg.

Bible covers...

I haven't had a chance to:
1. Locate a christian bookstore
2. Find out if the size would be right

But I have a feeling that one might do the trick...and if one were so inclined to get one with a cross or BIBLE stamped on the cover, one would dramatically decrease the chances of theft...maybe
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#153529 - 07/04/2003 13:25 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: suomi35]
suomi35
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Registered: 16/02/2002
Posts: 290
Loc: Denver, CO
ISTR seeing one one time that was padded and the whole bit.
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#153530 - 07/04/2003 13:33 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: suomi35]
tonyc
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Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
ISTR seeing one one time that was padded and the whole bit.
Such an item could cause some confusion for The Rev...

"Please turn to Mark 2... wait a second..."
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#153531 - 07/04/2003 13:37 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: tonyc]
suomi35
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Registered: 16/02/2002
Posts: 290
Loc: Denver, CO
Oh yeah!! He would certainly be able to confirm my suspicions on the size of the covers.
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#153532 - 07/04/2003 14:05 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: tonyc]
JeffS
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Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2858
Loc: Atlanta, GA
"Please turn to Mark 2... wait a second..."

ROFL.

On another note, people do steal bibles, not that I understand why.
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Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings; they did it by killing all those who opposed them.

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#153533 - 07/04/2003 14:12 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: JeffS]
tman
carpal tunnel

Registered: 24/12/2001
Posts: 5528
Yeah. Some people steal those little ones you always find in hotel rooms. And if nothing else, they may just randomly flick through it.
You want to get some really boring technical manual and use that. And chances are it will be big enough

- Trevor

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#153534 - 07/04/2003 14:52 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: JeffS]
tonyc
carpal tunnel

Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
Damn. In retrospect, I probably shoulda gone with "Mark 2:a"... Could have spawned funny responses like "wow, I didn't know they used hex back in biblical times." Oh well, I guess I'm losing my touch.
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#153535 - 07/04/2003 20:46 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: bkbeltgal]
digimark
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Registered: 20/11/1999
Posts: 21
Loc: Bowie MD
Hi Emily. I'm the guy in the other posting with the black "Empeg" bag. I also
received mine in response to the survey. Do you want to just message me separately? Thanks. -Gary

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#153536 - 07/04/2003 20:57 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: digimark]
bkbeltgal
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Registered: 06/04/2003
Posts: 5
Loc: Haverford, PA
This thread is tooo funny!! :-) Thanks for all the jokes everyone.

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#153537 - 07/04/2003 21:48 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: bkbeltgal]
canuckInOR
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Registered: 13/02/2002
Posts: 3212
Loc: Portland, OR
This thread is tooo funny!! :-)


Nah... mildly amusing, at best. You'll know a thread is funny when the FAQ Master posts about wiping something off something else. If you ever go to an empeg meet, do *not* sit across the table from him:

drool
brains (Okay, these first two weren't humour related, but still...)
tears
spit
tea
unknown substance
more unknown substances
Yet more unknown substances
His rag must be sopping from unknown substances
More tea
Still more tea
Back to the unknowns

To be fair, he's not the only one... just the most prolifically projectile.


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#153538 - 08/04/2003 03:30 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: tman]
boxer
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Registered: 16/04/2002
Posts: 2011
Loc: Yorkshire UK
Yeah. Some people steal those little ones you always find in hotel rooms


That has nothing to do with reading the Bible, it's the same people that nick ashtrays, towels, robes, glasses and all the other little bits and pieces. I once had to go to reception and ask for a 'phone, because it had been nicked.

I only nick the sachet of shampoo, in case I end up at a cheap hotel that has none.

Why don't all hotels provide flannels, so that you don't have to travel with a clammy one - or sponge? ...Oh, I've answered my own question, people would only nick them
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#153539 - 08/04/2003 06:24 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: tonyc]
JeffS
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Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2858
Loc: Atlanta, GA
I probably shoulda gone with "Mark 2:a"... Could have spawned funny responses like "wow, I didn't know they used hex back in biblical times."
Nah, more likely someone would have jumped to correct you (not me of course!) that there’s no Mark 2:a in the bible, knowing how . . . particular we get on this bbs.
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Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings; they did it by killing all those who opposed them.

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#153540 - 08/04/2003 07:13 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: JeffS]
wfaulk
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Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
Sure there is, if you assume that `a' is the first digit after 9.
didn't know they used hex back in biblical times.
Of course, I could go on a rant about how chapters and verses weren't added to the Bible until at least the 13th century, but I'll avoid it for now.
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#153541 - 08/04/2003 07:25 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: wfaulk]
JeffS
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Registered: 14/01/2002
Posts: 2858
Loc: Atlanta, GA
if you assume that `a' is the first digit after 9.
See Tony, we got to your “Bible Hex” anyway!

Of course, I could go on a rant about how chapters and verses weren't added to the Bible until at least the 13th century, but I'll avoid it for now.
I don't know anyone who claims the numbering system is divinely inspired (and if you have a link at the ready to prove me wrong, don't bother. There are all kinds of strange ideas out there!). In fact, a great number of the chapter breaks are disconcerting at best and lead to misinterpretation at worst.
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-Jeff
Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings; they did it by killing all those who opposed them.

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#153542 - 08/04/2003 07:39 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: JeffS]
suomi35
enthusiast

Registered: 16/02/2002
Posts: 290
Loc: Denver, CO
I still think the bible cover is a fantastic idea and will post pics of the one I get, if and when I get.
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#153543 - 08/04/2003 07:54 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: bkbeltgal]
tonyc
carpal tunnel

Registered: 27/06/1999
Posts: 7058
Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
This thread is tooo funny!! :-) Thanks for all the jokes everyone.
No problem. This BBS is much more fun than actually working.

BTW, nice to see another empeg owner representin' Philly.
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- Tony C
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#153544 - 08/04/2003 08:14 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: bkbeltgal]
jbauer
veteran

Registered: 08/05/2000
Posts: 1429
Loc: San Francisco, CA
How much would someone pay if someone were to say... sell their very good condition blue original empeg case???

- Jon

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#153545 - 08/04/2003 10:17 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: canuckInOR]
tfabris
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Registered: 20/12/1999
Posts: 31594
Loc: Seattle, WA
<wipes tears of laughter from face>

Damn, did it again..
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#153546 - 10/04/2003 08:57 Re: WTB - Empeg original zipper case with zipper [Re: tfabris]
revlmwest
addict

Registered: 05/06/2002
Posts: 497
Loc: Hartsville, South Carolina for...
Sorry guys I've been out of town... SC to OK with the empeg... wow it was great. Anyway, Bible covers have absolutely no standard size and therefore it is quite possible to find one that would fit your empeg. Personally I wouldn't use one because they open on three sides and the opening is usually opposite the handle. It would probably lead to dropping he empeg eventually.
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