Enron Puts 'Crooked E' Sign Up for Sale By C. Bryson Hull HOUSTON (Reuters) - For Enron memorabilia seekers, nirvana may be at hand. The ultimate symbol of the bankrupt power trader -- one of the ubiquitous chrome signs dubbed "the Crooked E" for its distinctive slant and commentary on the company's questionable dealings -- is on the auction block, a company spokeswoman said. It is one of thousands of items the company is selling to raise cash for creditors in a sale set for Sept. 25 and 26. The "Crooked E" that potential buyers will bid on once stood in front of one of Enron's auxiliary office buildings in downtown Houston, spokeswoman Karen Denne said. The best-known of the signs, located in front of the company's silvered headquarters and used as a backdrop for many a television report, is not for sale and remains in place, its fate as uncertain as Enron's. "It's a sign of the times," Denne said of the auction, the second since Enron declared bankruptcy last December in a huge financial scandal. An earlier auction took place in London when Enron sold off equipment there. Before Enron collapsed, it was known as a company with expensive tastes and the goods on sale do not disappoint. A host of brand-new 50-inch flat-screen plasma monitors, which were destined for Enron trading floors, are on auction, as are dozens that were already in use. The spiffy high-tech screens retail for about the same as a compact car -- $7,000 to $11,000 -- and are already causing a buzz among former employees who would like to buy them. On www.1400smith.com - a web site for former employees, one quipped that he "wants the one with PJM burned into it," a reference to the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland power grid map that was displayed continuously on one of the screens. Several hundred Herman Miller Aeron ergonomic chairs, a prime status symbol among the Internet set that retail for around $700, are also for sale. Those were strong sellers in the London auction, Denne said. About 3,000 desktop and laptop computers are on auction, as are hundreds of flat panel monitors, servers and computer networking components. But there are, as with all things Enron, caveats: all items for auction are being sold as-is, and winning bidders must make their own arrangements to carry home their booty. Enron officers, directors and vice presidents are prohibited from bidding in the auction, can be done with the Internet or in person at the Houston Radisson Astrodome hotel. A preview of the merchandise is set for Sept. 24 at an Enron warehouse just a few miles from its downtown headquarters.
That would be sweet...I wonder how much they'll auction off for??? And how much would I be willing to spend?? os
a list of the items here...damn there are some nice things listed! http://www.dovebid.com/auctions/browsewebcast.asp?AuctionID=1480
Man, I've wanted a flat panel LCD monitor for like 3 years now... My big, bulky Compaq monitor takes up too much space on my desk, and weighs too much.
Drooling is too modest of a word! I attended an auction at UTMB a few years back, but with a decidedly lower class of merchandise to bid on. I did win a couple of good items at a fantastic cost.
What does those NEC 50" plasma screens go for retail? I wonder if a $500 bid would be enough to snag one?
http://www.plasmahouse.com/Itemdesc.asp?CartId=8116663XUVBA4-ACCWARE-91&ic=PX50XM2A&cc=&tpc= http://www.plasmahouse.com/Itemdesc.asp?CartId=8116663XUVBA4-ACCWARE-91&ic=PRO1000HD&cc=&tpc=
OH MY GAWD... there is so much **** on that auction site... i just want one 18" flat panel!!! there are pages of flat panel monitors! I don't have room for a 50" Plasma TV.... OH MY GAWD...
Okay is this where the next get together for the BBS is? Anyways, no one else reply to this thread anymore. The sooner it goes down the better it is for the rest of us.
Sorry but I'm not the biggest technophile around but can those video walls receive regular TV signals, or are they just for computer displays and presentations? I don't even know why I'm asking, since those things cost almost as much as my car .
A foosball table sits among hudreds of chairs in a warehouse as they are prepared for auction Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002 in Houston. Over 10,000 items from Enron will be auctioned next week. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) just a small sample....
Whats the matter with you Rock? Let the thread die! You plannin on going? I'll be there Tues for the preview and early Wed to try to get a plasma TV.
If I were California Gov. Gray Davis I would buy the big 'E' and put in a public place where there are lots and lots of pigeons.
if i were you, I'd get my dovebid account now! you will be able to bid online. that's what I'm doing. this auction is so widely known in the auction world and across the internet, a little thread like this is hardly creating a ruckus...
