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kotaku.com/oh-look-our-gaming-chair-is-actually-a-150k-dollar-an-511440859


Their $5 Gaming Chair Turned Out To Be A $150,000 Antique


A Colorado couple found out that the chair that they’d been gaming on was a vintage Eames chair.

According to Fox Philadelphia the chair, an antique Eames LCW manufactured by Herman Miller and designed by Charles and Ray Eames, is estimated to be worth 150,000 dollars. The couple had bought it for five bucks, used it as their video gaming chair for a while, then put it in their garage because it didn’t match anything.

They were gonna give it to Goodwill, until somebody pointed out to them that they'd been gaming on, you know, a freaking vintage Eames Chair. You know — like the kind in permanent collection at the freaking MoMA.

I'll be over here sulking and gaming on my crappy Ikea couch if you need me. Oh and if you don’t know who Charles and Ray Eames were and why they’re awesome, I’ll let my friend Ice Cube explain:
(there's a link to Ice Cube discussing Eames).

[goaskalice]

 Amazing that they didn't realize what it was, but not unbelievable. 

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The most stupid person in the story is the one who pointed out it was a vintage Eames.

Offer to buy it for $5, dummy.

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idiots. lol.

I have an Eames footstool that I got for $20. It's worth at least $500. I hope to have a chair too some day. @misoangry went nuts when I posted it on Twitter.

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My parents inherited an Eames lounger.

My brother and I are already fighting over it.

[meganew]

This is the kind of Craigslist unicorn I'm always searching for : (

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Jun 6, 2013 20:51:07 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

The most stupid person in the story is the one who pointed out it was a vintage Eames.

Offer to buy it for $5, dummy.

Now you're cooking with hot grease!

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Jun 6, 2013 20:52:50 GMT -5 @ameliapond said:

idiots. lol.

I have an Eames footstool that I got for $20. It's worth at least $500. I hope to have a chair too some day. @misoangry went nuts when I posted it on Twitter.

I really did go totally nuts.

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Jun 6, 2013 20:56:48 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

Jun 6, 2013 20:52:50 GMT -5 @ameliapond said:

idiots. lol.

I have an Eames footstool that I got for $20. It's worth at least $500. I hope to have a chair too some day. @misoangry went nuts when I posted it on Twitter.

I really did go totally nuts.

I'm now realizing that I promised I'd pay him $20 but never did. Free footstool!!!!!!