All the OPS out our way have also gotten wise. The are not dumb, know how to use the internet, and like money like the rest of us.

Example:

Me: "Hey ***, how are you doing? Long time no talk. Do you still have the Addams Family out on route?"

Him: "Hey Smokedog, I've been good. Nope, it's in storage now. Replaced it with a gumball machine. Gumballs make more money."

Me: "Oh that's good, glad to hear. Say, think you'd part with that pin?"

Him: "Sure would. $5,000 and it's yours. Cash only"

Me: "But that's been on route since you pulled it out of the box. I've seen your sweat and cigarette ash fall all over the play field while you wiped it with the same rag you change your oil with."

Him: "$5,000 and it's yours. I've seen what they go for on Ebay."

Me: "Well, I can't justify that, ***. Have a good one!"

/end scene

*The name of the pin in the above example has been changed to protect the innocent TAF's out there.