He said he's standing in line to pick up his winning bid package, mostly low tech office stuff, and chatting with the other winning bidders.
They came from hundreds of miles away to bid on the high tech stuff, graphic workstations, etc.
They're bragging about the SparcStations, and other prized stuff of the day, and he has to admit the most exciting thing he's getting is a Selectric. They all laughed.
Was it Dan Rather, by any chance?