As a kid in the early 70’s it was the “cool” thing to do was popping an 8 track out of a car, it was a status symbol of how many you could do, and then we would travel to the local flea market to sell them, right out in the open.
That reminds me of friend of the family’s when I was growing up who stayed at our house one night. He was bragging about the 8 track in his car that he had bought hot from some friend of his. In the morning, when we went out to his car to check it out, we found out it had been re-stolen!
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“Damn!” he said. “Nobody can’t have nothin’ nice these days without some a**hole ripping him off!”