The Cathode Ray Podcast is a series with CRT shaman Steve from Retro Tech and Louis Zezeran from Zez Retro. Together we talk about CRTs, TVs and other retro gaming topics.

In this episode we speak to Twitter funny guy the 8-bit Esquire. An attorney by day and big old retro gaming fan by night, the 8-bit Esquire has a great collection and a bunch of good stories to go along with it.

This podcast starts as a casual chat between friends and gets louder the more beers that Louis drinks. 

00:00 Start

01:00 The background of the 8-bit Esquire

07:00 Where did his retro collection start?

12:00 The origin of Steve's collection

18:00 Is now the right time to sell into the market?

27:00 U-Ship is the best for CRTs

31:00 Steve is manipulating the market for sure

36:00 Buying a PVM from a crackhead

50:00 Time to sue UPS?

1:00:30 Steve witnesses insurance fraud

1:12:00 Why do we need insurance salespeople in 2022??

1:20:00 Louis likes to mess with sales people

1:32:00 8-Bit Esquires arcase stick collection

1:41:00 Steve blacks out the neighbourhood

1:47:00 Louis stole computer magazines as a kid

Follow the 8-bit Esquire: https://twitter.com/8bitesquire

Steve and Louis maintain a blog about their projects "The Cathode Ray Blog"

https://www.cathoderayblog.com

You can find the audio on the web or your favourite podcast app

https://anchor.fm/zezretro

Catch us on Twitter

https://twitter.com/zez

https://twitter.com/usa_retro

For all your CRT repair needs, check out Steve's channel

https://www.youtube.com/c/RetroTechUSA