Happy Halloween! What's up with all the Peaveys?

I had a couple of hours to kill today, so I ran over to the Cash Pawn on Cameron Rd.  Slim pickings there but I did find a gently used 2x12 Flextone cab by Line 6.  It had the removable casters too!  20 bucks down for layaway.  It has the stereo inputs and rated at either 80 watts at 8 ohms or 160 at 4 ohms.  Most of the other gear there was way over priced for a pawn shop.  They had a few Danelectro Fabtone plastic pedals for 17 dollars each.
 From there I headed down Cameron to an EZ Pawn where there was even less of a selection.   The only thing that caught my eye was an Epiphone WildKat semi-hollow with a bigsby for about $400.  That's about a hundred bucks off of new.
On the way home, I hit a Cash America next to Target on 183 and Ohlen.  They had a bass like my OLP shark for $105.  It was in really good shape and about 40 bucks cheaper than a used one at Guitar Center.  Again, I found a hybrid 2x12 Peavey combo amp.  This one was the Heritage model, no foot switch.  I just looked for it on ebay and some guy is asking for a buy it now price of $600.  He must be really proud of that little amp.  This one is missing a couple of knobs and is going for $199.  Here's the HarmonyCentral link.  Solid state pre and 4 tubes in the power amp section.  This one also has the weird phaser addition.

 Why are there always Peavey Amps in the Pawn Shop?  I'm guessing that it is a requirement to remain open or it's something like the Chinese cat with one paw in the air(for good luck).  Oh, you have a pawn shop?  Got any Peaveys?  That's what I'm talkin' bout.
I have an appreciation for Peaveys.  They're affordable, made in the USA, and are easy to get your hands on.  I used a Triumph 120 as my number 1 until my girlfriend killed it.  I had to use an OD pedal, but if that's what it takes to get a usable sound, I'm all about it.  I ain't making the big bucks yet.
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A.P.S.