You didn't want to spend a dime when you got here...LOLtrue, but if i were trying to acquire a hoard of gear or liquidate one, i would think bartertown would be the place to do it....i mean unless want to get stacks and stacks of ill-treated entry-level gear.
Then this^^perhaps i am biased because i went to that one SMACdown at Grumpy's, and Mrs. Grumpy did so much baking it was an affront to the lord......
Now your out of control, and a mac owner at that....
I do like how your not resistant to growing and trying new things out, that's the hobby. That why we see some awesome massive rooms built with great gear in them. People take one look and piff, rich guy, when in reality most of the time, it's the guy that works hard pinching their pennies with a goal in mind. It's time and money invested and the growth process making the decision as to how much of investment one could do.