A precise study of Jordan Hale, third-best associate at Premier Video Rentals, presented for private sale.
Consistently placed third in monthly performance reviews behind the manager and the assistant manager. Known for an encyclopedic recall of 1980s science-fiction titles and an uncanny ability to locate any tape within the alphabetised shelves in under forty seconds.
Never once arrived late. Never once suggested a customer purchase popcorn. Maintained the most orderly returns cart in the store’s history.
Hand-bound notebook containing 187 customer recommendations written in neat pencil. Includes annotations such as “too slow for most but perfect after midnight” and “the only tape worth rewinding by hand.”
Blue cloth cover, spine slightly frayed from repeated use. Final entry dated 14 March 1997.
Standard-issue navy vest bearing the Premier Video Rentals patch and a single embroidered name tag. Interior label marked “Hale, J.” Three faint VHS rental stickers remain adhered to the left pocket.
Evidence of regular wear; one button replaced with a near-identical match.
Seven VHS cassettes personally set aside for after-hours viewing. Titles include “Blade Runner” (director’s cut), “The Thing” (1982), and an unmarked tape containing a recorded television broadcast of “2001: A Space Odyssey” with original commercial breaks intact.
All lots are offered without reserve. Serious collectors may register interest below. Bidding will be conducted by sealed letter delivered to the store manager.