Time Travel - a Letters From Mad People special!

There's an odd bit of spam going around the net at the moment:

Hello,
If you are a Time Traveler I am going to need the following:

1. A modified mind warping Dimensional Warp Generator # 52 4350a series wrist watch with memory adapter.
2. Reliable carbon based, or silicon based time transducing capacitor.

I need a reliable source!! Please only reply if you are
reliable. Send a (SEPARATE) email to me at:Tomnwrr@---.---

I felt this was intriguing enough to require investigation, so armed with a newly created webmail address, a brain full of quotes and a bunch of colleagues suggesting ideas, I started out...
benjymous @ 13/11/02

Time Travel

Note: Mails on an orange background are from the spammer the others are my replies. The text in blue (like this) denotes comments I've added later
From : "Emmett Brown"
To : Tomnwrr@---.---
Date : 12 Nov 2002, 10:24:16 AM
Subject : Time Travel

I think I may be able to help, but I'm currently having difficulty finding a reliable source for the 1.21 jigawatts needed.

The name "Dr Emmett Brown" and "1.21 jigawatts" of power are references to the Back to the Future series of movies - I wonder if our spammer has seen them?

From : Tomnwrr@---.---
To : docbrown@---.---
Date : 12 Nov 2002, 10:48:27 PM
Subject : Re: Time Travel

Hello, I am going to need the modified mind warping DWG 52 4350a with memory adapter to start, I will offer you $5,000 2002 US funds for that. Which memory adapters do you have for it? Next I am going to need a reliable time transducing capacitor or temporal displacement unit. Which models do you have? I wish to be fair in price with you, So I will also offer you $5,000US for this as well.
I am also going to need a time stopping finger ring. $5,000 for that as well.

I would prefer to do business in person. How soon can you deliver? Do you have access to teleportation?
Thank You

I honestly didn't expect a proper response - It was beginning to look interesting...

From : "Emmett Brown"
To : Tomnwrr@---.---
Date : 13 Nov 2002, 10:17:08 AM
Subject : Re: Time Travel

I believe I can source an a temporal displacement unit from a colleague. It's the 2007 model, not the Sony one but the beige Aiwa one. It's only got linear displacement on it but it should serve your purpose. I may be able to get hold of the time stopping finger ring that you speak of, but sadly I understand that it stopped working a long time ago (however it may be fixable)

However, if my calculations are correct, the 4350a will never be constructed within our current timeline, so it may involve some dangerous four dimensional manipulation of past and future events to make one available.

I do have rudimentary teleportation, but am not yet sure if it is ready for use on human subjects. I teleported my dog Einstein with it and he made buzzing noises for weeks.

As for payment, I'd prefer the money in 1885 currency, as that would make it much safer to invest.

Doc

I'm particularly proud of the "he made buzzing noises" bit

I'm still waiting for a reply to this. From a bit of web searching, it seems that he's sending out the same standard first reply, so I'm not sure what to think