Just a tip... i don't have a firewire port but i have usb2.0, so i bought the usb/firewire cord for the ipod at the standard 20 bucks. what i didn't realize is that on ebay the ORIGINAL firewire only cord goes for the same opn EBAY- so i made my money back. just wanted to let ya know you can get a more useful cord (maybe) for the same price. Also interesting... the ipod earpods go for like 20 bucks (new). So you buy a remote w/ the headphones, it makes them quite a bit more affordable after selling them.
hope this is useful. of course check what these things have been going for in completed auction on ebay